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...
WILMINGTON, IL. (ECWd) - [caption id="attachment_50596" align="alignleft" width="92"] Trustee Spinelli[/caption] We have been notified that the current Wesley Township Highway Commissioner, Travis Parsley, has file a Police report with the Wilmington Police Department alleging Wesley Township Trustee, James Spinelli, illegally obtained keys to the building owned by...
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...
Will Co. (ECWd) - Our work of exposing local government malfeasance has many facets. While any particular article may be focused on a specific unit of government, one facet commonly overlooked is the exposure of one local problem opens the door for other local governments and...
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...
BOLINGBROOK, IL. (ECWd) - View the video from February 4, 2019 below. There was a meeting of the DuPage Township Board called for Feb 4th, Trustees Maripat Oliver and Ken Burgess decided not to attend, leaving less than a majority of a quorum as that term is...
DuPage Township (ECWd) - Q: When Township Supervisor resigns, who signs checks? A: Nobody. (is the short answer) Q: Then how do the township bills and payroll get paid? A: They don't get paid until the vacancy is filled. Such is the dilemma in DuPage Township after their now-former Supervisor...
Will Co. (ECWd) - It appears the recently appointed Township Clerk, Kulsum Ali, does not understand her duties as Clerk and ignored proper requests for a meeting by two trustees while honoring a later request by two others. Trustee Alyssia Benford informed Clerk Ali that Trustees Benford...
BOLINGBROOK, IL. (ECWd) - During the DuPage Township meeting last night, an agenda item for appointment of Trustee Burgess was a point of contention with the four trustees. Not for appointing him, but for appointing him without him first resigning as state law requires. First, let's review...
