Winnebago Co. (ECWd) - "For the reasons explained below, the Public Access Bureau concludes that the Pecatonica Township Board violated the requirements of the OMA in connection with its December 19, 2017, meeting by prohibiting a member of the public from addressing the Board during the...
BLOOMINGTON, IL. (ECWd) - Earlier this month, Bloomington, IL. Mayor Tari Renner went on a local radio show to dispute a report that one of the city's police officers resigned, and that something was going on with that officer's duty performance as the reason for his...
Pecatonica, IL. (ECWd) - During the October 15, 2019 Pecatonica Township Board of Trustees Meeting, the township attorney, John Nelson, while he was talking about us, stated that the [Edgar County Watchdogs] "have a program where they try to find things that they can sue townships...
Winnebago Co. (ECWd) - Pecatonica Township officials must think they live in N. Korea or China, or somewhere else that rules with an iron fist without the rule of law. At the Pecatonica Township meeting held Oct 15, 2019, the Board Chairman decided it was a good...
Carlinville, IL. (ECWd) - The Brotze v. Carlinville lawsuit, generally about whether the city had statutory authority to form and join a private non-profit water company, was heard today in Macoupin County Circuit Court. Today's Hearing was on Carlinville's Motion to Dismiss the lawsuit. The Court DENIED Carlinville's...
Wheeling, IL. (ECWd) - The Village of Wheeling recently agreed to pay $34,000 in attorney fees to settle a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit brought by Kraft for their denial of public records requested in mid-2017. This case involved key-swipe-card data (building entry) and specific security camera...
Video is below, you should be able to watch it on this page, on YouTube, or on our ECWd Facebook page: We went live at a around 6 p.m. on Oct 15, 2019, in Mattoon, Illinois https://youtu.be/IUajc5zMfKY . We appreciate your support: ...
SPRINGFIELD, IL. (ECWd) - Earlier this year, Governor Pritzker sign several new Bills amending the various statutes related to dogs and cats. Cat owners are now mandated to vaccinate against rabies, and counties are permitted to require registration and registration fees. The Illinois Department of Agriculture issued a...
McLean Co. (ECWd) - The Plaintiff attorney and former McLean County Assistant State's Attorney in a recently filed Sexual Harassment lawsuit out of McLean County is accused of practicing law without a license, according to the Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission. The basics of the Complaint are...
Cahokia, IL. (ECWd) - On January 14, 2019, Illinois Senator (57th District) Christopher Belt filed a false Statement of Economic Interest related to his position as a Legislator. Belt was appointed to fill the vacancy left by Senator Clayborne in January 2019. On his filed statement, question number...
