CLARK CO., IL. (ECWd) - Illinois Park District Board Settles Open Meetings Act Lawsuit posted on: Thursday, September 11, 2014 From The National Law Review: The adoption and implementation of public comment rules may avoid litigation for public bodies. Recently, the Clark County Park District Board ("Park")...
VERMILION CO., IL. (ECWd) - At the Sept 9, 2014 Vermilion County board meeting, the Illinois Farm Bureau (IFB) and farmers on the board came out in full force and voiced their concerns about how zoning would destroy their economic opportunities and would cause them to...
LEMONT, IL. (ECWd) - During the Village of Lemont's April 14, 2014 board meeting, Mayor Brian Reaves tried badgering a citizen into providing her address in order to participate in public comment. It is unclear as to why he insisted on the address, but it was...
SPRINGFIELD, IL. (ECWd) - Legislative Audit Commission Representative David Reis and  Computer Forensic Expert Andrew Garrett  were refused access to CMS and Emails by direction of Governor Quinn  Transparency?  The Audit Commission was formed by elected officials to investigate the failed Governor’s Anti-Violence program. The Anti-Violence program allegedly...
EDGAR CO. (ECWd) - The "newly appointed" Edgar County Airport Advisory Board held its first meeting on September 2, 2014 to elect its officers and discuss other issues. Sources have told us that Adonna Bennett has tried claiming that she was still on the advisory board,...
PARIS, IL. (ECWd) - From WEIU's youtube page (click here): "While the Labor Day holiday is almost over, many families used today as a time to relax together at a local park. But in this town, several parks have been victims of vandalism. The Paris park board has been...
MARSHALL, IL. (ECWd) - A City of Marshall Ward 3 Alderman, LeFever, has filed suit in Circuit Court naming the City of Marshall, Mayor Cammie Sanders, and City Clerk / FOIA Officer Nancy Smitley (in their official capacities) as defendants. 2014-CH-20 LeFever is asking the Court for...
COLLEGE OF DUPAGE (ECWd) - In what will surely end up being a hard lesson for the College of DuPage and its Board of Trustees, there are many Court decisions and AG Opinions citing the law, stating that local governments do not have the authority to...
MARSHALL, IL. (ECWd) - This article builds on the previous article talking about an Alderman's right to attend closed sessions of a committee of the City Council and the attorney providing bad advice. Since we know for a fact that aldermen, trustees, board members, etc cannot be...
COLLEGE OF DUPAGE (ECWd) - What follows is the first part of a detailed look at the “censure” that took place during the August 21, 2014 College of DuPage Board of Trustees (COD-BoT) meeting. Please keep in mind that the COD-BoT does not possess the authority of...
