Springfield, IL. (ECWd) – Illinois Senator Emil Jones, III, introduced a Bill to ban plastic straws and to establish a $25 per day fine to companies who violate this new “Plastic Straw […]
Plastic Straw ban: Illinois bill targets its top crop: Corn
IL. Sen. Bush introduces 10 cent tax for each plastic or paper bag –
Springfield, IL. (ECWd) – Not satisfied with increased gas taxes, prohibitions on pumping your own gas, or $500 fines for using a gas leaf blower, or even having to have $1,000,000.00 in […]
Illinois: New Gas Tax Bill introduced in Senate –
Springfield, IL. (ECWd) – Illinois State Senator Bill Cunningham has introduced a new gas tax bill in the Senate. Senate Bill 2978, filed on February 4, 2020, seeks to permit all municipalities […]
New Illinois Tax: Paid parking lots must be licensed and pay tax –
SPRINGFIELD, IL. (ECWd) – Charge people to park on your property? You must register with the State of Illinois by January 1, 2020, and you must pay an excise tax. Failure to […]
Illinois Senator Christopher Belt filed false Statement of Economic Interest
Cahokia, IL. (ECWd) – On January 14, 2019, Illinois Senator (57th District) Christopher Belt filed a false Statement of Economic Interest related to his position as a Legislator. Belt was appointed to […]
Illinois House authorizes nepotism, self-hiring in all units of local government –
SPRINGFIELD, IL. (ECWd) – Get elected – hire yourself – be your own supervisor: PRICELESS! The Illinois House of Representatives passed, by a unanimous vote, House Bill 3501 which directly conflicts with […]
House Bill would eliminate County State’s Attorney’s statutory duties –
SPRINGFIELD, IL. (ECWd) – State Representative Sam Yingling (D) is Chief Sponsor, with David Welter (R), Kathleen Willis (D), Daniel Didech (D), David McSweeney (R), and Jonathan Carroll (D) co-sponsoring HB3596 after […]
IL Sen Melinda Bush wants more government secrecy –
SPRINGFIELD, IL. (ECWd) – Illinois Senator Melinda Bush, (D) 31st District, apparently thinks more government secrets are better. Bush filed Senate Bill 0196 on January 30, 2019. This Bill would permit a […]
Illinois – Silence over ethics and principles
Illinois (ECWd) – In Illinois we continue to find bad actors in our local government and elected and/or appointed boards that go out of their way to cover it up, justify it, defend […]
PRESS RELEASE: Tom Cullerton disgusted with bloated handout to failed NIU executive
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Thursday, December 07, 2017 FOR MORE INFORMATION: Reena Tandon: (309) 533-1210 rtandon@senatedem.ilga.gov Tom Cullerton disgusted with bloated handout to failed NIU executive VILLA PARK- State Senator Tom Cullerton […]
Tom Cullerton urges NIU to reject new Baker deal
Tom Cullerton urges NIU reject new Baker deal PRESS RELEASE: VILLA PARK- State Senator Tom Cullerton (D-Villa Park) is urging Northern Illinois University to reject President Doug Baker’s Presidential Transition Agreement. A judge […]
Gov Rauner signs Bill capping Township funds accumulation –
SPRINGFIELD, IL. (ECWd) – Yesterday, Governor Bruce Rauner signed HB1896 into law. This Bill placed a cap on accumulation of Township funds, other than the Capitol Fund, to 2.5 times the average […]
Tom Cullerton outraged at NIU pay off
VILLA PARK- State Senator Tom Cullerton (D-Villa Park) is outraged at the latest golden parachute payout at Northern Illinois University. News released today outlines NIU’s plan to pay President Doug Baker $600,000 […]
Gov. Rauner signs Bill amending the Open Meetings Act –
SPRINGFIELD, IL. (ECWd) – Governor Rauner signed HB 5683, which amends the Open Meetings Act to allow anyone to file a lawsuit for violations of the Open Meetings Act within 60 days […]
Gov. Rauner signs Local Government Travel Expense Control Act –
SPRINGFIELD, IL. (ECWd) – Today, Governor Rauner signed the Local Government Travel Expense Control Act (read it here) which is meant to scale back on the lavish expenses incurred by public officials […]
Sen. Sam McCann not ready to return ill-gotten gains –
JACKSONVILLE, IL. (ECWd) – Illinois State Senator Sam McCann is having trouble deciding whether to give illegal campaign donations back to the public body who sent them, or maybe to simply keep […]
Open Meetings Bill signed into law –
SPRINGFIELD, IL. (ECWd) – On June 30, 2016, Gov. Rauner signed HB4630 which made a change to the Illinois Open Meetings Act. Jeanne Ives was the Chief Sponsor in the House, along […]
Public Disconnect – Public funds used for personal purchases
Kane Co. (ECWd) – It is clear that illegal spending has been going on for so long, with so many of our public bodies, we now have people insisting those actions are […]
Rauner backs Halbrook for 102nd House Race –
Tom Kacich: Rauner backs candidate in state House race Sun, 10/25/2015 – 7:00am | Tom Kacich Gov. Bruce Rauner has jumped into the 102nd House District Republican primary, endorsing former state Rep. […]
ICCTA Failure exposed – Isolated incident?
DuPage Co. (ECWd) – As we covered in this article, the Past President of the Illinois Community College Trustee Association(ICCTA) chimed in on the College of DuPage boondoggle in his column published […]
IDOT can’t pay its utility bills – gets shut-off notice from Marshall –
Clark Co., IL. (ECWd) – During the last Marshall City Council meeting, Mayor Sanders stated that Illinois Department of Transportation and the Illinois Department of Natural Resources had sent the city a […]
US Justice Dept. looking at Wind Power Bribery and Corruption…
ECWd – A few months ago, we reported on what we called bribing public officials, with promises of financial “donations” should they sign agreements that basically forced them and future board members […]
IL. Rep Acevedo using state resources against Donald Trump –
Springfield, IL. (ECWd) – Illinois State Representative Edward J. Acevedo (D) appears to be electioneering with state funds against Republican Presidential Candidate Donald Trump. I am alleging that through the introduction of […]
HB3593 “Breuder Bill” Passes House and Senate (College of DuPage)
Springfield, IL. (ECWd) – The “Breuder Bill”, HB3593, which limits severance pay at Illinois Community Colleges to no more than 12 months pay has passed the House with a 73-34 vote on […]
Disturbing Trends with Park Districts –
Illinois (ECWd) – The more Districts we look at, the more problems we find. For some reason, Park Districts, along with other local governments, seem to have been given the wrong definition […]
Inside AG Madigan’s Public Access Counselor Office
Springfield, IL. (ECWd) – The Illinois Attorney General’s Public Access Counselor’s Office (PAC) is responsible for answering inquiries on various subjects, to include the Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA), and the Open […]
Illinois Families Need School Choice –
ECWd – In an age where people can make choices in almost every aspect of their lives, their hands are still tied when it comes to the education choices for their children. […]
I am not alone!
Illinois – (ECWd) – I woke up this morning to an e-mail from an attorney that has been following our work for some time. He forwarded an attachment that was titled – […]
When will we learn?
(ECWd) – Jerry Sandusky, Joe Paterno and now Dennis Hastert. All examples that our society is failing at a pace never imaginable. For Hastert, he went from coach to the number 2 […]
Quote of the day – Do you agree?
Illinois – (ECWd) – “Increasingly in the United States, the degree to which a law is enforced – or whether a person is indicted – depends on the political considerations. And when […]
