MADISON CO., IL. (ECWd) - Madison County Board member Michael Parkinson claimed IT Director, Rob Dorman, "purchased tobacco and rolling papers" using a county credit card during a Chicago area conference earlier this year. https://youtu.be/xXrygAwX8Ds We looked into his claim and found there was absolutely no purchase of...
CARLINVILLE, IL. (ECWd) - On August 20, 2018, during a Carlinville City Council meeting, their FOIA attorney, Mr. Dan P. Schuering, was discussing Freedom of Information Act requests for public records. To date, several lawsuits have been filed due to Carlinville refusing to provide requested records. Schuering...
DANVILLE, IL. (ECWd) - We knew it was only a matter of time when Steve Foster would see the truth and resign from the Vermilion County Regional Airport Authority due to a statutory prohibition of his holding that appointed office. He should have resigned a couple...
McHenry Co. (ECWd) - We covered McHenry County Chairman Jack Franks' political resolution in this article that would allow county board members to have "civic engagement" trinkets that have their name and information on it. The resolution outlines that such trinket expenditures can be reimbursed provided they...
MADISON CO., IL. (ECWd) - During the August 2018 Madison County board meeting, Kirk Allen attempted to address the board during public comment. Several board members objected citing their (illegal) public comment policy of requiring a person to sign up more than 48 hours (53 hrs to...
McHenry Co. (ECWd) - Having been fortunate enough to travel all over the world while in the service I learned the value of our system of government, a Constitutional Republic. One that has the most protected rights to ensure we stay free, our right to free speech. Laws...
PARIS, IL. (ECWd) - In a minor derailment last night, six cars of a train came off the tracks in Paris, Illinois just west of the Route 133 (Jasper Street) and Jefferson Street intersection. The western-most rail appears to have slipped with several cars coming off the...
McHenry Co., IL. (ECWd) - It appears McHenry County Board Chairman Jack Franks is preparing for his next election well in advance, and he wants McHenry County taxpayers to help him out. Of course, he says he will sign an affidavit stating it is not for political...
KANKAKEE, IL. (ECWd) - Kankakee's Interim Police Chief Price Dumas resignation today comes within weeks of Daily-Journal reporter David Guiliani's article on Dumas's searching of the Illinois State Police's L.E.A.D.S. database for individuals who had been outspoken against Kankakee's Mayor Chasity Wells-Armstrong. His excuse at the time...
Kankakee, IL. (ECWd) - I just wanted to throw this out there for those wondering why their tax bills, water bills, and sewerage bills are so high. I submitted a Freedom of Information Act request to the Kankakee River Metropolitan Agency for "A copy of the name...
