DuPage Co. (ECWd) - David Olsen of Downers Grove has been officially appointed to the vacant State Representative seat for the 81st District. Congratulations Representative Olsen. That selection was determined today by DuPage County Chairman Brian Krajewski and Will County Chairman Kathy Havel. Olsen is a Downers...
DuPage Co. (ECWd) - Today, DuPage County Judge Kleeman ruled on the standard 619 Motions to Dismiss the lawsuits brought by Carla Burkhart and Herricane Graphics against the Edgar County Watchdogs, Kirk Allen, Clair Ball, and Adam Andrzejewski. The initial reporting on the lawsuit can...
LaSalle Co. (ECWd) - I first reported on LaSalle County State's Attorney Brian Towne's campaign reporting irregularities in this article. I had described the situation to the State Board of Elections prior to our first article, which was a person holding a fund-raising event and collecting contributions...
Springfield, IL (ECWd) - "This week Illinois Auditor General Frank Mautino refused to comply with the State Board of Elections’ deadline to amend campaign reports and clarify questionable campaign expenditures. His failure to provide this information after receiving multiple time extensions to gather the details is further evidence...
LaSalle County - (ECWd) - We are seeing less and less trust in our government, to include our police officers. The vast majority of our law enforcement are doing the job they were hired to do and doing it honorably. As with any group of...
Springfield, IL (ECWd) - Once again HFS has been found guilty of violating the Freedom of Information Act. This makes at least three confirmed cases of FOIA violations by this agency, two by court rulings and this new case by the Attorney General PAC office. ...
DuPage Co. (ECWd) - I would first like to begin with pointing out how much we appreciate the new leadership and their legal counsel at the College of DuPage. Had it not been for them, this article may have never been written and we believe...
DuPage Co. (ECWd) - We see that DuPage County State's Attorney charged a Winfield Fire Protection District person with felony forgery and official misconduct for what appears to be presenting a forged college diploma. (Daily Herald coverage here) Keeping that in mind, let's look at...
Sangamon Co. (ECWd) - During our first Village of Chatham City Council meeting, I pointed out problems with the initial agreement between the Village and the South Sangamon Water Commission. Specifically, I pointed out three statutorily mandated items that must appear on the document that did...
DuPage Co. (ECWd) - "They are a large, Irish-Catholic political family known for pooling their talents to win campaigns they're not expected to", says the Chicago Tribune referring to the Cronin family in this article.  As far as talent in winning campaigns, one could argue...
