ECWd – As we have noted in earlier articles, Gov. Pritzker signed Public Act (“PA”) 101-0104 this year, and it became effective on July 19, 2019. This PA amends Section 60-5 (and […]
Wilmington, IL. (ECWd) – As we had previously reported, Wesley Township made a decision without voting on it during a public meeting. The decision was the result of the township trustees allegedly […]
CAHOKIA, IL. (ECWd) – Records provided to ECWd by Brad VanHoose, who received them via a FOIA request, indicate the Illinois State Police and FBI investigated the Village of Cahokia elections board […]
“Selective wording in reporting is often done for the purpose of supporting a narrative being pushed for all kinds of different reasons.” The above quote is from our article published at this […]
WILMINGTON, IL. (ECWd) – Just one day after being arrested (read about the arrest here) by the Wilmington Police Department, John Norton was slapped with an Emergency Stalking No Contact Order (Order […]
WILMINGTON, IL. (ECWd) – John Norton was arrested at 3:30 p.m. on August 15, 2019, at his home. According to the Wilmington Police Report, Norton spent some time in the Dollar General […]
McHenry Co. (ECWd) – Selective wording in reporting is often done for the purpose of supporting a narrative being pushed for all kinds of different reasons. Reporting is not just done by […]
McHenry Twp. (ECWd) – McHenry Township is located in McHenry County and has been in the news lately for its vote to discontinue the township senior bus service. Recently, we have written […]
McHenry Co. (ECWd) – Oops, I stepped in it, how on earth am I going to clean this up? Thomas Gooch III is the attorney representing former Algonquin Township Highway Commissioner Bob […]
PARIS, IL. (ECWd) – A now-former employee of the Edgar County Health Department is alleged to have stolen or otherwise misappropriated funds from the health department. She has since resigned, the Edgar […]
OLIVER, IL. (ECWd) – The Clark-Edgar Rural Water District held a Special Meeting on May 1, 2019. During this special meeting, the district discussed items that were not listed on the agenda […]
MARSHALL, IL. (ECWD) – The Marshall, Illinois standoff which resulted in the arrest of (Charles) Tyler Livvix yesterday was the result of his failing to appear in court on a previous Felony […]
Marshall, IL. (ECWd) – Earlier this afternoon, police attempted to arrest Tyler Livvix at his 14th street address in Marshall, IL. He refused to exit his home, which got the Marshall Police, […]
McHenry Co. (ECWd) – Algonquin Road District attorney Rob Hanlon filed an Amended Complaint against Charles Lutzow regarding his handling of Road District funds. It appears there are distinct differences in this […]
McHenry Co. (ECWd) – For months we recieved complaints that the Algonquin Township Clerk was never at the office. It appeared the McHenry County Blog was getting the same feedback, an assumption […]
Wesley Township (ECWd) – Wesley Township and its Road District were named as Defendant in a Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”) lawsuit filed by Cindy BRZANA yesterday. This suit accuses the Township […]
McHenry Co. (ECWd) June 19th, 2019 Township meeting – Trustee Shea – “Action to appoint Darlene Lutzow as the temporary deputy supervisor has passed with a roll call vote 2 to 1.” […]
McHenry Co. (ECWd) – Trustee Lawrence took to social media and listed numerous questions pertaining to this article we published. She claims to have only skimmed over the article and has a […]
McHenry Co. (ECWd) – The Algonquin Township Clerk, Karen Lukasik, made references to destroying records on social media shortly after taking office which resulted in her being named in a lawsuit from […]
Kankakee, IL. (ECWd) – We sued the City of Kankakee last week for their improper denial of copies of settlements/agreements approved during their July 1, 2019 public meeting. What I requested: “Copy […]
WESLEY TWP. (ECWd) – Wesley Township is the Defendant in a Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”) lawsuit filed by Leonard McCubbin alleging violations of the FOIA by refusing to provide requested records. […]
McHenry Co. (ECWd) – Algonquin Township attorneys and the parties involved in a lawsuit regarding record destruction had certain information placed under a Protective Order. The first protective order was explained in […]
McHenry County (ECWd) – Algonquin Township is named as Defendant in four more lawsuits filed since July 26, 2019 in McHenry County Circuit Court. Think how simple and inexpensive it would be […]
McHenry Co. (ECWd) – The legal wrangling in Algonquin Township continues and the transcript from November 2017 makes reference to suspicion of a crime. Reading the transcript points to concerns of access […]
McHenry Co. (ECWd) – Timelines, testimony, facts, and attorneys can twist up a situation so much it is no wonder so many are confused. As we continued to review Freedom of Information […]
ILLINOIS – (ECWD) – By now, most already know Illinois State Senator Tom Cullerton has been Indicted by a Federal Grand Jury on 41 counts. You can read the full Indictment below. […]
McHenry Co. (ECWd) – “I have the thumb drive copied of Mr. Lutzow and Provenzano in the Kabota for you.”, says Algonquin Township Clerk in an email September 6, 2018, to criminal […]
PARIS, IL. (ECWd) – Construction at the Edgar County Airport continues today with more concrete being delivered by Mid-Illinois Concrete out of Mattoon, Illinois. MiC won the bid, Feutz Contractors is the […]
East St. Louis, IL. (ECWd) – Department of Justice U.S. Attorney’s Office Southern District of Illinois FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, July 30, 2019 Former Director of East St. Louis Library Sentenced The […]
McHenry Co. (ECWd) – The Algonquin Township Clerk, through her attorney, has filed her Amended Counter Claim. While it will be most interesting to see the response to this filing, there are […]
