Dolton, Ill. (ECWd) - The Attorney General's Public Access Bureau has issued a rare Binding Opinion, #24-010, directing the Village of Dolton to "take immediate and appropriate action to comply with this opinion by taking measures to make all future meetings convenient and open to the...
Dolton, Ill. (ECWd) - Thornton Township Supervisor Tiffany Henyard is once again using public funds, property, or credit for her private purpose of electioneering for public office. She is apparently begging to be prosecuted under Article VIII, Section 1 if the Illinois Constitution - which the courts...
Shelby Co. (ECWd) - It appears we have identified a common denominator in Shelby County as it relates to all kinds of malfeasance in local government. When the County-hired forensic auditor spoke about his findings in his audit of the payroll fraud in the Sheriff's office, he...
Indianola, Ill. (ECWd) - During the June 2024 Indianola Village Board meeting, then-Mayor Thomas Gooch admitted he rented a skid steer in the name of the village, purportedly for village use, and that he also used that skid steer at his personal residence for around a...
Washington, D.C. (ECWd) - Watch your desire news related to this new superseding indictment on former President Trump. We will not comment. Read it for yourself: [pdf-embedder url="https://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/superseding-indictment-doc-226-filed-8-27-2024.pdf"]...
Dolton, Ill. (ECWd) - Dolton's former Assistant Police Chief Lewis Lacey is no longer listed as a certified police officer in the ILETSB officer certification database. Lacey is the officer who was indicted by a federal grand jury on 9 counts related to bankruptcy fraud. In that case,...
Illinois (ECWd) - There has been some recent inquiry by conspiracy theorists in Shelby County related to our FOIA lawsuits. In an attempt to make their "jobs" easier, here is a partial list of FOIA and OMA lawsuits we have either won or prevailed with a settlement. The...
Hinsdale, Ill. (ECWd) - With deep sadness, we report that Adam Andrzejewski, CEO and founder of Open The Books - "Every Dime. Online. In Real Time." passed away over the weekend. See Press Release below. As former candidate for Governor of Illinois, Adam campaigned on his vision...
Bolingbrook, Ill. (ECWd) - American Watchdogs, Inc. will be conducting a 4-hour citizen watchdogs training event in Bolingbrook, Illinois on September 21, 2024, at the Veterans Premier Charity Raffle Hall. This is a nonpartisan event, and all are welcome to attend. The address is: Veterans Premier Charity Raffle Hall 481...
Peoria, Ill. (ECWd) - American Watchdogs, Inc. will be conducting a 4-hour citizen watchdogs training event in Peoria, Illinois on September 14, 2024, at the Illinois Central College, Peoria Campus. This is a nonpartisan event, and all are welcome to attend. The address is: 5407 N. University, Peoria, Illinois Hickory...
