feature

17 Jun Public Official’s Gag Order – brought to you by Invenergy / Pleasant Ridge Wind Farm –

Posted at 21:19h in feature, Invenergy, Livingston County, Vermilion County, Wind Turbine by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 3 Comments

0 Likes

FORREST, IL. (ECWd) - We knew it was only a matter of time until we could manage to get our hands on an actual copy of one of the "gag orders" imposed on people by wind energy companies like Invenergy. Invenergy will say, just like the rest...

Read More

17 Jun To whomever posted the COD related campaign donations –

Posted at 16:45h in feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 2 Comments

0 Likes

I accidentally hit "delete" instead of "approve" on your comment. Please post it again....

Read More

17 Jun Clark Co. Parks’ Charity Murphy tries her hand at intimidation again –

Posted at 14:16h in Clark County, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 11 Comments

0 Likes

Clark Co., IL. (ECWd) - In the aftermath of publishing this article (here) yesterday on FOIA failures, the Executive Director, Charity Murphy, finally answered the request for public records, although days late in violation of State law. She must have been busy crafting a new "signature" for...

Read More

16 Jun Tip on another possible FOIA lawsuit headed towards Clark County Park District –

Posted at 22:09h in Clark County, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 2 Comments

0 Likes

Clark Co., IL. (ECWd) - We have received a tip from someone in another part of the state that Charity Murphy has failed to respond to a Freedom Of Information Act request. They are wanting to file a lawsuit to force disclosure of whatever financial information they...

Read More

16 Jun Clark County Parks’ Charity Murphy caught failing to pay for boat fuel –

Posted at 07:49h in Clark County, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 16 Comments

0 Likes

Clark Co., IL. (ECWd) - After considerable delay, the FOIA request for copies of the fuel sales sheets were provided to us. Just as we had been informed of, Charity Murphy had charged boat fuel to her campsite (this was prior to screwing the taxpayers out...

Read More

16 Jun Alsip Park District – Commissioners violate State Law, receive compensation –

Posted at 07:01h in Alsip, Cook County, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 1 Comment

0 Likes

Alsip Park District (ECWd) - Free golf! Free Aquatic Center! Free Fitness Center! Free vehicles, tools, and machinery! EVERYTHING IS FREEE!!! But only if you are or were an Alsip Park District Commissioner! And of course, none of this is "compensation" LOL. From time to time we are...

Read More

16 Jun Orland Park Library’s Bridget Bittman Sued for Defamation by Megan Fox

Posted at 06:49h in Cook County, feature, Orland Park Public Library by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 49 Comments

0 Likes

Orland Park, IL. (ECWd) - Yesterday, on Monday 6/15/15, writer and community activist Megan Fox sued Orland Park Library's Public Information Coordinator, Bridget Bittman, for defamation. This includes defamation per se, defamation per quod, and false light involved in Bittman allegedly telling various reporters lies about...

Read More

14 Jun COD-US Bank – Public Investment Act violated, Trustee McGuire wrong

Posted at 15:35h in College of DuPage, DuPage County, feature by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 11 Comments

0 Likes

DuPage C0. (ECWd) - During the June 11, 2015 College of DuPage meeting, Trustee McGuire made a statement of fact that she is going to regret.  She stated, while defending clear violations of their own policy, there has not been a violation of the Public Funds...

Read More

14 Jun Arthur Park District – Commissioners get Free Lifetime Park Pass…

Posted at 08:55h in Arthur Park District, Douglas County, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 5 Comments

0 Likes

Arthur, IL. (ECWd) - In a disgusting move, an Arthur Park District Commissioner that was not going to run for office again decided that he needed "compensated" for his past service as Commissioner by motioning to award all "retiring" commissioners free lifetime passes to all park...

Read More

13 Jun Disturbing Trends with Park Districts –

Posted at 20:15h in feature, IL State Reps, Illinois Senate by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 4 Comments

0 Likes

Illinois (ECWd) - The more Districts we look at, the more problems we find. For some reason, Park Districts, along with other local governments, seem to have been given the wrong definition of "shall serve without compensation" - or maybe they are just confused on what...

Read More