Iroquois Co. (ECWd) - We can only wonder what the excuse will be for the hiring of an Emergency Telephone System Board (ETSB), 911 Coordinator as a permanent position when the ordinance specifically stated they only had the power to hire, on a temporary basis,...
Iroquois Co. (ECWd) - As pointed out in Part I and Part II, there are numerous problems with the contract validity as it relates to the ETS Board and their employee with a title of 911 Coordinator. As the two County Ordinances make clear, no power...
WATSEKA, IL. (ECWd) For starters, the contract is invalid because it was never placed on a meeting agenda, which means it could never have been legally voted on and there are no records of any votes taken dealing with the contract that 911 Director Nita Dubble...
Iroquois Co. (ECWd) - We obtained an employment contract and related documents tied to an employment issue in Iroquois County for a position they refer to as “911 Coordinator.” Please take special note of the fact no such position can be found in any statute in...
OLIVER, IL. (ECWd) - It has been reported to us that there is a shake-up of employee(s) at the Clark-Edgar Rural Water District ("CERWD") - with the unexpected termination of its long-time office manager and bookkeeper, Lisa Rigdon, as of this morning. She had a fairly lucrative compensation package...
CARLINVILLE, IL. (ECWd) - Just when I thought nothing could top last nights meeting which was one of the most unprofessional meetings I had ever attended, and all at the hands of Mayor Deanna Demuzio, and both the city attorney and the attorney for the electoral...
INDIANAPOLIS, IN. (ECWd) - Former Candidate for State Representative of the 102nd District in Illinois, Randall "Randy" Peterson, 38, was arrested in Marion County Indiana on January 15, 2017. UPDATE: 3-24-2017 - 11:56 A.M. - Electronic Court Docket states that both charges were Dismissed. Peterson is also the former...
CARLINVILLE, IL. (ECWd) - Yesterday I filed a four-count lawsuit against the City of Carlinville for its refusal to produce public records requested on January 16, 2017. Pursuant to the Freedom Of Information Act ("FOIA"), they were supposed to respond within five working days after receiving...
(ECWd) - Just as we wrote in early February in "Game changer in the 9th Circuit? - National Media silent" and "The 9th Circuit - more to the story" we believed the decision was faulty and were surprised that a request for sua sponte request for...
MARSHALL, IL. (ECWd) - During the February 27, 2017 Marshall City Council Meeting, the majority of the council voted to misappropriate another $5000 of your hard-earned tax dollars and give it to a private cemetery. We heard comments like: "our residents are buried there" - "there are veterans...
