ECWd’s – Coles County Sheriff Darrel Cox may now be facing even more trouble if the reasons for a recent FOIA denial are in fact true. When we discovered the Federal Wrongful Death law suit (Click here for Wrongful Death article previously published), filed against him...
ORLAND PARK, IL (ECWd) - The Orland Park Public Library (OPPL) called police on a citizen 5 times in recent months complaining of youtube videos and facebook posts of a mom (Megan Fox - not the actress) that doesn’t agree with their pro-porn policy…and I thought...
Letter to the Editor: Sale of the Century at the Edgar County Airport   Our County Board Member spoke volumes when he said, “when you get $800,000.00 in return for a $65,000.00 investment you take it”. He was of course; addressing the counties reckless spending on this project....
NORTH HENDERSON, IL (ECWd) - I think we have said this before but here it comes again. When a public body refuses to provide public records that they know they must provide, you can just about bet there is some type of actions they feel the...
WATSEKA, IL. (ECWd) - This article provides an update on the Ford-Iroquois Public Health Department's solar panel project. We reported on this bid-rigged project in April of last year (click here), and recent forensic audit results confirmed it (here). From the Paxton-Record, an outstanding local newspaper...
PARIS, IL. (ECWd) - In a rare standing room only, and overflowing into the hallway of the courthouse hearing, Tom Ogle and his attorney (S. Craig Smith) were in attendance over the high voltage power line issue. After some testimony from both sides, the hearing was...
EDGAR CO. (ECWd) - I think everyone is well aware of the financial turmoil our country is in, as well as our state.  It has become so overwhelming most agree that this much debt is next to impossible to fix as long as the very people...
 Really.  The Most Transparent Governor Ever?   81% Failure Rate- State Executives Ignore Open Meeting Law Leaders of state agencies, Gov. Quinn's appointed executives failed to comply with mandatory Open Meeting Act training or blatantly ignored our request to review their certifications. 100% Failure Rate at 17 top Agencies Freedom...
ORLAND PARK, IL. (ECWd) - In a splendid effort to justify the unjustifiable, Dennis Walsh of Klein, Thorpe, and Jenkins Law Offices, wrote several slime filled pages of "justifications" on why Lincoln's Birthday was not a holiday in Illinois when it comes to public meetings. This...
ORLAND PARK, IL. (ECWd) - On February 12, 2014, the Orland Park Public Library Board (OPPL) of Trustees held a special meeting. This special meeting was held on a legal holiday in the State of Illinois. It is recognized as a legal holiday by the legislature,...
