McHenry Co. (ECWd) - It's a crime to willfully file a false or incomplete Statement of Economic Interest statement according to our State Ethics law. (5 ILCS 420/4A-107)- Sec. 4A-107. Any person required to file a statement of economic interests under this Article who willfully files a...
Coles Co. (ECWd) - The Coles County Board is currently wrapped up in a Federal legal case over tax assessment issues, of which we contend could have been prevented had they simply done the right thing once exposed to the violations of law that took place...
Coles Co. (ECWd) During last months meeting, the County Board recessed their meeting instead of adjourning because of Budget approval matters. That being the case, I spoke with State's Attorney Brian Bower and raised the concern regarding the public's ability to speak at the next County...
Jasper Co. (ECWd) - We encourage the citizens of Jasper County to first read this article to get a grasp of the failures taking place within your County Government, specifically those from the State's Attorney. I filed a request for review with the Attorney General regarding what...
DuPage Co. (ECWd) - "IT IS ORDERED that this case be orally argued on Tuesday, November 7, 2017, in the Main Courtroom, Room 2721 of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, 219 South Dearborn Street, Chicago, Illinois, at 9:30 a.m." [pdf-embedder url="https://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Oral-Argument-in-COD-Appeal.pdf" title="Oral...
Edgar Co. (ECWd) - The Prairie Press Editorial made a very interesting claim that we touched on in this previous article, however, we found it necessary to expand on how ignorant they are when it comes to our history in relation to their reporting. It is clearly...
Edgar Co. (ECWd) - Once again we must point out the total failures of the Editorial Board of the Prairie Press, a local paper hanging on a thread with their one day a week publication publishing misinformation to the community. They have now taken on an anti-gun...
Edgar Co. (ECWd) - Edgar County Deputy Dee Burgin has once again lost in an attempt to stay the civil rights case against him in Federal Court. Redwood Law firm, the same firm that proved he violated a woman's civil rights in 2012, has once again...
Springfield (ECWd) - Scandals are nothing new in Illinois, and all too often we find that even when exposed at the highest level of our Government, the problems still don’t get fixed. Illinois has been trying to modernize its 30-year old Medicaid Management Information System (MMIS) system...
Cook Co. (ECWd) - Often, we find that legal opinions only address the questions raised by a person, which on the surface, should be the way it works. However, in the case of a public body, the public body should have input on those questions and...
