Ford Co. (ECWd) - We recently exposed the failures of the Ford County Regional Planning Commission in this article. That public body has three primary tasks by statute. “Said Commission shall be a fact-finding body and shall make such investigations and gather such statistics as it shall deem necessary...
CARLINVILLE, IL. (ECWd) - On August 2, 2018, the Illinois Attorney General's Public Access Counselor determined that the City of Carlinville improperly withheld public records requested by me in February of 2017. That same day, I emailed Carlinville FOIA Officer Carla Brockmeier (and Dan Schuering) requesting production...
ALORTON, IL. (ECWd) - It isn't just the Mayor ...
Effingham Co. (ECWd) - We sued the County of Effingham for failure to provide key financial records related to the payment of a private attorney to handle the County Ambulance contract. We covered that flawed hiring process in this article. Flawed because the court directed the appointment...
NAPERVILLE, IL. (ECWd) - As a result of a lawsuit filed on Monday, and the ruling handed down today, Candidate for Illinois State Representative, Val Montgomery (D) (41st) is ineligible for office as she actually lives in (according to her petition sheets) the 49th Representative District. At...
Naperville, IL. (ECWd) - A Complaint has been filed against the DuPage County Election Commission alleging the commission moved boundaries of one precinct and two legislative districts without proper authority to move the boundaries. It involved moving certain properties out of Naperville Township Precinct #25, the 49th...
DANVILLE, IL. (ECWd) - Prior to the Vermilion County Regional Airport Authority meeting this morning, one of the Airport Commissioners, referred to us (ECWd) as Antifa-like, said we were Red Dogs, and finished it off by claiming we were trained killers. We attended this meeting, to once...
McHenry Co. (ECWd) - We recently exposed the Township Clerk Karen Lukasik and her childish games being played in this article. In this e-mail exchange, she clearly stated, "This is the fourth threat that I have on record from you.” Seeing that the Clerk claimed to now...
WHEELING, IL. (ECWd) - Wheeling activist Deborah Wilson lays bare the allegations against Wheeling Village President Horcher during public comment at tonight's (9-17-2018) village board meeting. She also notified him and the public of the recall effort provided for in the Wheeling village code. https://youtu.be/M2shKJcYPCE More information to follow...
WHEELING, IL. (ECWd) - We have been notified over the past several days that there is an active push by local Wheeling residents to collect signatures on a petition to recall Wheeling Mayor Pat Horcher. Tonight, local activist Deborah Wilson will inform the Wheeling Village Board that...
