ARCOLA, IL. (ECWd) - As I wrote in this previous article (here), Arcola Township has been sued for the 5th time for alleged violations of the Freedom of Information Act. The FOIA is such a simple public Act that I find it hard to believe public bodies...
NORTH HENDERSON, IL. (ECWd) - Following the article we posted this morning (click here), WQAD from the Quad Cities area ran a story on the 10:00 p.m. news after interviewing residents of North Henderson. From WQAD: Just South of the Quad Cities some people in the village of...
NORTH HENDERSON, IL. (ECWd) - Up in Mercer County Illinois, Northwest of Peoria, there is a small village named North Henderson (pop. 187). It suffers from all of the same problems that larger cities suffer from, just on a smaller scale. There have been rumors of illegal...
DUPAGE CO. (ECWd) - The ECWd have been poking around in DuPage County at least since the summer of 2013. In December of 2013, I submitted a Freedom Of Information Act request to the College of DuPage asking for a copy of President Brueder's W-2 form...
SPRINGFIELD, IL. (ECWd) - On June 3, 2014 we reported (here) on a Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA) request for review that has been waiting a determination for two years. In April I received an email from the Attorney General's PAO that I now consider a complete...
VERMONT (ECWd) - “Wind Turbine Noise & Adverse Health Effects” Testimony before the Vermont Public Service Board (PSB) 7/29/14 ….— by Sandy Reider, MD My name is Sandy Reider, I am a primary care physician in Lyndonville, and I have been practicing clinical medicine in Vermont since I received...
VERMILION CO., IL. (ECWd) - Please read the first two parts of this story (here and here) to get the background information on how the Vermilion County Board voted to give away property belonging to the residents of the county. Breach of Public Trust What is perfectly clear...
CLARK CO., IL. (ECWd) - A couple months ago, the District voted to make the Park District Attorney, Kate Yargas, the District FOIA Officer. The following meeting she announced her resignation from the board effective June 30, 2014. Shortly after that meeting, I sent the following...
CLARK CO. (ECWd) - Less than two months after settling a civil suit for an alleged Open Meetings Act violation, and during the July 17, 2014 Clark County Park District meeting, the board took action on an item entitled: "Pursuit of Attorney". The action they took...
CLARK CO., IL. (ECWd) - Earlier this past week the Clark County Park District had scheduled a special meeting on August 5, 2014 to consider and take action on several leased lots: V.                 New Business a.      Approval of Resolution 2014-8-5 – Lots 9-13                        X b.     Approval of Preliminary Plat...
