NORMAL, IL. (ECWd) -Â [caption id="attachment_44306" align="alignleft" width="152"] Beth Whisman Photo from LinkedIn[/caption] Beth Whisman is an appointed Commissioner to the Bloomington-Normal Airport Authority. She is also an employee of the Town of Normal, Illinois. She is also on Bloomington's Downtown Signage Committee. See screenshot of her...
ROCK ISLAND CO, IL. (ECWd) - Edited to correct his first name, it is "JAMES" not John. Read the law. Find the qualifications for office. Appoint only those who are qualified. This is not rocket science, and qualifications for the office of Airport Authority Commissioner are spelled out in...
Kankakee Co. (ECWd) - When public officials provide a response which misrepresents the truth, it contributes to the distrust so many people have with their elected officials. The Limestone Township Supervisor, Marcie Meents Kolberg, is one of those who provided misrepresentations to a very troubling matter. Documents obtained...
BLOOMINGTON, IL. (ECWd) - Local Watchdog Diane Benjamin, blnnews.com, says she caught the Bloomington High School using public funds and students to advocate for guns control bills. First the school denied having the printed flyers, admitted to copying them but gave a ridiculously low price that...
DOWNS, IL. (ECWd) - Less than one month after drafting a sexual harassment policy, according to recently released emails and other documents, the Downs Fire Protection District apparently held a Christmas Party on December 2, 2017, and sometime during said party, things turned sexual. The new...
Logan Co. (ECWd) - After our attendance at the last Mt. Pulaski board meeting the city attorney resigned the following morning. During that meeting, we shared our concerns with the actions of the Mayor which may well constitute felony crimes. We asked him to resign, as...
Illinois (ECWd) - In March we filed an OEIG Complaint regarding Governor Rauner and his administration for alleged ethics violations. A couple weeks later the OEIG's response appeared cryptic, as the language gave no assurance anything was going to be investigated. Today I received another letter from...
Will Co. (ECWd) - If you have not followed Part I and Part II, we encourage you to start from the beginning as it appears we could write a novel with what we are finding wrong at Wesley Township. While locals are angry with road issues and being...
MADISON CO., IL. (ECWd) - A member of a public body cannot sue that public body, and then turn around and settle the lawsuit without creating a prohibited interest in a contract (settlements are contracts). Michael Parkinson is a Granite City Police Officer and a member of...
CARLINVILLE, IL. (ECWd) - The April 2, 2018, Carlinville City Council meeting was, for the most part, uneventful, considering what transpired at their previous meeting. The city council behaved itself during comments from the public, the attorney stayed quiet for the most part, and the only short...
