CLARK CO., IL. (ECWd) - Kathy Ramsey, former Clark County, Illinois Circuit Clerk plead guilty on Wednesday to Class 3 Felony Official Misconduct. The negotiated plea consisted of "2nd chance probation" - which means that if she follows her probation as instructed, the charge will be dismiss...
METCALF, IL. (ECWd) - Update is at end of article...
CLARK CO., IL. (ECWd) - They want you to pay your taxes, but fail to report their own income. So goes the Clark County Park District and its Board of Commissioners who cannot seem to keep their own employees violating the law. Long story short: Park Director Charity Murphy decides...
Tinley Park, IL (ECWd) - More Tinley Park officials have resigned their positions this week, amidst the continuing scrutiny the Village Board and high-ranking employees have received since thousands of citizens started packing Village meetings and demanding answers for why zoning codes appear to have...
ECWd - This print was recently given to us and will soon be framed. It was published in the Chicago Sun-Times in 1963. Click to enlarge: ...
ORLAND PARK PUBLIC LIBRARY (ECWd) - This statement was released by both parties on 3/25/16. On 3/15/16 at a mediation conference, a federal judge reviewed the July 8th video of Bittman's behavior and it was clear that she should not have done what she did and had...
MOLINE, IL. (ECWd) - Are you curious to know more about how local governments in the area are spending your money? Do you think there is waste or fraud in your local governments? Do you want to learn the tools necessary for uncovering improper spending in your communities?...
CLARK Co., IL. (ECWd) - On February 24, 2016, the State Fire Marshall’s Division of Petroleum and Safety conducted an on-site inspection of the Clark County Park District’s fuel dispensing station at Mill Creek Park. You can look-up the inspection at the State Fire Marshall's website...
SPRINGFIELD, IL. (ECWd) - The decisions in Kraft v. Arcola Township, in which four cases were appealed out of Douglas County Circuit Court, were decided on March 17, 2016. The short answer is that the circuit court decisions were upheld and it was not a precedent-setting case. You can...
ORLAND PARK, IL. (ECWd) - According to PACER and its docket notification system, the SLAPP lawsuit Bridget Bittman filed in order to silence critics of the Orland Park Public Library has been withdrawn. We anticipate a press release forthcoming. A conference was held on March 15, 2015 where...
