ATLANTA, IL. (ECWd) - During the Atlanta Public Library District's special meeting on August 24, 2017, the board chairman read a petition signed by registered voters of the library district. It was a petition, signed by the voters, to place the Library Building and Maintenance Tax question...
Logan Co., IL. (ECWd) - The Atlanta Public Library District actually "answered" some questions in writing that were asked of them at the last meeting. However, they are desperately clinging to what we consider improper advice given by the Library District's Attorney, Mr. Phillip Lenzini, who failed...
ATLANTA, IL. (ECWd) - We are going to jump forwards a little bit to write about the letter submitted by the attorney for the Atlanta Public Library District, Mr. Phillip Lenzini. This letter was dated October 27, 2016, and written to Trustee Bill Thomas. Incidentally, this letter was...
LOGAN CO., IL.. (ECWd) - Our last article dealt with the Atlanta Public Library District's signing of a 20-year "Contract to Purchase" the building known as Union Hall. Library Trustee William Thomas and/or one of his business ventures owned the building. We believe this "contract" violated...
ATLANTA, IL. (ECWd) - During the August 10, 2017 public meeting, the Atlanta Public Library District Board of Trustees voted on paying bills without providing enough information to the public on what they were about to vote on. What we were trying to figure out, was how...
Logan Co, IL. (ECWd) - The Atlanta Public Library District held a Special Meeting in December 18, 2014, with the sole purpose of discussing the Union Hall project. What really happened was not on the meeting agenda for a vote, but it happened anyway. Imagine, selling a building...
[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="186"] William Thomas[/caption] ATLANTA, IL. (ECWd) - We have previously written about William Thomas' 2016 Statement of Economic Interest (SEI), and how we believed it to be inaccurate. This article will cover both of his SEI filings for 2017, in which it appears he...
LOGAN CO., IL (ECWd) - In the business of government, elected officials and certain others in decision-making positions are required to file true and accurate Statements of Economic Interest for each and every year, and file them with the County Clerk of the county they are...
Logan Co. (ECWd) - The Atlanta Public Library appears to have a few problems percolating as it relates to conflicts of interests with board member William Thomas, whom the library pays rent to. Now we find false information contained in the annual financial reporting to the...
ATLANTA, IL. (ECWd) - The Board of Trustees of the Atlanta Public Library District have failed to fill a vacant trustee seat for several months. the vacancy originally occurred when Anne Heironymus resigned and her resignation accepted at the March 10, 2016 meeting - she said...
