Wheeling, IL. (ECWd) - The Village of Wheeling recently agreed to pay $34,000 in attorney fees to settle a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit brought by Kraft for their denial of public records requested in mid-2017. This case involved key-swipe-card data (building entry) and specific security camera...
WHEELING, IL. (ECWd) - On March 3, 2019, Wheeling Village Trustee Joe Vito decided to tell the other candidates running for village trustee how to run their campaigns in respect to campaign signage, where it could be placed, and what he would do with their signs. Vito...
WHEELING, IL. (ECWd) - In reference to our lawsuit alleging violations of the Freedom of Information Act, on February 19, 2019, Cook County Judge Pamela McLean Meyerson Ordered the Village of Wheeling to turn over surveillance video and swipe-key card data to the Edgar County Watchdogs,...
WHEELING, IL. (ECWd) - The Illinois Attorney General has determined that the Village of Wheeling violated the Open Meetings Act during its September 5, 2017 public meeting. According to the written determination, Wheeling violated the OMA by enforcing restrictions on public comment that were not part of...
WHEELING, IL. (ECWd) - Wheeling activist Deborah Wilson lays bare the allegations against Wheeling Village President Horcher during public comment at tonight's (9-17-2018) village board meeting. She also notified him and the public of the recall effort provided for in the Wheeling village code. https://youtu.be/M2shKJcYPCE More information to follow...
WHEELING, IL. (ECWd) - We have been notified over the past several days that there is an active push by local Wheeling residents to collect signatures on a petition to recall Wheeling Mayor Pat Horcher. Tonight, local activist Deborah Wilson will inform the Wheeling Village Board that...
WHEELING, IL. (ECWd) - During public comment at the July 26, 2018 Wheeling city council meeting, Mrs. Wilson gave public comment as she usually does at Wheeling meetings, but this time was different. During her non-threatening public comment, the city attorney decided to try and interrupt her...
WHEELING, ILLINOIS --(ECWd) - On October 16th, the Village of Wheeling and its attorney, James V. Ferolo of the law firm Klein Thorpe Jenkins ("KTJ"), were confronted with a rundown of what we believe are their recent spree of Open Meetings Act (OMA) violations. The Village...
WHEELING, ILLINOIS - (ECWd) - Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan's Public Access Office (PAC) informed the Village of Wheeling on Friday, October 13th that an inquiry has been opened and "further action is warranted" by the PAC office concerning what we believe were egregious violations of...
WHEELING, ILLINOIS -- (ECWd) In recent months, the Village of Wheeling and its attorney James V. Ferolo (of the notorious law firm Klein Thorpe Jenkins) have embarrassed themselves by insisting that they can restrict the content of public comment during open public meetings and interrupt speakers...
