BENTON, IL. (ECWd) - According to our source in Benton, last Friday, the Zoning Officer for the City of Benton, Illinois, Dave Garavalia, decided to lock (or otherwise prevented entry) City Commissioner Donald Storey out of city hall after a verbal dispute in reference to an...
Naperville, IL. (ECWd) - I attended the DuPage County Election Commission for their December 12, 2018 meeting - this was prior to the Election Commission dissolving, and approximately one month prior to the (new) County Clerk taking responsibility for the elections. During the meeting, I noticed that...
FORD CO., IL. (ECWd) - Release: June 11, 2019 and also reported in the News-Gazette (here). Tragic Death in Jail Leads to Multi-Million Dollar Settlement to Benefit Minor Children. Richard Jon Gonzalez, 30 year old father to young Noah, Richard Jr., and Alyssa, tragically and distressingly died on...
McHenry Co. (ECWd) - Timelines are an interesting thing to pay attention to with public bodies. The timeline for Algonquin Township Clerk Karen Lukasik and Township Attorney James Kelly has possibly laid a foundation for sanctions against her and her attorney, similar to those outlined in...
PARIS, IL. (ECWd) - I stopped by the Edgar County Airport this morning to take photos of the fuel farm / apron construction project. Its purpose is to provide additional and self-serve fueling for airplanes, and additional parking (tie-down) space. It appears to be progressing in spite of...
McHenry Co. (ECWd) - Shortly after the last Township election, we read a story in the local paper about the Algonquin Township Clerk Karen Lukasik being allegedly secretly videotaped at the Township. Her allegations are what lead to some of our first FOIA request at the...
COLES CO. (ECWd) - As we were making our way to the Bloomington, Illinois city council meeting yesterday afternoon, we witnessed what can only be described as distracted driving nearly causing a head-on crash with an 18 wheeler. As you watch this, it should remind you to...
Atlanta, IL. (ECWd) - During its June 20, 2019 meeting, the Atlanta Library District Board of Trustees had an Agenda item for action on "Settlement of Edgar County Watchdogs Lawsuit" which was the result of the Library's decision to violate the Freedom of Information Act by...
McHenry Co. (ECWd) - ***Updated to fix broken link to 4th Amended Complaint. Just when you think you have seen it all, a new rabbit is pulled from that hat and this one is a doozy. Trustee Lawrence made a motion at Saturday's special meeting to permit the...
McHenry Co. (ECWd) - No, you honestly could not make this up if you tried. Karen Lukasik, the Algonquin Township Clerk filed a countersuit approximately two years ago that contained allegations that records were missing. As the case moved forward and she was faced with her family...
