Carlinville, IL. (ECWd) - In their quest to continue with a regional water concept, the City of Carlinville appointed an Alderman to an alleged regional water board to look at options. The option they have apparently decided to take is not an option they have the...
FOSTERBURG, IL. (ECWd) - The Bottom Line: Alcohol-fueled entertainment on the backs of the taxpayers. Fosterburg Water District finally provided receipts for their Super Bowl Weekend festivities and other parties they have been paying for with public funds. They claim, in writing, that no public business was discussed....
Cumberland Co., IL. (ECWd) - In part 3 of this series, we will discuss the activities of the Cheer team "Board Members" and coaches in the days leading up to the letter forever ejecting the 11-year old girl from the cheer team based on her mom's...
Cook Co. (ECWd) - In step with why Illinois is in such a deep financial pickle, Maine Township has spent taxpayer money once again on matters that could have been handled by the Supervisor or another FOIA officer. Instead of performing their duties, they pay their...
FOSTERBURG, IL. (ECWd) - "Effective January 1, 2017, No local public agency may reimburse any governing board member, employee, or officer for any entertainment expenses." So says the Local Government Travel Expense Control Act, 50 ILCS 150. On January 18, 2017, the FWD Board voted unanimously to adopt...
Kankakee Co. (ECWd) - We received a letter from an anonymous source disputing our analysis of the Special Township meeting Limestone Township held recently. The letter can be viewed at this link. It appears the confusion this person has is understanding posting requirements in relation to...
CARLINVILLE, IL. (ECWd) - The City of Carlinville is fighting its 4th lawsuit where it is alleged that they violated the Illinois Freedom of Information Act ("FOIA") by denying public records from people who requested copies of them. This particular suit was received at the Macoupin County...
PARIS, IL. (ECWd) - According to the IHSA website (here) Paris will play at Herrin, IL. in Round 1 of the 2017 Postseason games. Paris Tigers have a 6-3 record while Herrin Tigers have an 8-1 record going in to this game. While waiting for the next game,...
FOSTERBURG, IL. (ECWd) - On top of the Fosterburg Water District's unlawful delegation of their statutory authority to a nonmember of the Board of Commissioners (here), I decided to what else they were up to. Turns out, they are up to quite a few things that...
WHEELING, ILLINOIS --(ECWd) - On October 16th, the Village of Wheeling and its attorney, James V. Ferolo of the law firm Klein Thorpe Jenkins ("KTJ"), were confronted with a rundown of what we believe are their recent spree of Open Meetings Act (OMA) violations. The Village...
