...such an unnecessary accumulation is illegal. Toynton, 285 Ill. App. 3d at 361.” Our application of the Illinois Supreme Courts formula for excess taxation points to an illegal accumulation of...
EFFINGHAM, IL. (ECWd) – After we wrote an article (which was part of a larger project dealing with park districts across the state of Illinois) dealing with unauthorized memberships, discounts,...
Illinois (ECWd)- Multiple Prayer for Leave to Appeal (PLA) briefs were filed yesterday with the Illinois Supreme Court stemming from the scandals exposed at the College of DuPage. The PLAs...
Kane Co. (ECWd) – Recent reporting on U46 School District and their plans of taking advantage of the Accelerate College Educational Partnership Program, which is a law in Illinois, points...
KANKAKEE, IL. (ECWd) – Click to enlarge After our article exposing the fact that the Kankakee Valley Park District (KVPD) had not approved any of their meeting minutes since April...
...2016, nearly 9 months ago. With the recent failure of the Kankakee School District’s attempt at loaning the park district $903,000 it is even more critical to find out what...
PRINCETON, IL. (ECWd) – The Princeton Park District’s gifting of memberships and fee waivers to their Commissioners in violation of the Park District Code, which specifically states they shall act...
CLARK CO., (ECWd) – The Clark County Park District Board of Commissioners voted to approve a settlement in the lawsuit brought against them for alleged violations of the Open Meetings...
...families), but that doesn’t stop most Park Districts in Illinois, the Princeton Park District being no different. In some twisted way of getting around the “compensation” to commissioners by way...
Illinois (ECWd) – All indications are pointing to a serious degradation of the rule of law in Illinois. Illinois State statutes are found in nine separate categories, which you can...