Paxton, IL. (ECWd) - The Ford County Zoning Board continued its Hearing on changes to the Wind Ordinance. Video is below, special attention should be paid at the 31:33 mark in the first video, where the Chairman attempts to shut down an attorney during testimony. Each party...
Bolingbrook, IL. (ECWd) - DuPage Township Supervisor Mayer violates the first three of the "Four Pillars of the Rule of Law" during the October 23d DuPage Township Board of Trustees meeting. What are the Four Pillars of the Rule of Law? The law applies to everyone (even...
Murphysboro, IL. (ECWd) - This is the complete, unedited video of President Trump in Murphysboro, Illinois on October 27, 2018. The hanger was nearly full, with people standing outside and to the rear of the hangar doors, and another large group of people on the north side...
PARIS, IL. (ECWd) – A hearing was held on October 25, 2018, in Coles County for the RIDES Mass Transit District’s lawsuit against Edgar County filed in August of 2016. (here) Judge Glenn heard arguments from Edgar County and from RIDES and later granted dismissal of RIDES'...
Will Co. (ECWd) - Questions we get from public officials statewide are, what rights do they have to public records, and do they have to file a Freedom of Information Act request to get those records? During the DuPage Township board meeting this week the Attorney, John...
Bolingbrook, IL. (ECWd) - Yes, William Mayer, the DuPage Township Supervisor, along with Trustee Maripat Oliver (also a member of an obscure board with Illinois Department of Children and Family Services - wonder what they think about this ban...
NEWTON, IL. (ECWd) - Jasper County Community Unit School District #1 has violated the Freedom of Information Act ("FOIA"), as I had previously stated, by refusing to provide the requested public records as required by law. On December 26, 2017, and January 12, 2018, I requested several...
Illinois (ECWd) - The ongoing battle to force the Governor to release a known and established guideline he implemented regarding Freedom of Information Act requests to State Agencies has finally been ruled on. Governor Rauner has been ordered by the courts to turn over their "Guidelines" relating to...
Will Co. (ECWd) - There is one societal downfall we have identified which has resulted in the dumbing down of our citizens. It's the repeated words, "you're not an attorney", as if being one somehow gives you special powers to understand the English language. That statement has amazingly...
MARION, IL. (ECWd) - Garrett S. Lynchard, Chief of Staff of the Marion V.A. Medical Center, received a DUI arrest in September of 2018. Lynchard was appointed to his position at the medical center on December 24, 2017. According to police reports, Lynchard was issued citations for refusing...
