Madison Co., Ill. (ECWd) - The Madison County Electoral Board will convene on December 14, 2023, at 10:00 a.m. at the Madison County Courthouse to hear the following objections to nominating petitions: Objection to Dwight Kay's petitions for County Board member Objection to Doug Hulme's petitions...
MADISON COUNTY, IL. (ECWd) - ***PRESS RELEASE*** Former County Officials File Civil Conspiracy and Whistleblower Lawsuit Against Madison County Chief Judge Bill Mudge, Sheriff John Lakin, Treasurer Chris Slusser, Circuit Clerk Tom McRare and Other Current and Former County Officials. EDWARDSVILLE - Former Madison County Administrator Doug Hulme...
Madison Co., IL. (ECWd) - We previously wrote about Madison County Board Member Mike Walters' alleged financial conflict of interest with his "consulting" contract with Madison County Transit (MCT) (here). Now we have learned that Walters was also appointed to the East-West Gateway Council (EWGC) of Governments. The...
MADISON CO., IL. (ECWd) - Madison County Transit's board members are appointed, in part, by the Madison County Board. One of the Madison County Board Members, Michael Walters, is also the recipient of a contract from Madison County Transit, whose board members are appointed, in part, by...
Madison County, IL. (ECWd) - Madison County State's Attorney was sued for alleged violations of the Freedom of Information Act. This involves two separate FOIA requests where Plaintiff alleges Defendant's response violated the FOIA. Plaintiff also seeks a Judge from outside the Third Judicial Circuit to...
Madison Co., IL. (ECWd) - The Madison County Treasurer was named the Defendant in a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit filed by Robert Dorman on May 6, 2021. According to the Complaint: On September 4th, 2020, Plaintiff submitted a FOIA request to the Defendant THE MADISON COUNTY...
MADISON CO, IL. (ECWd) - Rob Dorman and Doug Hulme have filed a lawsuit in Madison County Circuit Court naming the Cities of Edwardsville, Alton, Granite City, and Collinsville as Defendants for their part in the Madison County Public Corruption Task Force as respondeat superior ("let...
Madison County, Collinsville, IL. (ECWd) - Free Watchdog Training - Feb 27, 2021, Collinsville, IL. - Gateway Convention Center, Mississippian Room 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Lunch provided. Click HERE to register. ...
Madison Co., IL. (ECWd) - On November 3, 2020, Madison County State's Attorney Tom Gibbons sent a letter to the Illinois Attorney General asking his office to review certain emails sent from the county's email server and determine if any of them constitute evidence of criminal...
Edwardsville, IL. (ECWd) - Editor's Note: This press release presents a question begging for an answer. For instance, we know that all people present at an open meeting must be able to hear all deliberations (conversations) and votes occurring during an open public meeting. Now we are...
