Sangamon Valley Public Water District, Mahomet, Ill. (ECWd) - What we consider a routine request for public records under the Freedom of Information Act ("FOIA), Kerry Gifford, the General Manager of the Sangamon Valley Public Water District ("SVPWD") claimed providing names of the district employees and...
Springfield, Ill. (ECWd) - This past week, the Illinois House of Representatives were busy passing legislation in the dark of night again, but this time some legislators noticed votes being cast by staffers without the member being present. A call was made to verify the vote on...
Thornton Township, Ill. (ECWd) - Illinois State Representative and Mayor of Calumet City, Thaddeus Jones, posted a message yesterday stating that Thornton Township Supervisor (and Mayor of Dolton) Tiffany Henyard was stealing money from the township, that the trustees were not stopping it (as they should...
Calumet City, Ill. (ECWd) - As we previously alleged: The Illinois Attorney General's Public Access Counselor ("PAC") issued a determination letter affirming that the Dolton School District #149 held an improper emergency meeting, and held it electronically, on November 29, 2022 when there was no bona fide...
Thornton Twp., Ill. (ECWd) - After months of inappropriate spending, including township taxpayers subsidizing the Village of Dolton and Tiffany Henyard's "nonprofit" through the use of the township credit card by Supervisor Henyard, and her signing township checks to pay her alleged nonprofit and other invoices...
Madison Co., Ill. (ECWd) - The Metro East Sanitary District covers both St. Clair and Madison Counties in Illinois and was formed under the Metro East Sanitary District Act of 1974, 70 ILCS 2905. Both St. Clair County and Madison County Board Chairmen appoint 2 Commissioners each,...
Date:Â Saturday, March 18, 2023 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Paris Union School District No. 95 Celebrates Effective Governance and Welcomes New Board of Education Members Paris, IL - March 19, 2023 - Paris Union School District No. 95 is proud to celebrate the ongoing success of its highly effective...
Coles Co. (ECWd) - Coles County State's Attorney Jessie Danley filed criminal charges today against former Oakland Fire Protection District Trustee Kiley Willison and Jerry Willison, the father of Kiley. Kiley was charged with 11 Felony counts consisting of 9 counts of Official Misconduct which are Class...
Illinois (ECWd) - Illinois State Representative Maurice A. West has introduced HB 2807 which calls for Ranked Choice Voting for Presidential Primaries. One can only wonder if this is the first step to another bill that takes this option to apply to all elected positions in...
March 13, 2023 ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL ISSUES 2022 PUBLIC ACCESS REPORT DURING SUNSHINE WEEK Public Access Bureau Handled Over 3,300 New Matters; Conducted Critical Training Chicago — In recognition of Sunshine Week, Attorney General Kwame Raoul released the Public Access Counselor Annual Report with details of a sampling...
