Effingham Co. (ECWd) As the County moved to secure an ambulance service it found itself faced with numerous legal issues, of which, by all indications, they still don't get it. After exposing the County for not following the law as it pertains to the hiring...
Illinois (ECWd) - We thank the Governor for his Amendatory Veto of this bill, which includes removing the fee increases and the sunset date for the repeal of the ETSB statute, giving the State Police more time to prepare for the takeover of the 911 system...
LaSalle Co. (ECWd) - Smoked! Yes, Brian Towne, former State's Attorney for LaSalle County has been handed his back-side by the Illinois Supreme Court and the taxpayers will surely be the ones to pay for his corrupt practices during his tenure in office. The highest court...
DeKalb Co. (ECWd) - The recent action by the Board of Trustees of Northern Illinois University raised the hackles of many lawmakers when they voted to provide a golden parachute for malfeasance identified by the Office of Executive Inspector General. We believed their actions were in violation...
Effingham Co. (ECWd) - We are taking the position that the Effingham County Board usurped their authority when they entered into a 5-year contract with Abbott Ambulance and that this contract is void ab-initio. We take this position based on lengthy research which included key Illinois case...
Coles Co. (ECWd) - The Concerned Tax Payers of Coles County are hosting an informational meeting this Wednsday night, June 28th at 7pm. Meeting to be held at the Burgess Auditorium, 1701 Wabash Ave, Mattoon, IL. We urge all taxpayers and citizens of Coles County to attend. ...
Effingham Co. (ECWd) - Towards the beginning of 2017, Effingham Mayor Jeff Bloemker was hired by the state of Illinois to be the CEO of the Illinois Correctional Industries. In January, we were tipped off that Mayor Bloemker was doing city business on state time to...
Stark County (ECWd) - As if the board member's own signatures requesting a special meeting was not enough to inform them their meeting June 15th, 2017, was, in fact, a special meeting, look no further! Their own legal counsel, State's Attorney James Owens, sent them all the...
Stark Co. (ECWd) - Near the end of the illegal Stark County Board meeting Thursday night, we find once again the value of video and follow up. Below is a short clip we pulled from the main video which can be viewed at this link and...
Stark Co., IL. (ECWd) - In yet another example of elected officials inability to follow the law, even after exposed to it, the Stark County Sheriff Steven Sloan, enforced the rule of law by shutting down the County Board meeting after the County Chairman chose to ignore...
