NEWTON, IL. (ECWd) - Jasper County Community Unit School District #1 board member Jerry Earnest filed an amended complaint in Federal Court on May 25, 2018. Count 1 consists of a "Claim for Deprivation of a Liberty Interest" in that the district prohibited his access to the...
McHenry Co. (ECWd) - During our last article, we mentioned that we knew there were time cards but that the Township has refused to produce them and only provided an electronic payroll record. Presto, a sampling of time cards has been produced and one, in particular, has...
McHenry Co. (ECWd) - The Algonquin Township Road District vacation policy was basically a use it or lose it program. There was no language in the policy that permitted vacation or sick days to be converted to pay. To show you how out of control things were...
McHenry Co. (ECWd) - The featured photo for this article is one of many we captured from the online vacation pictures of the Miller's family trip to Florida for a cruise. Pictures have what is called metadata, detailed information embedded in each picture taken. The main page of their...
SPRINGFIELD, IL. (ECWd) - We reported on this FOIA case when the Illinois Supreme Court granted our petition to file an Amicus Curiae Brief in support of plaintiff (read it here). Plaintiff Perry and the Institute for Justice filed a Freedom of Information Act request for public...
SPRING VALLEY, IL. (ECWd) - Lena M. Alfano, 54, wife of the current Illinois Auditor General and former State Representative Frank Mautino, was arrested last Saturday night according to mywebtimes.com. Spring Valley police were called to Jack's Tap at about 11:50 p.m. on a battery complaint. Alfano was...
McHenry Co. (ECWd) - During our deep dive into Anna May Miller's pay information, there are numerous issues that appear to point to the justification for further review by law enforcement and possible legal action by taxpayers. A pay period for the Road District employee is bi-weekly. ...
McHenry Co. (ECWd) - Bob Miller, the former Algonquin Township Road District Commissioner implemented a personnel policy in 2012. Contained in that policy is a laundry list of matters to write about but for this article, we will stick to the issue of the use of Vacation time...
SPRINGFIELD, IL (ECWd) - PRESS RELEASE from the LIBERTY JUSTICE CENTER Media contact: Diana Rickert 773-809-4403 BREAKING NEWS: Appellate Court orders Illinois auditor general back to Elections Board for hearing on alleged illegal campaign payments SPRINGFIELD (May 22, 2018) – Today a state appellate court ruled that the Illinois Board...
McHenry Co. (ECWd) - How can tax money be spent by public officials? It starts with our State Constitution. Public Funds, Property, and Credit can only be used for public purpose. Obligations for payment or making payments from public funds are only as authorized by law or...
