Kane Co. (ECWd) – Recent reporting on U46 School District and their plans of taking advantage of the Accelerate College Educational Partnership Program, which is a law in Illinois, points to yet […]
U46 School District – Laws? Who needs laws?
U46 – Naked Monkey Covered Up
Kane Co. (ECWd) – In spite of U46 Board member Traci Ellis’s claim she wanted the naked monkey put on the table, as we suspected and wrote about in this article, she […]
U46 – Naked Monkey put on the table . . . and a Klanvention –
Kane Co. (ECWd) – After months of attempts in forbidding certain elected officials from listening to recordings of past closed meetings, it appears the naked monkey has finally been put on the […]
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 […]
U-46 School Board member Traci O’Neal Ellis’ racist KKK statement at meeting –
ELGIN, IL. (ECWd) – During the July 18, 2016, U-46 School Board meeting, Traci Ellis once again said to “get at me” and “come after me” – but what we would like […]
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 […]
U46 – “Let’s put the naked monkey on the table”
Kane Co. (ECWd) – Traci Ellis, former Assistant Director of Affirmative Action Equity Compliance-Northern Illinois University (NIU) and current U46 Board member, went on what appeared to be a defensive tantrum that […]
U46 School Board – Policy violates state law -Board set to violate own illegal policy
Elgin, IL (ECWd) – If you want to keep things simple and ensure personal agendas, politics, and ideology is not part of the equation when it comes to actions by our elected […]
House, Senate pass Bill concerning closed session recordings –
SPRINGFIELD, IL. (ECWd) – On the last day of session, the House unanimously concurred with Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 to HB4630. This Bill to amend the Open Meetings Act has had unanimous […]
U46 School District – Un-elected Official goes unchecked – Badge of Honor for attorney Part II –
Kane Co. (ECWd) – We covered Part I of this series in this article and encourage everyone read it to grasp the full impact of the events taking place at U46, the […]
Kane County Court issued Restraining Order against U46 School District –
ELGIN, IL. (ECWd) – UDATED with copy of restraining order… Kane County Circuit Court has issued the Temporary Restraining Order in favor of School Board Member Jeanette Ward and against the U46 […]
U46 School Board Member Janette Ward files suit against School District
Kane Co. (ECWd) – UPDATE at this article: (click here). U46 School Board member Jeanette Ward has requested to listen to closed session recordings multiple times, and the District has refused to […]
U46 – When the light shines, the rats scramble – Injunction coming?
Kane Co. (ECWd) – When out of control public officials of a public body do things behind closed doors it’s no surprise the steps they will take to cover-up or hide their […]
U46 School District – Un-elected Official goes unchecked – Badge of Honor for attorney Part I –
UPDATED Kane Co. (ECWd) – Un-elected official: 105 ILCS 5/10-14 – The Secretary of Board of education, commonly known as the Clerk of a school board, shall be elected by the board […]
U46 – $565,899,490.00 in BOND DEBT
Kane Co. (ECWd) – During a recent U46 Finance meeting one of the board members asked the accounting firm if the Bond Debt numbers in the financials included interest. The answer was […]
U-46 School Board Member, Traci O’Neal Ellis, laughs about taxpayers catering her food –
Elgin, IL. (ECWd) – Reviewing some audio from our visits to the U-46 school board meetings, I came across this gem of an audio clip that shows just how School Board Member […]
U-46 approves false meeting minutes –
ELGIN, IL. (ECWd) – Once the U46 School Board realized they had to answer to the Attorney General for the October 19, 2015 incidents, they changed the minutes for that meeting by […]
U-46 Coughs up Draft Audit –
Elgin, IL. (ECWd) – We were at the last U-46 School Board meeting where during the finance committee meeting, the board showed each and every page of the draft audit on the […]
U-46 – Attorney General looking into alleged Open Meetings Violations –
Elgin, IL. (ECWd) – As you can see in the AG’s letter to U-46 (below), they have determined my request for them to review the actions of U46 school board on October […]
Elgin Police Department Releases Report on U-46 Open Meetings Violation –
Elgin, IL. (ECWd) – We have received, through the Illinois Freedom Of Information Act, copies of the Elgin Police Report, Case number: 2015-00064770 naming the U-46 School Board members as suspects. Even […]
U46 – When the government fears the people……
Kane Co. (ECWd) – “When government fears the people, there is liberty. When the people fear the government, there is tyranny.” In a Previous Article we shared the events of how a […]
U46 – Clarifying The Clarification –
Kane Co. (ECWd) – Once again it is evident that accountability and responsibility are not being applied in our public bodies. In this case, U46 Chief Executive Officer/Interim Superintendent, Tony Sanders, took […]
U46- Now isn’t this special…
Kane Co. (ECWd) – After being lied to, ignored, and subject to a board member’s misrepresentation on her Facebook postings of recent events at the U46 Board meeting on October 19th, 2015, […]
U46 – “ain’t nobody got time for all of that”. UPDATED with correction
UPDATE: We have now confirmed with ARDC that Ms. Ellis was licensed to practice May 7, 1992. Kane Co. (ECWd) – Traci Ellis, Assistant Director, Affirmative Action and Equity Compliance-Northern Illinois University […]
Chief Legal Officer of Elgin’s U-46 Schools needs to come clean –
Elgin, IL. (ECWd) – During the October 19, 2015 U-46 Board of Education Meetings, the School Board’s Chief Legal Officer, Miguel A. Rodriguez, seemed to be a little confused as to the […]
All U-46 School Board Members named as suspects in crime –
Elgin, IL. (ECWd) – All members of the U-46 School Board in Elgin, Illinois have been named as suspects in the alleged crime(s) of violations of the Open Meetings Act, more specifically, […]
U-46 School District – Batter Up!
Kane Co. (ECWd) – Over the years the pattern has become evident with public bodies and misapplication of taxpayer funds, especially school districts. The first indicator that they know they are violating […]
U-46 School District – Taxpayers concerned about questionable purchases –
Kane Co. (ECWd) – Unit 46 School District is reported to be the second largest school district in the state. With size comes inherit over-site problems that are only compounded by elected […]
U-46 School District- Violates FOIA and OMA
Kane Co. (ECWd) – U-46 School District is yet another public body that has failed miserably when it comes to compliance with Freedom of Information and Open Meetings Act compliance. A FOIA […]
Unit 46 – Elections have consequences – so do past discussions
Elgin, IL (ECWd) – Elections have consequences – so do past discussions Time and time again we see public officials being told what they can and can’t do by their attorney. In […]
