Illinois (ECWd) - In March we filed an OEIG Complaint regarding Governor Rauner and his administration for alleged ethics violations. A couple weeks later the OEIG's response appeared cryptic, as the language gave no assurance anything was going to be investigated. Today I received another letter from...
Will Co. (ECWd) - If you have not followed Part I and Part II, we encourage you to start from the beginning as it appears we could write a novel with what we are finding wrong at Wesley Township. While locals are angry with road issues and being...
Will Co. (ECWd) - All too often we find Township Supervisors that have taken the position that since they are the Treasurer for the Township, they can pretty much do whatever they want without following the laws. Wesley Township Supervisor appears to have followed that same...
Will Co. (ECWd) - Wesley Township has been in turmoil for several years due to what appears to be incompetence and total disregard for the law. The Township Code is not hard to comprehend nor apply...
McHenry Co. (ECWd) - ECWd filed our Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit this week against the Algonquin Township and Road District. After months of non-compliance from our FOIA requests it became crystal clear the Township Clerk and keeper of the records, Karen Lukasik, has no...
McHenry Co. (ECWd) - Today I received a response to my Freedom of Information Act request for key documents related to the illegal contracting of a person to work for the Algonquin Township Clerk which we covered in this article. In short, we hope whoever drafted the contract...
Logan Co. (ECWd) - We attended the Mount Pulaski City council meeting Tuesday night and addressed what appear to be clear violations of law by the Mayor, James Cole. What was most surprising to us, not to imply the Mayor signing a contract with his union without...
Illinois (ECWd) - We received a confirmation letter on our ethics complaint pertaining to Governor Rauner's alleged co-mingling of political activities with state resources. The letter sent by the Illinois Office of Executive Inspector General was the standard cryptic format that tells the public little. "The Office...
Iroquois Co. (ECWd) - As referenced in this article, Govplates.com is your one-stop shop to identify government-owned vehicles you see in places that they probably should not be. Today's submission reflects an ARTESIA TOWNSHIP trucked in the parking lot of a couple local taverns in Kankakee County. The...
Ford Co. (ECWd) - Last year we formed American Watchdogs Inc., a 501c3 nonprofit for the purpose of training others nationwide on our model of how to hold local government accountable. Our first major project with that effort was the launching of a searchable database of...
