DeKalb, IL. (ECWd) - UPDATE In the case of Haji-Sheikh v NIU Board of Trustees: On March 29, 2018 Judge Bradley Waller entered a decision in Haji-Sheikh v NIU. The Court found that Misty Haji-Sheikh substantially prevailed and that NIU has to pay her lawyer's fees and...
ROCK ISLAND COUNTY, IL. (ECWd) - This morning, I filed a second complaint alleging James Bohnsack is disqualified from serving as Airport Authority Commissioner. After reviewing his 2018 Statement of Economic Interest, it revealed he was also an appointed Trustee of the Andalusia Fire Protection District -...
McHenry Co. (ECWd) - Reviewing legal bills sent to the Township we identified that the Algonquin Township attorney billed the Township for calling a prospective moderator, Karen Lukasik, April 10th, 2017, one day before the Annual Meeting of the Township Electors. "Apr-10-17   Call prospective moderator K. Luksik ...
LISLE, IL. (ECWd) - Rafath Waheed pled guilty today to felony and perjury charges related to her election petitions submitted for candidacy as a College of DuPage Trustee for the 2017 election cycle. We had previously written about the petition challenge (here and here), her admitting (here),...
SPRINGFIELD, IL. (ECWd) - We attended this Cooke v. State Board of Elections Hearing on April 4, 2018, in which attorneys for Cooke argued an appeal from the Illinois State Board of Elections' decision on his complaint against now-Auditor General Frank Mautino, his campaign, and some...
COLLINSVILLE, IL. (ECWd) - Time reveals all...
McHenry Co. (ECWd) - We have obtained a copy of the monthly bills for the Road District in April of 2017 and in that stack of bills is an unsigned letter addressed to Bob Miller, dated April 7, 2017. Of interest in this letter is the fact...
McHenry Co. (ECWd) - Once again we will point out more taxpayer funds being spent on matters that have nothing to do with Township business. In fact, in this case, one should wonder what the real purpose of a $1,000.00 bill for "Election Judge's Meals" was...
LIMESTONE TOWNSHIP, IL. (ECWd) - At around 2:45 A.M. on April 19, 2018, a Limestone Twp resident on his way to work noticed the Highway Commissioner was at the Township Road District Office and allegedly filling up his private pickup truck with township fuel. A Kankakee County...
SPRINGFIELD, IL. (ECWd) - I attended the April 24, 2018 Springfield Airport Authority Board of Commissioners meeting to provide public comment on our latest articles concerning alleged disqualification of two Commissioners - both for having a statutorily prohibited incompatibility office. We found the Authority conducted a professional...
