Will Co. (ECWd) - Bill Mayer, former DuPage Township Supervisor was plagued from exposure of his actions in numerous articles and public comments during meetings prior to his resignation. While many of his defenders chose to insist we were wrong on our information, or that certain things...
BOLINGBROOK, IL. (ECWd) - Carol Penning, Village Clerk in the Village of Bolingbrook responded to our previous article, starting by calling the article "yellow journalism" and professing that her response was "well researched information" - we beg to differ. As with most every article we publish, it...
BOLINGBROOK, IL. (ECWd) - UPDATE 4-12-2019-1945hrs.: Mayor Roger C. Claar stated that the Village Administrator hired her, she did not hire herself. Our opinion is that it doesn't matter who actually did the hiring, but we are researching this new information for a future article. It has...
SPRINGFIELD, IL. (ECWd) - Update: This original Bill was gutted and the provisions mentioned below did not pass and were not enacted into law. Get elected - hire yourself - be your own supervisor:Â PRICELESS! The Illinois House of Representatives passed, by a unanimous vote, House Bill 3501...
BOLINGBROOK, IL. (ECWd) - Apparently, former DuPage Township Supervisor William Mayer has a problem with people posting negative comments about him in the closed Facebook group "Bolingbrook Politics" and contacted his attorney to threaten at least one of its administrators. On March 22, 2019, attorney John R....
Will Co. (ECWd) - As we continue to discover matters with ties to the ex-Supervisor of DuPage Township, Bill Mayer, it appears clear the financial problems plaguing him have spilled over into what should be serious concerns for the Township. We recently exposed his tax-free health insurance...
BOLINGBROOK, IL. (ECWd) - During the Executive Session of the DuPage Township Board of Trustees meeting, held February 15, 2019, "heated" discussions were held between Trustees - this was the closed session in which they discussed appointing Felix George as Supervisor. According to emails received via an...
Will Co. (ECWd) - The old phrase of what comes first; the chicken or the egg seems to come into play quite a bit when we look at local government and their operations. Former DuPage Township Supervisor Bill Mayer appears to have once again taken steps which...
BOLINGBROOK, IL. (ECWd) - [caption id="attachment_50480" align="alignleft" width="185"] Felix George' Oath of Office[/caption] After a nearly 3-hour closed session, the DuPage Township Board of Trustees entertained a vote to appoint Felix George as Township Supervisor. The vote was a 2-2 tie, with the Township Clerk breaking the tie...
BOLINGBROOK, IL. (ECWd) - We made a short video explaining what happens when a Township Supervisor resigns. It is a fairly straight-forward process, once you understand that the Township Code, the Open Meetings Act, and the Public Officer Prohibited Activities Act must be complied with. Some key things...
