MADISON CO., IL. (ECWd) - Madison County Transit's board members are appointed, in part, by the Madison County Board. One of the Madison County Board Members, Michael Walters, is also the recipient of a contract from Madison County Transit, whose board members are appointed, in part, by...
Lemont, IL. (ECWd) - Lemont School District "Removes The Toilets" From Farm Ground - OK, it was a reference to Governor JB Pritzker's house where he removed his toilets to obtain real estate tax breaks, but this one is similar in that the school district uses...
Illinois (ECWd) - More often than not we find attorneys who represent public bodies tend to advocate for the desires of the public body, sometimes ignoring lack of authority for those desires. One of the common ways they do this is to present opinions which may...
Shelby Co. (ECWd) - The Shelby County Treasurer Erica Firnhaber has filed a Declaratory and Injunctive Relief lawsuit naming Shelby County Sheriff Koonce and State's Attorney Nichole Kroncke as Defendants. "During the course of the last year and previously the Sheriff of Shelby County has entered into...
WILL CO., IL. (ECWd) - A Will County Judge found John Norton in (Indirect Civil) Contempt of Court this afternoon after a Hearing in which Norton was to show cause as to why he should not be held in contempt of court. "Mr. Norton shall be held...
CHICAGO, IL. (ECWd) - CHICAGO — The former Chief of Staff to the Illinois Speaker of the House of Representatives was indicted today for allegedly providing false material declarations under oath to a federal grand jury and attempting to obstruct its investigation into allegations of public...
Edgar Co. (ECWd) - A petition to the Edgar County Board has been created and is being circulated regarding the potential Wind Farm operations in Edgar County. During a past board meeting, the board amended the WECS ordinance regarding setbacks to 3,250 feet. We understand at least...
Sangamon, Co. (ECWd) - More often than not, when public officials are exposed for malfeasance they rather attempt to intimidate those exposing them than actually accept the fact they got caught and should correct the wrongs. Rochester FPD and a few of its trustees are a...
Illinois. (ECWd) - Having attended more public meetings than we can keep track of, there is one issue that keeps rearing its ugly head: what, if anything, can be revealed about closed session discussions? The Open Meetings Act allows public bodies to go into closed session. Specifically,...
IL. (ECWd) - Below you can see the Illinois legislative redistricting map as proposed on May 21, 2021: [pdf-embedder url="https://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Proposed-Legislative-Districts.pdf"]...
