TINLEY PARK, ILLINOIS - (ECWd) - An interesting development has occurred in the Village of Tinley Park with Trustee Mike "The Excavator" Glotz and Village Clerk Kristin Thirion publicly distancing themselves from Mayor Jacob "Jake" Vandenberg and his political party, Concerned Citizens for Tinley Park. Glotz and...
WHEELING, ILLINOIS - (ECWd) - At a recent Village of Wheeling public meeting, attorney James V. Ferolo from Klein Thorpe Jenkins represented the Village. Keen observers of Open Meetings Act violations committed in recent years have pieced together a concerning pattern where Klein Thorpe Jenkins, as a...
Cook Co. (ECWd) - Legal opinions are a joy to debate, especially when you're not an attorney. With that in mind, we encourage good attorneys to chime in on this multi-part analysis of Maine Township's Attorney Daniel Dowd and his opinion that a Food Pantry is...
Cook Co. (ECWd) - Says Who and With What Proof? "Also, in my opinion, the statute is one that is ameliorative in nature and should be broadly construed so that it meets the objectives of the legislature." - So says Maine Township Attorney Daniel Dowd. Which is it...
Cook Co. (ECWd) - The fact that Maine Township Supervisor Laura Morask may have convinced herself that she is correct does not alter the underlying dishonesty because of her belief, even if sincere, is entirely unreasonable in our opinion. Does that language sound familiar Ms. Morask? From...
Cook Co. (ECWd) - In our constant effort to provide fact-based information in support of our articles, it appears we made a mistake and wanted to ensure the citizens of Maine Township have all the appropriate information. The last time we got it wrong and had to...
DECATUR, IL. (ECWd) - Doug Wolfe, I-TEAM, Investigative Reporter for WAND talked about GovPlates.com website, a special project of American Watchdogs, where people can track the registered owner of government licensed vehicles. Just type in the "U" or "M" license plate number and find out which public body...
Cook Co. (ECWd) - Anyone in business understands the importance of controlling the cost of doing business. It sets the baseline for pretty much every financial decision they make. Not the case in local government, as it's not their money, so they appear to have little...
WHEELING, ILLINOIS (ECWd) -- On Monday September 18th 2017, the Village of Wheeling engaged in something similar to a crime spree when it comes to trashing both the Open Meetings Act (OMA) and the United States Constitution (specifically the First Amendment's right to petition government bodies...
WHEELING, IL. (ECWd) - Last night's Village of Wheeling's Board of Trustees meeting is one that will surely be forever remembered. During the public comment of the liquor commission, speakers talked about what they believed to be bad advice given to the board by their attorney, James V....
