Limestone Twp, Kankakee Co. - (ECWd) - "I was told," "they said," "everyone I talked to," and the most common response, "it's always been done that way," is what we routinely hear when actions of public officials are questioned. During the recent Limestone Township meeting the Highway...
Jasper Co. (ECWd) - Doing things the way you have always done them tends to be the biggest problem we see with public bodies, and it appears Jasper County is not much different than any of the other counties we have looked at. More often than...
Logan Co. (ECWd) - The Atlanta Public Library appears to have a few problems percolating as it relates to conflicts of interests with board member William Thomas, whom the library pays rent to. Now we find false information contained in the annual financial reporting to the...
Edgar Co. (ECWd) - Dee Burgin, the well known civil rights violator who still has his badge as an Edgar County Sheriff's Deputy, is enthralled in not one, but two, Federal Civil Rights cases brought on by his alleged violations of those people's Constitutionally protected rights. Of...
Coles Co. (ECWd) - The taxpayers suing Coles County in Federal Court have filed an amended complaint that further details the alleged Fourteenth Amendment violations of the US Consitution to include seeking an injunction. "Under these circumstances, to mitigate the harm to Plaintiffs, Plaintiffs seek an injunction...
Effingham Co. (ECWd) - We were informed last week that an Effingham County Insurance meeting was going to be held on August 4th, 2017, at 9 am. The first problem, the notice did not come from the County who is supposed to let us know when...
Cook Co. (ECWd) - In a clear message to public bodies, Cook County Judge Hon. Franklin U. Valderrama has sided with the public's right to records in a recent Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) case. In doing so, the 16-page opinion and order expose the...
Cumberland Co. (ECWd) - In January of 2016, we attended the Neoga School District Board meeting to expose the fact the Board had violated the Open Meetings Act by failing to properly post the agenda for the meeting. The article which includes my public comment at...
Illinois (ECWd) - When we fail to address violations of law by public officials at the local level, it festers and desensitizes us to the importance of our laws. Those officials who are allowed to get away with breaking our laws move up the chain to...
Vermilion Co., IL. (ECWd)- For years we have said we must fix things at the local level before we can ever expect to fix anything at the state level. That is because it is the local public officials who end up becoming State Representatives. If they can't...
