Clark Co., IL. (ECWd) - An Ethics Complaint was filed on November 3, 2015 naming the Clark County Clerk, Carrie Downey as Respondent to allegations of unethical conduct during the election process in late 2014, early 2015. This stems from the fact that election petitions for Clark...
Clark Co., IL. (ECWd) - Knowing there have been major concerns about financial accountability at the Clark County Park District for close to a year now, we have been keeping a close eye on any reports submitted. Monthly reporting at board meetings has been inaccurate, finance committee...
Clark Co., IL. (ECWd) - We attended the hearing for both Motion for Sanctions the Clark County Park District filed against Kirk and I, claiming our lawsuit over the alleged Open Meetings Act violation was frivolous and basically filed in bad faith. The Court heard both party's...
Elgin, IL. (ECWd) - As you can see in the AG's letter to U-46 (below), they have determined my request for them to review the actions of U46 school board on October 18, 2015 needs further review so they can issue a determination on whether or...
Elgin, IL. (ECWd) - We have received, through the Illinois Freedom Of Information Act, copies of the Elgin Police Report, Case number: 2015-00064770 naming the U-46 School Board members as suspects. Even the board member attending via telephone was listed as a suspect since he was...
Lerna, IL. (ECWd) - Tonight's meeting of the Village of Lerna Board of Trustees received the resignations of Village Clerk, John Protz, and also Village Trustee Janette Beals. We previously wrote about the apparent conflict with the Village Clerk also working by the hour in the Clerk's...
Paris, IL. (ECWd) - That lawsuit filed after Taylor Smith left the Paris Beacon News was dismissed on all counts - with leave to refile. In the Order, the Court determined Smith plead no Causes of Action on any of the three Counts. Smith's Complaint contained Counts complaining...
Edgar Co., IL. (ECWd) - In past articles I wrote about Board Member Karl Farnham collecting insurance payments in violation of law, Board Members Mike Heltsley and Alan Zuber collecting "opt-out" payments in violation of law, State's Attorney Mark Isaf collecting the opt-out payments and previous...
Posted by WICS (click here) - The trucks used to deliver food to state prisons have been stripped of their state seals and repossessed from the state. Thursday morning, Larson Group hauled back the five Peterbilt trucks they leased out to the Department of Corrections. Because of the...
Edgar Co., IL. (ECWd) - Is it any wonder certain county board members are collecting county insurance benefits (Farnham, and Heltsley and Zuber) in violation of law when the very person charged with prosecuting lawbreakers and advising the county board "as to their duties and responsibilities...
