Sen Hastings, Family Being Sued For “Mob Actions” And Conspiring To Prevent Voting During Township Caucus –
…Kyle Hastings, Orland Hills Village Trustee Kyle Hastings II, Orland Township Clerk Cindy Murray, Village of Orland Hills and its Police Department, and Orland Township. The named Defendants are members…
Orland Fire Protection District Spent $70,500 So Far This Year On Lobbying And Press Releases –
Orland Fire Protection District (ECWd) – We previously reported on the $432,000 spent on media relations in the past few years. Since January 2025 (including July), the Orland Fire Protection…
Orland Fire District Chief Retired With $390,000.00 Payment –
Orland Fire Protection District (ECWd) – This is what happens when public entities permit unlimited accumulation of sick time and also permit the converting of comp time to sick time….
Orland Firefighters Union Demands Independent Investigation Into Contract Awards, Financial Issues –
Orland Park, Ill. (ECWd) – After we published articles on the Orland Fire Protection District spending $432k on Media Relations and $18k to diversity consultant while she was incarcerated in…
Orland Fire Protection District Spent $432,000 On “Media Relations” –
Orland Park, Ill. (ECWd) – The Orland Fire Protection District has spent more than $432,000 over the past several years to Ray Hanania (Urban Strategies Group) and All-Circo, Inc. for…
Orland Fire District Paid $18K To Diversity Consultant While She Was Incarcerated In Federal Penitentiary –
Orland Park, Ill. (ECWd) – The Orland Fire Protection District entered into a contract with a “consultant” to provide diversity consulting to the district at a rate of $3000 per…
Tiffany Henyard’s Top Advisor, Keith Freeman, At Dolton and Thornton Township, Indicted On Bankruptcy Fraud –
…of Orland Park, Ill., with one count of bankruptcy fraud. The charge is punishable by a maximum sentence of five years in federal prison. Arraignment has not yet been scheduled….
Poplar Grove Electoral Board Set To Hold Illegal Meeting On M.L.K. Jr. Holiday –
…the recent AG Determinations stating Kansas Township held an improper meeting on Columbus Day, and the Orland Park Public Library District held an improper meeting on Abraham Lincoln’s Birthday, both…
Watchdogs in 2020 – Some of our highlights:
…was terminated from her job (here) Orland Park violated FOIA by not providing a list of accounts blocked from their social media pages (here) Court ordered Hancock County Sheriff to…
AG: Orland Park violated FOIA, lists of blocked social media accounts are public records
Orland Park, IL. (ECWd) – On September 16, 2020, the Attorney General’s Public Access Counselor (“PAC”) determined that the Village of Orland Park violated the Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”)…