Shelby Co. (ECWd) - When an attorney claims a violation of the law took place and then later insists she did not say what video proves she said, she should resign. Deborah Riley, the City of Windsor attorney made a clear statement that there was a violation...
Illinois (ECWd) - Judge Grischow granted a Temporary Restraining Order against Governor Pritzker, Illinois State Board of Education, Illinois Department of Public Health, and approximately 146 school districts. There are too many priceless quotes from the judge in the 29-page ruling so we will highlight a few...
Shelby Co. (ECWd) - We have been waiting for over a year for the Attorney General's Office to make a charging decision on the illegal gun sales and alleged payroll fraud in the Sheriff's Office under former Sheriff Don Koonce. A recent denial of our freedom of...
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...
