Will Co. (ECWd) - Joliet Township is once again facing another lawsuit stemming from their refusal to follow the law. A complaint for Writ of Mandamus and Mandatory Injunctive Relief has been filed in the Will County Circuit Court. "However, Joliet Township’s Clerk refuses to place the...
Avon Township, IL. (ECWd) - Avon Township Supervisor, Terry Wilke, continued operating "Avon Cares" - a non profit food pantry when its registration had expired with the Illinois Secretary of State. He continued receiving public funds of the township and donations during the time-frame in which the...
Wesley Twp, IL. (ECWd) - In an Order dated Sep 1, 2020, the Circuit Court DENIED Wesley Township's Motion to Dismiss the FOIA lawsuit. Wesley's Motion was essentially arguing that since they finally produced all the records, that the suit was now moot, and they should not...
Oliver, IL. (ECWd) - EMERGENCY WATERMAIN REPAIR The Clark-Edgar Rural Water District has issued an emergency repair for the following location in Edgar County: All of Embarrass Township, all of Kansas Township, and all of Buck Township including Redmon. In Grandview Township - 625th Street, 600th Street, Coach...
Madison Co., IL. (ECWd) - A Freedom of Information Act lawsuit was filed against Madison County State's Attorney yesterday. The suit alleges that the Madison County State's Attorney Tom Gibbons did not respond to a FOIA Request submitted on July 17, 2020, and later amended on July...
ILLINOIS (ECWd) - Illinois State Representative Brad Halbrook & County Clerks Jessica Fox & Judi Pollock discussed the new election law and vote by mail . View it here - and please like and subscribe to our YouTube Channel: https://youtu.be/9xlu9LyFsW4...
Joliet, IL. (ECWd) - Last week we sued Joliet Township for failing to provide requested public records, and for their attempt at charging us unauthorized fees. Both are violations of the Illinois Freedom Of Information Act. Joliet Township received a request for public records on June 9,...
Shelby Co. (ECWd) - Shelby County Board Chairman, along with a majority of the board, chose to initially go along with violating the Open Meetings Act obligations during a recent meeting (article here). It was not the first time this board has ignored the Open Meetings...
WILL CO., IL. (ECWd) - As we predicted, the Will County Court DENIED John Norton's motion to vacate a stalking order entered against him last fall. The Stalking / No Contact Order remains in effect against John Norton. Click the photo below to read a copy of today's...
PARIS, IL. (ECWd) - The time has come once again to ask for donations to assist us in keeping public bodies and public officials accountable to the citizens they are supposed to represent. We continue to travel to attend meetings, court cases, and to interview and gather...
