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Village of Tinley Park Sues Erstwhile Planning Director Amy Connolly in Federal Court for Her Role in Buckeye Scheme

By Kevin duJan on May 3, 2017 • ( 3 Comments )

Tinley Park, Illinois On May 1st, 2017, the Village of Tinley Park filed a scathing federal lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois (Eastern Division) against […]

Wheeling resident questions timing of former Mayor Argiris’ house payment, village’s gift of property to developer

By jmkraft on May 2, 2017 • ( 2 Comments )

WHEELING, IL. (ECWd) – During the Wheeling Village Council meeting on May 1, 2017, a resident questioned the suspicious timing of a gift of public property to a developer, and the timing of […]

Orland Park Public Library Intends to Waste $6,700 on Conferences for Staffers

By Kevin duJan on April 15, 2017 • ( 5 Comments )

Orland Park, Illinois (ECWd) – On Monday, April 17th, 2017, the Orland Park Public Library Board is poised to approve spending in the amount of $6,700 to send staffers and Board President […]

Tinley Park to settle nuisance lawsuit filed by Buckeye low-income housing developer

By Kevin duJan on April 14, 2017 • ( 2 Comments )

Tinley Park, Illinois Elections indeed have consequences. Just a week after voters booted Mayor David Seaman and his slate of running mates from power in the April 4th balloting, the Village of Tinley […]

Rosemont and Rolling Meadows Public Library Waste Public Money Having Lawyers Answer FOIA Request

By Kevin duJan on April 12, 2017 • ( 5 Comments )

Rosemont, Illinois and Rolling Meadows, Illinois (ECWd) – This seems to be the standard for a public body – pay an attorney to answer simple Freedom of Information Act requests, and then […]

Orland Park Public Library Caught Spending Public Funds on Gourmet Jelly Donuts Again

By Kevin duJan on April 10, 2017 • ( 27 Comments )

  Orland Park, Illinois – (ECWd) – Director Mary Weimar at the Orland Park Public Library is at it again: once more buying an obscene amount of expensive gourmet jelly donuts from […]

AG: Wheeling City Council violated Open Meetings Act –

By jmkraft on April 8, 2017 • ( 1 Comment )

WHEELING, IL. (ECWd) – The Illinois Attorney General’s Public Access Counselor has issued a determination stating that the Wheeling City Council violated the Open Meetings Act on  November 21, 2016 when it failed to follow […]

Regime Change Finally Comes to Orland Park and Tinley Park After Years of Scandal

By Kevin duJan on April 7, 2017 • ( 2 Comments )

Orland Park, Illinois On April 4th 2017, fed-up voters in both Orland Park and Tinley Park toppled longstanding political regimes that have been embroiled in one scandal or another for the last […]

Orland Park Public Library Calls Police on Black Man Watching Young Girls

By Kevin duJan on March 14, 2017 • ( 1 Comment )

Orland Park, Illinois (ECWd) – An odd incident report was written on February 9th by Orland Park Public Library employee Howard Griffin, documenting a recent episode involving an adult male allegedly watching and leaving […]

Wheeling’s Mayor Dean Argiris’ Prostitution Solicitation Arrest Record –

By jmkraft on March 6, 2017 • ( 5 Comments )

WHEELING, IL. (ECWd) – Oral copulation for $20. That’s right. One thing that most voters expect and demand of a candidate is Truth. Especially on a candidate questionnaire. When candidates for office […]

Country Club Hills Fire Department – “Thousands of Web searches for pornography” – Hard drives wiped.

By Kirk Allen on February 19, 2017 • ( 7 Comments )

Cook Co. (ECWd) –  We first reported on Country Club Hills Fire Department January 23, 2017, regarding possible pornography on fire department computers and the fact the public body was sanctioned for […]

Wheeling Mayor Dean Argiris Uses City Vehicle For Private Business Purposes –

By jmkraft on February 6, 2017 • ( 8 Comments )

WHEELING, IL. (ECWd) – Dean Argiris, the Mayor of Wheeling, Illinois has been asked during public meetings to explain his use of the city vehicle. He responded that he can use it […]

Wheeling’s Mayor Argiris Used City Credit for Personal Use and Appears to have Lied About Repayment –

By jmkraft on February 4, 2017 • ( 11 Comments )

WHEELING, IL. (ECWd) – The Mayor of Wheeling, Illinois,  Dean Argiris, has used the city credit card for personal and private business purposes. As if that wasn’t bad enough, when questioned during […]

Country Club Hills Sanctioned by Court -Possible Pornography on Fire Department Computers

By Kirk Allen on January 23, 2017 • ( 6 Comments )

Cook County (ECWd) – “PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR SANCTIONS FOR VIOLATIONS OF THE COURT’S ORDER REGARDING INSPECTION OF COMPUTERS FOR PORNOGRAPHIC MATERIAL” According to court records filed against Country Club Hills, a court […]

Lobstergate Update: Karie Friling’s Poolside Bar Receipts Not Produced By Village of Orland Park

By Kevin duJan on January 19, 2017 • ( 2 Comments )

Orland Park, IL. (ECWd) – For anyone interested in uncovering government corruption and observing public officials who show utter contempt for the public on a rolling basis, the Village of Orland Park is like […]

ILETSB – Failures Exposed; Who will be held accountable?

By Kirk Allen on January 17, 2017 • ( Leave a comment )

Illinois (ECWd) – We exposed the failure of key appointed board members of the Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board (ILETSB) in this article and encourage you to read it if […]

ILETSB: The most cruel and callous agency in the State of Illinois –

By Kirk Allen on January 15, 2017 • ( 4 Comments )

Illinois (EWCd) – In January of 2014, ECW uncovered documents from Governor Pat Quinn’s Neighborhood Initiative Program.  One such document warned Chicago Youth to comply with City of Chicago curfew laws or […]

Village of Orland Park’s Karie Friling Eats Steak and Lobster on Public’s Dime –

By Kevin duJan on January 11, 2017 • ( 18 Comments )

Orland Park, Illinois (ECWd) – Travel receipts obtained from the Village of Orland Park via the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) raise questions about Orland Park’s longtime Development Director, Karie Friling, and […]

Orland Park Public Library Board Still Hates the Public –

By jmkraft on January 9, 2017 • ( 4 Comments )

Orland Park, Illinois (ECWd) – The Orland Park Public Library Board is at it again, hating the public as much as ever. We’ve been reporting on the bad behavior of one trustee […]

Book Banned by Orland Park Public Library Is Accepted By Orland Park History Museum –

By jmkraft on September 11, 2016 • ( 3 Comments )

ORLAND PARK, IL. (ECWd) – The Orland Park History Museum, which opened this past April in the former red-brick Village Hall building in Orland Park, has accepted into its archive collection a […]

Cook County Record Reports On Our Appeal Of CPA Denial –

By jmkraft on August 31, 2016 • ( 2 Comments )

Cook County, IL. (ECWd) – ‘Watchdogs’ appeal DuPage judge’s OK of lawsuit over reporting of alleged ‘pay to play’ for COD contract Jonathan Bilyk Aug. 31, 2016, 4:14pm Journalists who help chronicle […]

Orland Park Public Library Bans Book About Orland Park Public Library –

By jmkraft on August 3, 2016 • ( 14 Comments )

ORLAND PARK, IL. (ECWd) – Viewpoint discrimination and censorship are on full display at the Orland Park Public Library (OPPL), as staff ban a new book that was written about recent scandals […]

Gov. Rauner signs Local Government Travel Expense Control Act –

By jmkraft on July 22, 2016 • ( Leave a comment )

SPRINGFIELD, IL. (ECWd) – Today, Governor Rauner signed the Local Government Travel Expense Control Act (read it here) which is meant to scale back on the lavish expenses incurred by public officials […]

Buckeye Community Hope Foundation Amends SLAPP Lawsuit Against Tinley Park –

By jmkraft on June 17, 2016 • ( 1 Comment )

TINLEY PARK, IL. (ECWd) – On 6/15/16, the Buckeye Community Hope Foundation (an Ohio-based developer that profits from exploiting tax-credit schemes in other states, such as Illinois) filed an amended complaint against […]

Attorney General Inquiry into Bellwood Public Library Board –

By jmkraft on June 17, 2016 • ( 5 Comments )

BELLWOOD, IL. (ECWd) – The Attorney General’s Office of the Public Access Counselor (PAC) has now opened in inquiry into the actions of the Bellwood Public Library Board of Trustees from April […]

Regina Greene and Bellwood Public Library Board’s Outrageous Spending –

By jmkraft on June 13, 2016 • ( 15 Comments )

Bellwood, IL In March, a Bellwood Public Library patron named Wanda Gipson confronted Regina Greene and the rest of the Bellwood Public Library Board on their shameful and outrageous spending.  As reported […]

Tinley Park Shocked by Village’s Dirty Tricks with Upcoming Meeting on 6/16/16 –

By jmkraft on June 11, 2016 • ( 2 Comments )

Tinley Park, IL – (ECWd) – The people of Tinley Park were shocked and betrayed Friday night when a late-hour agenda-drop informed them that the Village’s Plan Commission was holding a meeting […]

Bellwood Public Library Board Under Scrutiny for Closed Session Abuse –

By jmkraft on June 10, 2016 • ( 21 Comments )

Bellwood, Illinois – (ECWd) – The Bellwood Public Library Board held a bizarre meeting on 6/8/16 where the three board members in attendance — Regina Greene, J.B. Carr, and Mary Clements — […]

Two Abrupt Resignations of Key Staff at Orland Park Public Library –

By jmkraft on June 7, 2016 • ( 17 Comments )

Orland Park, IL. (ECWd) – Two key employees of the Orland Park Public Library have resigned abruptly with little explanation, less than a month after spending they engaged in for a trip […]

Tinley Park’s Motion to Dismiss Lawsuit by Developer Buckeye Community Hope Foundation

By jmkraft on June 4, 2016 • ( 4 Comments )

Tinley Park, IL. (ECWd) – On 5/31/16, the Village of Tinley Park, through its attorneys at Kozacky Wentzel McGrath, filed a robust motion to dismiss all counts of what we argue is […]

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