MORGAN CO., IL. (ECWd) – “The law is well settled that when the constitution or the laws of the State create an office, prescribe the duties of its incumbent and fix his […]
Morgan Co. Board hired attorney to do State’s Attorney’s job –
Petition Objections filed against 6 Candidates for Atlanta Public Library District Trustee –
ATLANTA, IL,. (ECWd) – Earlier this afternoon, Objections to the nomination packets of six candidates for the positions of Atlanta Public Library District were filed at the Library District prior to its […]
Algonquin Township meeting – Email content tells an interesting story
McHenry Co. (ECWd) – During today’s Algonquin Township Special Meeting, Trustee Lawrence makes reference to an email sent to the trustees the night before fromRoad District Highway Commissioner Andrew Gasser. She claims what […]
Algonquin Township Trustee Lawrence spreads lie about court filing
McHenry Co. (ECWd) – Nothing like waking up on a Saturday before Christmas to the phone ringing instead of the jingle-bells of the Christmas Holidays. I recieved calls from people wanting to […]
Edgar Co. Sheriff Jeff Wood failed to properly report campaign donations –
PARIS, IL. (ECWd) – The “Jeff Wood for Sheriff” campaign apparently submitted at least one false or incomplete D-2 Report to the Illinois State Board of Elections, this one in October of […]
Algonquin Township legal bills to climb – by design?
McHenry Co. (ECWd) – The Algonquin Township Board is now facing more legal action against them, and all indicators point to Township attorney James Kelly as the root cause. We predicted court action […]
Algonquin Township – Clueless Clowns & silent attorney scuttle all funding for Road District next year.
McHenry Co. (ECWd) – During the last Algonquin Township meeting, Trustee Shea, while acting in the capacity of chairman for the meeting, made a claim about the Road District tax levy that […]
DuPage Township – Trustee Maripat Oliver -$15,000 Maximum………?
Will Co. (ECWd) – Knowing their obligations and knowing the laws they are supposed to be following is the first step for any elected official. That is why my first public comment […]
DuPage Township – Does Supervisor Mayer’s public response match public records he filed?
Will Co. (ECWd) – Bill Mayer, the Township Supervisor for DuPage Township is embroiled in what appears to be a conflict of interest related to a phone service company called Call One. […]
Coles County – Motion to Dismiss filed in Quo Warranto filled with misleading information
Coles Co. (ECWd) – Coles County taxpayers filed a Quo Warranto action against Coles County and their contracted assessor as reported in this article. The suit was brought because the County contracted a […]
Edgar Co. Simultaneous Filing Lottery Scheduled
August Griffin, Edgar County Clerk and Recorder, has published notice of the Lottery for Simultaneous Filing for the offices of Paris District 95 School Board. This lottery determines the order in which […]
FOIA rules under Governor Quinn released
Illinois (ECWd) – A recent Freedom of Information Act request to the Governor’s office resulted in some interesting FOIA policies used during Governor Quinn’s term. According to a whistle blower, we have […]
Algonquin Township – Trustee Victor points to “Shady Money” – calls for a forensic audit
McHenry Co. (ECWd) – Nope, you cannot make this stuff up! Melissa Victor, a self-proclaimed “numbers” person was unable to make heads or tails of certain bills and budget matters. At one […]
DuPage Township Supervisor having a problem with truth
Will Co. (ECWd) – DuPage Township Supervisor Bill Mayer was confronted a few months ago about his affiliation with a company called Call One, which happened to be providing phone services to […]
DuPage Township Supervisor Admits conflict
Will Co. (ECWd) – DuPage Township Supervisor Bill Mayer appears to have admitted to a conflict of interest, that if true, could be a class 4 felony under the Township code at […]
Crawford County Sheriff facing FOIA lawsuit for failing to produce public records
Crawford Co. (ECWd) – The Crawford County Sherriff has refused to produce certain records connected to seized weapons even though multiple attempts to obtain the records were provided. Josh Burday with Loevy […]
Maine Township facing FOIA lawsuit for failure to produce records
Cook Co. (ECWd) – The Maine Township has refused to produce certain records tied to the General Assistance Public Aid information and even though we offered them a chance to rethink their […]
Village of Hammond – Certain elected officials should resign
Piatt Co. (ECWd) – November 9th, 2018 I sent this Freedom of Information Act request to the Village of Hammond. Based on what we reported in this article regarding the Village of […]
Village of Hammond – Legal advice ignored as are the laws
Piatt Co. (ECWd) – We routinely find local government bodies being given bad legal advice from their attorney, but in the Village of Hammond, a new twist. Legal advice is given but […]
Karen Johnston, Kankakee School District 111, Conflict of Interest in Transportation Director Employment
KANKAKEE, IL. (ECWd) – Karen Johnston, former member of the Kankakee School District Board of Education, participated in an activity which presented a conflict of interest between her elected position as board […]
Vermilion County’s 73 years of improper Airport taxation –
DANVILLE, IL. (ECWd) – “That’s the way we’ve always done it.” “The county tax system works this way” “There are different tax codes” “There may be exceptions that apply to our local […]
Wesley Township – Donald, John and Sarah Norton being sued – A family affair
Will Co. (ECWd) – The former finger flipping Highway Commissioner for Wesley Township, John Norton, who thought he could get away with calling people a pedophile has now landed his whole family in […]
Algonquin Township objection denied – Township ordered to comply with FOIA
McHenry Co. (ECWd) – “Algonquin Township Objection to the settlement agreement and entry of the proposed agreed order is overruled and denied.” At the direction of Algonquin Township attorney James Kelly, an […]
Clark-Edgar Water BOIL ORDER LIFTED NOTIFICATION
Clark-Edgar Rural Water District 475 IL Hwy 1 Marshall, IL 62441 Phone: (217) 463-5888 Fax: (217) 463-5115 Date: November 29, 2018 BOIL ORDER LIFTED NOTIFICATION The Clark-Edgar Rural Water District […]
Urbana Schools Asst Superintendent arraigned on eavesdropping charge –
URBANA, IL. (ECWd) – Samual J. Byndom, Assistant Superintendent of Schools at Urbana School District 116, was charged earlier this month with eavesdropping. In previous reports, it was alleged that he purchased […]
BOIL ORDER for portions of Clark Edgar Rural Water District
Edgar Co. (ECWd) – A BOIL ORDER has been issued by the CERWD for the following areas. The Clark-Edgar Rural Water District has issued an emergency repair for the following location in […]
Rep. Stephanie Kifowit (D) files Motion to expunge death wish comments from record –
SPRINGFIELD, IL. (ECWd) – Rep Kifowit stated she filed a Motion to expunge her previous death wish comments (watch them here) from the House records. Motion passed. Rule 51 violations were also […]
IL. State Rep. Stephanie Kifowit (D) reads cold apology, filled with excuses –
SPRINGFIELD, IL. (ECWd) – Illinois State Rep. Stephanie Kifowit (D) reads cold apology, filled with excuses during today’s House session. Her “apology” appeared to be more of an excuse of her reprehensible […]
Algonquin Township – The Circus tent is alive and well…ok, not so well
McHenry Co. (ECWd) – Algonquin Township Attorney James Kelly has provided some interesting information to the Road District’s Attorney Rob Hanlon regarding our Freedom of Information Act lawsuit against the Township. Interesting because […]
IL State Rep Stephanie Kifowit’s (D) Death Wish on Rep Breen (R) and his family – then she lied about it –
SPRINGFIELD, IL. (ECWd) – On the Illinois House of Representative Floor, during debate on November 27, 2018, Rep. Stephanie Kifowit, D-Aurora, issued a death wish upon Rep. Peter Breen and his family. […]
