BOLINGBROOK, IL. (ECWd) - Apparently, former DuPage Township Supervisor William Mayer has a problem with people posting negative comments about him in the closed Facebook group "Bolingbrook Politics" and contacted his attorney to threaten at least one of its administrators. On March 22, 2019, attorney John R....
McHenry Co. (ECWd) – If you are new to our Time Card Tuesday series we urge you to catch up by first reading part 1, 2, 3, 4.,5, 6 and 7. At this point in our coverage, it is abundantly clear, whoever was managing payroll has some explaining to do. Today’s...
ALORTON, IL. (ECWd) - According to local residents, on March 17, 2019, Alorton Village Mayor Jo Ann Reed was spotted using the Village of Alorton's Police vehicle to distribute sample ballots with her preferred candidate's names checked off. Our source indicated that Reed handed out the ballot...
McHenry Co. (ECWd) - Our recent exposure of Algonquin Township Road District's failure to bid out salt purchases in accordance with established laws continues to raise concerns. In particular, as outlined in the previous article, the bidding is to be done through a unit of government,...
ATLANTA, IL. (ECWd) - On March 21, 2019, the Edgar County Watchdogs filed an FOIA lawsuit in Logan County Circuit Court alleging that the Atlanta Public Library District violated the Freedom of Information Act by denying public records request for an unredacted copy of a Federal...
MATTOON, IL. (ECWd) - Happening now: Shores Jewelry fire in downtown Mattoon, Illinois. Emergency crews are on the scene. The fire started just prior to 6 p.m. today. No further information available at this time. Photos and video submitted by a reader are below: [gallery type="rectangular" ids="51097,51098,51099,51100,51101,51102,51103"] . [video width="480" height="848" mp4="https://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/ShoresJewelry-Fire.mp4"][/video] . ...
McHenry Co. (ECWd) - Miller's Motion to Dismiss was denied except that count 9 is dismissed as moot. We understand count 9 was related to the missing records. We covered the Thomas Gooch III filing in this article. We suspect each and every point we have...
McHenry Co. (ECWd) - If you are new to our Time Card Tuesday series we urge you to catch up by first reading part 1, 2, 3, 4.,5, and 6. Today's coverage will disclose all of the Anna May Miller 2017 time cards in our possession. While payroll records reflect pay...
Homer Township (ECWd) - It appears that the Homer Township Fire Protection District is electioneering using fire district resources. On its webpage, HomerFire.org, it prominently displays a link to a video of the Fire Chief "explaining" the Bond referendum to those who choose to watch it. UPDATE: The...
DuPage Co. (ECWd) - UPDATED : Ms. Dunne has confirmed she was neither compensated or employed at the U of I in 2018. "I was given a courtesy appointment in 2018 as an Adjunct Professor in anticipation of some exciting technology projects that will be externally...
