Cook Co. (ECWd) - Break the law, Change the law. Back in October of 2017, we wrote this article regarding Maine Township and the legal opinion the Supervisor hired out to support her improper actions as it relates to Township General Assistance funding of the Township Food...
Will Co. (ECWd) - We have always said you will know what you're dealing with when it comes to public officials based on their actions at a public meeting. We were warned in advance that Supervisor Vera ran things with an iron fist and that we...
Will Co. (ECWd) - In every local government investigation, there is the initial Freedom of Information Requests that begins the process. Joliet Township was no different. Those requests were based on several factors, many of which we already knew the answer but needed the actual public...
Will Co. (ECWd) - We began our investigation into Joliet Township in early October. The first exposure as a result of our investigation was covered by CBS News reporter Megan Hickey in this story. This is going to be the first of numerous articles we will...
Will Co. (ECWd) - Will County Judge Harvey ordered John Norton to stay 1,000 feet away from a Wilmington resident in a no stalking/no contact case. We have been told that Norton has violated the 1000 foot restriction and that the local police failed to enforce...
McHenry Co. (ECWd) We first exposed questionable billing from Algonquin Township Attorney James Kelly in May of 2018 in this article which specifically focused on a powerpoint presentation that was prepared for what we believed at the time of publication was for the Northern Illinois Township...
McHenry County (ECWd) - There was a 10 am court hearing in the Gasser v. Lukasik case that began with a real eye-opener. McArdle presented a prepared order for the judge that had not been provided to Gasser's attorney Rob Hanlon prior to the hearing. Based...
Will Co. (ECWd) - Wesley Township trustee Kathy Kennedy, former Township Highway Commissioner John Norton, his daughter, former Township Clerk Sarah Norton, and their father Donald Norton have been named in an amended complaint for Slander, False Light Invasion of Privacy and Civil Conspiracy. A prior...
McHenry Co. (ECWd) - We previously covered the insurance benefits being provided in Algonquin Township to past officials and dependents in this article. As we explained in the prior article, Bob Miller, former Algonquin Township Highway Commissioner was having his health insurance benefits paid for by the...
Will Co. (ECWd) As mentioned in this article, a well-established pattern of behavior for John Norton, former Wesley Township Highway Commissioner, is his inability to be truthful while on the witness stand in court proceedings. During one of the hearings which resulted in a Stalking / No...
