Will Co., IL. (ECWd) - We will use Will County Veterans Assistance Commission ("VAC") in this example, but the same applies to all county VACs, and is spelled out in the Illinois Military Veterans Assistance Act. Currently, the Act defines a Veteran service organization ("VSO") as: "a...
Shelby Co. (ECWd) - The Shelby County Board held its regular meeting last week and once again they have refused to answer the most basic questions regarding the payroll malfeasance in the Sheriff's office from 2015-2020 during my time to ask questions of the board as...
DeKalb, IL. (ECWd) - PRESS RELEASE - Mark Charvat Per my FOIA, the City of DeKalb has finally released the locations of controversial DeKalb license plate reader cameras. I filed the FOIA when I discovered that the City of Decatur released the information to a local Decatur newspaper...
Joliet, IL. (ECWd) - The Will County Veterans Assistance Commission, during its last meeting, allegedly violated the Open Meetings Act by enforcing a non-existent policy of three minutes per speaker during public comment time, entering closed session for discussions with an auditor when no auditor was...
Shelby Co. (ECWd) - The Shelby County Board held their regular meeting last night which included a question and answer session from the forensic auditor. One point, in particular, was when the auditor stated the cost to the taxpayers could be "multiples" of the $700,000.00 cost to...
DeKalb, IL. (ECWd) - The Illinois Attorney General issued a determination declaring that the City of DeKalb violated the Open Meetings Act by entering into closed session to discuss the performance of the elected City Clerk. The Attorney General also asked the city to make the closed...
Shelby Co. (ECWd) - The Shelby County Board will be holding their July meeting on 7/14/22 at 7 pm. While the agenda has numerous issues of concern from a legality standpoint, one important line item is the discussion with the forensic auditor who exposed over $750,000.00...
Shelby Co. (ECWd) - The Taylorville Daily News ran a story today which appears to clear up the misinformation provided to them by the Shelby County State's Attorney. "Regional Radio News has received a copy of that audit and the information shows quite a stark difference from...
Champaign Co. (ECWd) The Sangamon Valley Public Water District attorney Ed Flynn filed a writ of mandamus lawsuit against Champaign County Executive Darlene Kloeppel in an attempt to force her to make an appointment to an alleged vacancy on the water district's board. There are several notable...
Tolono, IL. (ECWd) - Tolono School Board President Fred Koss tendered his resignation on July 11, 2022, effective immediately, from his elected position as school board member and as president of the school board. This resignation comes on the heels of his arrest (see WAND-TV report) in...
