Edgar Co., IL. (ECWd) - The Edgar County Board, among other items, passed two resolutions during this month's county board meeting. One was to split precincts Paris-5 into "Paris-5 and Paris-15", and the other to split Symmes into "Symmes-1 and Symmes-2". This is an annual requirement of the...
Edgar Co., IL. (ECWd) - Edgar County Board Chairman Ben Jenness recognized Mrs. Rebecca Clark for her service to Edgar County by presenting her a plaque. She has been an outstanding employee for more than 32 years in the Edgar County Clerk and Recorder's Office and has...
Edgar Co., IL. (ECWd) - The monthly Edgar County Airport meeting was held last night, June 8, 2015. Some of the items discussed was the mowing, work in progress on replacing some rotted wooden posts in the t-hangars, the fuel report (hardly any sold again this month),...
SPRINGFIELD, IL. (ECWd) - Having been involved in several Requests for Reviews with the Public Access Counselor's office, it has become overwhelmingly clear that Lisa Madigan's office has apparently directed her PAC to file every request we submit under the bottom of the pile, never to...
Hancock Co., IL. (ECWd) - This is a follow-up to a previous article in which we wrote about Hancock County Board Members lying to the State's Attorney (here). I attended the Hancock County Board Meeting on May 19, 2015 with the intention of speaking during the public...
Bloomington, IL. (ECWd) - I usually try to stay away from commenting on what others report since I know my writing is not perfect and everyone can use improvement, however, when it comes to complete ignorance and any lack of common sense, I must step in...
Naperville, IL. (ECWd) - ***UPDATE: November 24, 2015: This issue has been resolved, we understand that after an internal investigation into this matter, this FOIA Officer is no longer employed with the Naperville Police Department. --- We received a tip that some Naperville Police Department personnel were...
Orland Park, IL. (ECWd) - This is urgent and breaking news. The judge granted the motion to dismiss in its entirety.  . All the counts asked to dismiss were granted, so her lawsuit is eviscerated. Responses are due on the remaining counts by June 15th.   . Here are the counts...
Clark Co., IL. (ECWd) - Today I filed a lawsuit naming the Clark County Park District as Defendant in a Freedom of Information Act "FOIA" lawsuit alleging that they had failed to provide requested public records and attempted to impose a fee inconsistent with the Act. Read...
ECWd - In an age where people can make choices in almost every aspect of their lives, their hands are still tied when it comes to the education choices for their children. Choice in schools is already here in one form or another; from choosing where you...
