ARCOLA, IL. (ECWd) - UPDATE: 5-23-2014 Summons was served. Arcola Township, under the leadership of William Coombe and others, is facing a THIRD Freedom Of Information Act civil suit in Douglas County. Suit number 2014-MR-17 (HERE). In this suit, I allege the township denied a FOIA request sent...
ARCOLA, IL. (ECWd) - UPDATE: 5-22-2014 Summons served. Arcola Township, under the leadership of William Coombe and others, is facing another Freedom Of Information Act civil suit in Douglas County. Suit number 2014-MR-16 (HERE). In this suit, I allege the township denied a FOIA request sent to them...
CLARK CO. (ECWd) - We have been fielding reports for the past 6 months on the Clark County Park District. One of the items that we would like to look in to further are the alleged real estate issues. So, if anyone has information on "bad faith" dealings...
ORLAND PARK, IL. (ECWd) - An Illinois Attorney General Opinion issued today, May 19, 2014, verifies that the Orland Park Public Library (OPPL), on the advice and with the assistance of their legal team, Dennis Walsh of Klein, Thorpe, and Jenkins, violated the law in February...
ARCOLA, IL. (ECWd) - In yet another disgusting display of public mockery of the Freedom Of Information Act and of the Public Access Counselor’s Office, the Township of Arcola has determined they don't need to respond to Freedom Of Information Act ("FOIA") requests from the public. The...
PARIS, IL. (ECWd) - It appears a former Assistant State's Attorney for Edgar County has decided to attempt to influence the ongoing negotiations between Roger Hopper and the Edgar County Sheriff. First, he tries to play on the good examples of, and effectiveness of, two other public...
CLARK CO., IL. (ECWd) - UPDATE AT BOTTOM OF PAGE...
MILL CREEK PARK, IL. (ECWd) - Clark County Park District. This meeting started at 6:00 PM, and went into executive session within a couple minutes. After approximately 2 1/2 hours of executive session and over 30 people waiting to speak, the board came back into open...
ARCOLA, IL. (ECWd) - The Arcola Township Clerk, Mr. William Coombe, has decided to take it upon himself to violate the Illinois Freedom Of Information Act "FOIA"Â on behalf of the people of the Township of Arcola. You should all be proud of him - he...
CLARK CO., IL. (ECWd) - In the aftermath of a contentious board meeting on May 12, 2014, Kirk Allen has filed a civil suit against the Clark County Park District and its Commissioners for their alleged violation of the Open Meetings Act in which they refused...
