ECWd - As another productive year ends, we wish to thank all those who donated to us this past year. We will publish a "Year in Review" video next week noting our local government accountability activities in 2019. Your generous donations went to a good and noble cause;...
Springfield, IL. (ECWd) - Read 'em and weep: [pdf-embedder url="https://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/2020Jan1NewLawsCategorizedFINAL.pdf"] . ...
Will Co. (ECWd) - As our investigation continues in DuPage Township we find more people are beginning to speak out on illegal activities that went on at the Township during former Supervisor Bill Mayer's terms in office. A year ago Mayer stated that he would provide an...
Onarga, IL. (ECWd) - On December 23, 2019, the Illinois Attorney General's Public Access Counselor issued a determination that the Onarga Public Library District violated Section 2.02(a) of the Open Meetings Act by failing to post its May 14, 209 meeting agenda where it would be...
Illinois (ECWd) - For the purpose of this article, we are addressing non-home rule public bodies, specifically County and Township government. More times than we can count, we hear County and Township officials claim they don't have to bid out their insurance because their lawyer told...
Will Co.. (ECWd) - DuPage Township Trustee Oliver has made it crystal clear that she believed a person requesting private information to be used to set up the Township Quickbooks accounting has committed a crime of identity theft. She attempted to perpetuate that fantasy during last...
Will Co. (ECWd) - During this week's DuPage Township meeting I raised the issue of Trustee Oliver's lack of being a person of her word. For months Oliver went to great strides to flaunt her knowledge of a criminal complaint allegedly against a Trustee and that...
McHenry Co. (ECWd) - Once again, the Algonquin Township Board (Circus Clowns), played games, and again, the Board's ignorance and their Attorney's silence will cost the taxpayers more money. Back in December of 2018, the Township board played games with the Road District Levy to include fabricating...
Freeport, IL. (ECWd) - Apparently the Freeport Housing Authority is under a federal criminal investigation. The US Department of Justice issued a Federal Grand Jury Subpoena to the Freeport Housing Authority on November 19, 2019. Pursuant to an official criminal investigation, the subpoena asked for records, dated...
Freeport, IL. (ECWd) - The Freeport Housing Authority has provided the following document as a response to our article entitled "HUD issued scathing report on Freeport Housing Authority; Designated as "Troubled" - Read their response in full, below: [pdf-embedder url="https://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/1HACFs-Edgar-County-Watchdog-Reply12182019.pdf" title="1HACF's Edgar County Watchdog Reply12182019"] . ...
