Kankakee, IL. (ECWd) - The BY-Laws of the Kankakee River Metropolitan Agency, or actually the "Municipal Joint Sewage Treatment Agency" set the compensation of its Directors. the By-Laws are found on KRMA's website (here) and I note that there are no amendments to the by-laws on...
KANKAKEE, IL. (ECWd) - "UNDER THE MUNICIPALITY" In our previous article, we discussed alleged disqualifications of all but one of the Directors of the Kankakee River Metropolitan Agency - two for being elected Aldermen of the City of Kankakee, and 4 for being elected Mayors of the various...
KANKAKEE, IL. (ECWd) - Updated: Part 2 (click here) We recently took a look at the Kankakee River Metropolitan Agency ("Agency"), which operates the "Municipal Joint Sewage Treatment Agency" for several municipalities in Kankakee County. It is our opinion that the four mayors are prohibited from serving on...
KANKAKEE CO., IL. (ECWd) - During the Kankakee County Executive Committee meeting this morning, there was discussion of using public taxpayer funds to provide funeral flowers or memoriam to a charity to employees and officers of the county who experience a death in their family. Yes,...
KANKAKEE CO., IL. (ECWd) - UPDATE: The Kankakee County State's Attorney provided the following statement: "We are in the process of amending those claims to appropriate them from the general fund, from which I would agree they should be paid. Those funds will thereby be restored...
LIMESTONE TOWNSHIP, IL. (ECWd) - Monday, MAY 14th, 2018 at 6 p.m. at the Limestone School on Limestone School Road The voters in Limestone Township have a choice to make, actually several choices to make. #1 - CHOOSE to show up at the reconvened annual township meeting! #2 -...
LIMESTONE TOWNSHIP, IL. (ECWd) - At around 2:45 A.M. on April 19, 2018, a Limestone Twp resident on his way to work noticed the Highway Commissioner was at the Township Road District Office and allegedly filling up his private pickup truck with township fuel. A Kankakee County...
Kankakee Co. (ECWd) - When public officials provide a response which misrepresents the truth, it contributes to the distrust so many people have with their elected officials. The Limestone Township Supervisor, Marcie Meents Kolberg, is one of those who provided misrepresentations to a very troubling matter. Documents obtained...
Kankakee, IL. (ECWd) - The Kankakee County Executive Committee will hold a meeting today at 9:00 a.m. to discuss, in part, the appointment of Rende O. Langlois as a Commissioner to the Kankakee Valley Airport Authority. He had held this post previously and resigned last year after...
KANKAKEE, IL. (ECWd) - Just received, under FOIA, the Kankakee City Council meeting minutes for the month of October 2017. As of this publication, these minutes have not been uploaded to the City's webpage. These minutes were approved at last night's (1-2-2018) city council meeting. It's a shame when...
