BLOOMINGTON, IL. (ECWd) - This past week, after a three-year delay, the Illinois Attorney General's Public Access Counselor has finally issued a determination of an alleged Open Meetings Act complaint filed by former Bloomington Councilman Judy Stearns. On November 15, 2013, Stearns, as councilman, was participating in...
METCALF, IL. (ECWd) - On June 2, 2016, the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency issued a Warning Notice to the Village of Metcalf and its Water/Waste Water System. The Warning Letter complains of non-compliance with IEPA rules for not submitting Metcalf's "Discharge Monitoring Reports" for the periods of: ...
Tinley Park, IL. (ECWd) - On 5/31/16, the Village of Tinley Park, through its attorneys at Kozacky Wentzel McGrath, filed a robust motion to dismiss all counts of what we argue is a SLAPP (Strategic Litigation Against Public Participation) lawsuit filed against the Village and several...
Elgin, IL (ECWd) - If you want to keep things simple and ensure personal agendas, politics, and ideology is not part of the equation when it comes to actions by our elected officials, stick to Dillon's Rule. If we have said it once we have...
St Clair County (ECWd) - In a Press Release from olcplc.com, they explain how the former township supervisor was held personally liable for her actions in violating the Open Meetings law and cutting off public comments she did not agree with. The Court, in their ruling,...
DuPage Co. (ECWd) - State Representative Jeanne Ives has been leading the charge in the House of Representatives pertaining to Auditor General Frank Mautino's campaign expenditure reporting and calls for his resignation in her press release, which was released shortly after numerous legislators called for...
Illinois -(ECWd) - A group of Illinois State Legislators held a press conference at the Thomson Center today calling for Auditor General Frank Mautino to step aside during the Federal Investigation into his campaign spending irregularities that included loan payments for non-existent loans and car repairs...
DuPage Co. (ECWd) - Former College of DuPage attorney Res Vazquez, continues to provide legal advice to Diane McGuire. As reported initially in this article, Vazquez provided instructions to a public official, COD Board member Dianne McGuire, to destroy an email. We are still waiting on...
Ottawa - (ECWd) - LaSalle County State's Attorney Brian Towne is fighting for his future all the way to the Illinois Supreme Court, even though the Circuit Court and the 3rd Appellate Court ruled against his actions. Those actions in relation to his publicly reported statements are...
SPRINGFIELD, IL. (ECWd) - On the last day of session, the House unanimously concurred with Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 to HB4630. This Bill to amend the Open Meetings Act has had unanimous support thru the entire process with comments from legislators such as "I can't believe elected...
