PTELL- The political boogeyman during elections
…at the maximum rate possible, blaming PTELL, while their other hand, is out drawing salaries and benefits well beyond the norm found in the private sector. One township we have…
Downers Grove Township Clerk Pension Debate – Part 2
DOWNERS GROVE, IL. (ECWd) – Part one is located at this link (here) and mainly discusses the September 2016 Downers Grove Township meeting where there appeared to be an attempt…
Robinson School District #2 values Kindergarten Kickball over 6th Grade Sports –
…– 28%, a miserable failure… The football team is so important to the school district that it hasn’t even updated the schedule on its website since 2014 – maybe the…
Coles County – Special meeting and procurement requirements matter –
…properly place it on the agenda for action. We thanked them for doing the right thing. Another recent example is our own lawsuit against the Clark County Park District. This…
Coles County Assessments – Does the oath of office mean anything?
…any clearer that Township assessments are to be done by an assessor that is elected, appointed, or contracted by the Township or multi-township? In the event the Township or Multi-Township…
Edgar County Motions To Dismiss RIDES-MTD’s Amended Complaint –
PARIS, IL. (ECWd) – Edgar County has filed an answer, in the form of a Motion to Dismiss, to the amended complaint filed against them by RIDES Mass Transit District…
Coles County Assessment issues – size matters, as do laws!
…for the assessment district) (MISSING FROM PUBLICATION!) Your property is to be assessed at the above listed median level of assessment for the assessment district. You may check the accuracy…
Shelbyville Township Trustee Homer Walden paid 3 times other Trustees for Illegal Contract –
…to pay himself. When asked why Trustee Walden’s pay was three times higher than the other trustees, the Township Attorney stated that “Mr. Walden is the janitor for the township…
Laura Hois, Downers Grove Township Clerk, seeking taxpayer funded pension based on void ordinance –
…current Downers Grove Township Clerk, and Deputy Assessor for Sugar Grove Township, and has been seeking a taxpayer funded pension for the past several years. She is also an experienced…
Shelbyville Township – Financial reporting not adding up
…The township board shall meet at the township clerk’s office for the purpose of examining and auditing the township and road district accounts before any bills (other than general assistance,…