Iroquois Co. (ECWd) - The State of Illinois Department of Human Rights Investigation into the allegations of sexual harassment by Police Chief Jeremy Douglas has concluded with a finding of "substantial evidence" in support of the allegations. (Investigation Report) (supporting affidavits from officers Stanley, Brenner, and...
Iroquois, Co. (ECWd) - The Milford School Board appears to have a special program offered to select board members in contradiction to state laws. After receiving a tip that board members were being compensated, which would violate state law, I submitted our freedom of information act request...
Iroquois Co. (ECWd) - The Watseka Police Chief Jeremy Douglas is tangled in a web of actions that raise numerous concerns for the rule of law in Watseka. The fact he is still the Police Chief makes us wonder what the Mayor and City Council was...
Iroquois Co. (ECWd) - In January of this year, we broke the story about allegations of Sexual Harassment by the Watseka Police Chief, Jeremy Douglas (article here). The fallout from that story took two directions. Denials from those close to Douglas, and more tips from those...
Onarga, IL. (ECWd) - Kirk Allen and the Edgar County Watchdogs, Inc. have filed suit in Iroquois County Circuit Court alleging that the Village of Onarga has violated the Freedom of Information Act by failing to provide all the public records requested. On Dec 22, 2019, Kirk...
Onarga, IL. (ECWd) - During the December 16, 2019, Onarga Public Library District meeting, the Board thought it was a good idea to enter closed session to discuss giving pay raises to their entire staff. They also thought it a good idea to vote on a...
Iroquois Co. (ECWd) - An allegation of sexual discrimination and retaliation was lodged against Watseka Police Chief Jeremy Douglas and filed with the Illinois Department of Human Rights and the EEOC in May of 2019. The allegation timeline covers over three years (January 2015 - September 2018),...
Onarga, IL. (ECWd) - On December 23, 2019, the Illinois Attorney General's Public Access Counselor issued a determination that the Onarga Public Library District violated Section 2.02(a) of the Open Meetings Act by failing to post its May 14, 209 meeting agenda where it would be...
Onarga, IL. (ECWd) - [caption id="attachment_55818" align="alignleft" width="374"] Onarga Public Library Board Dec 2019[/caption] During the December 16, 2019, Onarga Public Library District's Board of Trustees meeting, the Board voted to go into closed session to discuss pay raises for all of their employees. After closed session, we...
Onarga, IL. (ECWd) - We previously reported on the Onarga Public Library District's unlawful removal of an elected (or appointed to an elected position) Library District Trustee, destruction of public records, and failure to post an Agenda, (read them here). Here is the latest, with an embellished...
