Madison Co., IL. (ECWd) - We previously wrote about Madison County Board Member Mike Walters' alleged financial conflict of interest with his "consulting" contract with Madison County Transit (MCT) (here). Now we have learned that Walters was also appointed to the East-West Gateway Council (EWGC) of Governments. The...
GILMAN, IL. (ECWd) - Since sometime after 2016, Gilman Mayor Rick Theesfeld has not been paying the appropriate real estate taxes on the home he had built - which means the tax assessor has not been doing his job as required under the Illinois Property Tax...
MADISON CO., IL. (ECWd) - Madison County Transit's board members are appointed, in part, by the Madison County Board. One of the Madison County Board Members, Michael Walters, is also the recipient of a contract from Madison County Transit, whose board members are appointed, in part, by...
Lemont, IL. (ECWd) - Lemont School District "Removes The Toilets" From Farm Ground - OK, it was a reference to Governor JB Pritzker's house where he removed his toilets to obtain real estate tax breaks, but this one is similar in that the school district uses...
WILL CO., IL. (ECWd) - A Will County Judge found John Norton in (Indirect Civil) Contempt of Court this afternoon after a Hearing in which Norton was to show cause as to why he should not be held in contempt of court. "Mr. Norton shall be held...
CHICAGO, IL. (ECWd) - CHICAGO — The former Chief of Staff to the Illinois Speaker of the House of Representatives was indicted today for allegedly providing false material declarations under oath to a federal grand jury and attempting to obstruct its investigation into allegations of public...
Illinois. (ECWd) - Having attended more public meetings than we can keep track of, there is one issue that keeps rearing its ugly head: what, if anything, can be revealed about closed session discussions? The Open Meetings Act allows public bodies to go into closed session. Specifically,...
IL. (ECWd) - Below you can see the Illinois legislative redistricting map as proposed on May 21, 2021: [pdf-embedder url="https://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Proposed-Legislative-Districts.pdf"]...
Wesley Township, IL. (ECWd) - Wesley Township Park has a new sign at its entrance within the last couple of weeks, which makes the park less than inviting, and even appears to be intimidating to people who may not know that Township Parks "shall be forever...
Madison County, IL. (ECWd) - Madison County State's Attorney was sued for alleged violations of the Freedom of Information Act. This involves two separate FOIA requests where Plaintiff alleges Defendant's response violated the FOIA. Plaintiff also seeks a Judge from outside the Third Judicial Circuit to...
