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...
McHenry Co. (ECWd) - WOW! What more can you say to the clear chastising James Kelly recieved from Bob Miller's Attorney, Thomas Gooch III. The communication should be of great interest to the board and the citizens. One note of interest is Bob Miller having direct communications...
McHenry Co. (ECWd) - All too often we see local governments get involved in what we call "feel good" programs, and it is those good feelings that are used as the justification for spending taxpayer funds on things that are not within their powers. We wrote about...
McHenry Co. (ECWd) - "it is our opinion that it appears no criminal violations have occurred." The McHenry County States Attorney was notified June 12, 2019, that the Attorney General Public Integrity found that no criminal violations have occurred by Mr. Andrew Gasser, the Algonquin Township Road...
Algonquin Twp (ECWd) - Algonquin Township Board of Trustees has scheduled another special meeting for Saturday, June 22, 2019 at 2 p.m. Items on the agenda for action include: appointment of Temporary Deputy Supervisor, and, discussion/action on proposed settlement agreement of litigation including, but not limited to...
