Shelby Co. (ECWd) - Holland Township Electoral Board convened February 8th, 2017, for the purpose of hearing a petition objection filed by the Township Supervisor, Matt Forcum, against Larry Syfert, who is running for Highway Commissioner. We reached out to Mr. Forcum and Mr. Syfert and...
US Government (ECWd) - After finding glaring omissions in the recent opinion from the 9th Circuit, coupled with the fact the Chief Judge is taking steps to possibly have the full court review the matter, we dug a little deeper to see if we could...
9th District Appellate Court - (ECWd) - Yesterday, the Chief Judge of the 9th District, Judge Thomas, took steps that may prove to be a game-changer yet we find nothing in the national news on this matter? The Chief Judge "made a sua sponte request that...
Illinois -(ECWd) - As our regular readers know, it's not often we get to write about public bodies who are doing the right thing. Yes, part of that is because when they do the right thing there is no need for our involvement but those...
Edgar Co. (ECWd) - The Edgar County Watchdogs thanks Edgar County 911 Director Nannette Crippes, as she is one of the primary reasons this organization started back in 2011. Once again she proves we can count on her for continued violations of the Freedom of...
Shelby Co. (ECWd) - During a recent correspondence with the Director of Township Officials of Illinois regarding certain legalities pertaining to Township spending, a statement was provided that everyone should come to know and understand. "As you know, Dillon’s Rule provides that townships may exercise those...
Edgar Co. (ECWd) - We have been demanding public records from the Illinois State Police since 2012 regarding the two former Edgar County Corrections officers who were later convicted of felony crimes for their actions at the Edgar County Jail. We exposed the malfeasance of...
Edgar Co. (ECWd) - Freelance Reporter Amanda Robert for Legal Newsline published her article on Forbes that shines the light on our work. We appreciate her reporting on our work and hope that more people come to understand the importance of getting involved and holding...
Cook Co. (ECWd) - We have been diving into the Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board ("ILETSB") for several months, and it seems each time we dig more concerns rise to the top. We exposed key members of the board have failed to attend...
Kankakee Co.(ECWd) - "Springfield, Ill. – A federal grand jury returned an indictment on Sept. 7, that charges Roy Collins, former executive director of the Kankakee Valley Park District, with defrauding the park district and a related not-for-profit organization for his personal benefit. Collins will...
