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28 Dec ‘Voluminous requestor’ watchdogs to get FOIA assistance from Illinois Policy Institute –

Posted at 20:02h in Attorney General, College of DuPage, DuPage County, feature, Lisa Madigan by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 8 Comments

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Sure looks like the "FOIA fix" is turning out to be a "FOIA flop". We recently wrote an article detailing how the College of DuPage attempted to use this new"voluminous requestor" provision on a non-profit organization, and failed. It looks like other entities are trying...

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28 Dec New Illinois Laws for January 1, 2015 –

Posted at 19:26h in Edgar County Board, feature, Governor by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 6 Comments

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SPRINGFIELD, IL. (ECWd) - I have attached the list of new and changed laws from the IL. GA website. A couple changes that interest us include: ---HB 4208 - Expands county ethics laws to include people appointed by members of county boards Section 5. The State Officials and Employees...

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27 Dec Mayor Sanders: “This is a bad slap in the face” –

Posted at 21:49h in City of Marshall, Clark County, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 5 Comments

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MARSHALL, IL. (ECWd) - According to the Marshall Advocate's December 19, 2014 article in which Gary Strohm used considerable space discussing the resignation of Alderman Church, Mayor Sanders was quoted as stating: "This is a bad slap in the face for the City of Marshall. If...

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27 Dec Bev Church – Blamed others in resignation, refutes responsibility –

Posted at 21:12h in City of Marshall, Clark County, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 5 Comments

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MARSHALL, IL. (ECWd) - It is obvious by the language used in the resignation (read it here) that she has learned absolutely nothing. -- First, she says she was glad to serve "my Ward" - but the reality is that she has no Ward in the City...

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25 Dec Merry Christmas!

Posted at 07:44h in feature, General by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 5 Comments

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I would like to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and may we all remember the real reason for the season. Luke 2:11-Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is the Messiah, the Lord. His birth was with a purpose that...

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24 Dec COD’s Breuder – watch the other hand…

Posted at 13:21h in College of DuPage, DuPage County, feature by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 3 Comments

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DuPage Co. -(ECWd) - For months we have seen document after document proving wrongdoing by College of DuPage President Breuder that involves massive amounts of self dealing.  To date, neither the COD Board nor Breuder have produced a single document to dispute the facts presented regarding...

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24 Dec Please consider a Donation…

Posted at 07:31h in feature, General by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 1 Comment

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Please consider a donation to assist in our efforts. All donations go towards keeping the website running and other incidentals involved in our work. These include postage, costs of FOIA requests when they exceed 50 pages, printer paper and ink, legal advice when needed, and probably the...

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23 Dec Edgar County Board Study Session – 12-22-2014 (Video) –

Posted at 21:12h in Edgar County, Edgar County Airport, Edgar County Board, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 1 Comment

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Paris, IL. (ECWd) - The Edgar County Board held a Study Session at the Highway Department on Dec. 22, 2014. Among the topics discussed were: - talked about receiving undated information for the airport grant from the engineer? and that the county board would have to approve any...

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23 Dec Herman Wallace admits to knowing Bev Church was not eligible for office –

Posted at 11:24h in City of Marshall, Clark County, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 3 Comments

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MARSHALL, IL. (ECWd) - During public comment of the December 22 Marshall city council meeting, Mr. Herman Wallace commented on the fact that he knew Beverly Church did not live in the city limits at the last election.  Further stating that she served well, informed, and...

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23 Dec Marshall Alderman Tim Sanders – says he knew of the fraud all along and sat silent –

Posted at 09:11h in City of Marshall, Clark County, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 2 Comments

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MARSHALL, IL. (ECWd) - Words cannot describe - but I will try anyway...

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