Carlinville, IL. (ECWd) - On October 21, 2019, the following Order was entered in Macoupin County Circuit Court: “Before considering the parties' substantive arguments at hearing, the Court offered the following opening remarks, which the Court will reiterate: The Court recognizes water supply is an issue for the...
Winnebago Co. (ECWd) - "For the reasons explained below, the Public Access Bureau concludes that the Pecatonica Township Board violated the requirements of the OMA in connection with its December 19, 2017, meeting by prohibiting a member of the public from addressing the Board during the...
Will Co. (ECWd) - Bill Mayer, former DuPage Township Supervisor was plagued from exposure of his actions in numerous articles and public comments during meetings prior to his resignation. While many of his defenders chose to insist we were wrong on our information, or that certain things...
BLOOMINGTON, IL. (ECWd) - Earlier this month, Bloomington, IL. Mayor Tari Renner went on a local radio show to dispute a report that one of the city's police officers resigned, and that something was going on with that officer's duty performance as the reason for his...
Pecatonica, IL. (ECWd) - During the October 15, 2019 Pecatonica Township Board of Trustees Meeting, the township attorney, John Nelson, while he was talking about us, stated that the [Edgar County Watchdogs] "have a program where they try to find things that they can sue townships...
Winnebago Co. (ECWd) - Pecatonica Township officials must think they live in N. Korea or China, or somewhere else that rules with an iron fist without the rule of law. At the Pecatonica Township meeting held Oct 15, 2019, the Board Chairman decided it was a good...
Carlinville, IL. (ECWd) - The Brotze v. Carlinville lawsuit, generally about whether the city had statutory authority to form and join a private non-profit water company, was heard today in Macoupin County Circuit Court. Today's Hearing was on Carlinville's Motion to Dismiss the lawsuit. The Court DENIED Carlinville's...
Wheeling, IL. (ECWd) - The Village of Wheeling recently agreed to pay $34,000 in attorney fees to settle a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit brought by Kraft for their denial of public records requested in mid-2017. This case involved key-swipe-card data (building entry) and specific security camera...
Coles Co. (ECWd) - The Concerned Taxpayers of Coles County group asked for our help almost three years ago regarding the County Assessments. One of the first key items we identified was the improper contracting with an individual to perform the duties of the Supervisor of...
McHenry Co. (ECWd) - While reviewing Algonquin Township records, we identified some troubling expenditures as it relates to insurance benefits ranging from coverage to officials no longer with the Township to family members of elected officials appearing as dependents getting coverage on the Blue Cross Blue...
