SPRINGFIELD, IL. (ECWd) - HB5369 was filed which will mandate state and local governments who own and operate motor vehicles to place government license plates on them, and to identify which local government the vehicle is owned and operated by. It exempts undercover police investigative vehicles. This Bill...
Frankfort, IL. (ECWd) - Last December, we filed a Freedom of Information Act request for public records of the Frankfort Police Department, seeking police reports, incident reports, and any other reports for an address on Holland Harbor Drive (alleged home of a state politician). We also asked...
Wesley Township, Will Co. (ECWd) - There was a Hearing in Will County on the FOIA lawsuit. The purpose was to rule on a Motion for Protective Order on some documents the township wanted to submit, but Wesley Township attorney did not submit any proposed protective order. The...
Rantoul, IL. (ECWd) - We will be conducting a citizen watchdog training seminar in Rantoul, Illinois on March 26, 2022, from 8 a.m. to noon at the Sports Complex Conference Room. Signup here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/learn-how-your-local-government-operates-and-how-you-can-become-involved-tickets-257596226247 ...
Shelby Co. (ECWd)- We were first tipped off about an alleged payroll fraud in the courthouse in 2018, as best I can recall. Our first FOIA request was for video inside the courthouse that would have proven if a person was or was not actually working...
Will CO., IL. (ECWd) - Oral arguments were heard in Freedom of Information Act lawsuit appealed to the Appellate Court by Will County Sheriff. The case is Edgar County Watchdogs, Inc., v. Will County Sheriff's Office. Last January the Will County Circuit Court ordered the Sheriff's Office...
Will Co. (ECWd) - As published by the Chicago Tribune, " "A former Lincoln-Way Central High School secretary has repaid more than $40,000 she took from the athletic booster club as part of a plea agreement, authorities said. Melissa McGrath, 54, pleaded guilty to one count of felony...
Shelby Co. (ECWd) Shelby County has become the poster child for all other county governments in Illinois to learn from, as in what not to do. The failure of understanding the most basic laws of county government continues to expose how ignorant many of the elected...
Illinois (ECWd) - Have you ever wondered what office is or is not compatible with your local elected officials? The Illinois Attorney General has an Index of Opinions on compatibility of offices. Once we received the index, we requested all the opinions listed in the index. We...
Shelby Co. (ECWd) - Shelby County board members Gary Patterson and Jeff Slifer are once again at the forefront of what appears to be malfeasance on a grand scale. As members of the Sheriff's Committee, they both signed off on a claim from a private law...
