Kankakee Co. (ECWd) - We received a letter from an anonymous source disputing our analysis of the Special Township meeting Limestone Township held recently. The letter can be viewed at this link. It appears the confusion this person has is understanding posting requirements in relation to...
Kankakee Co. (ECWd) - Once again it comes back to attorneys. You may recall we exposed the recent illegal hiring of an attorney by the highway commissioner in this article. That was rather humorous as after the exposure the attorney took the position he didn't know...
Kankakee Co. (ECWd) - We have been informed that Limestone Township has called a special meeting for tonight for the purpose of accepting the resignation of the Supervisor, which we covered in this article. Although we appreciate the posting of the meeting as required in the Open...
KANKAKEE, IL. (ECWd) - Dennis Rettke, Limestone Township Supervisor has resigned from office. This comes at a troubling time for Limestone Township, after several months of township residents attending meetings and lodging complaints against the Limestone Township Highway Commissioner and the Board for allowing him to conduct...
Kankakee Co. (ECWd) - Once again the ignorance of the law amazes me and once again it comes out of Limestone Township and the newly illegally hired attorney. During this month's meeting, an attorney introduced himself and stated he was hired by Mr. Kramer to represent the...
Kankakee Co. (ECWd) - It appears the Highway Commissioner is receiving compensation not authorized as the law outlines, and thinks he can ignore the matter. From the Township Code: (60 ILCS 1/65-20) (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 100-107) Sec. 65-20. Road district treasurer; new...
Limestone Twp, Kankakee Co. - (ECWd) - "I was told," "they said," "everyone I talked to," and the most common response, "it's always been done that way," is what we routinely hear when actions of public officials are questioned. During the recent Limestone Township meeting the Highway...
