Coles Co. (ECWd) - We shared our concerns over the recent Coles County property tax appeal ruling from the Federal Court in this article. Specifically, we found serious fault with the court's analysis and suggestion that the taxpayers have a state remedy in their unequal protection case against...
BOLINGBROOK, IL. (ECWd) - By now, it is well-known that there was a settlement in an Open Meetings Act case disputing the firing of DuPage Township employee Linda Youngs. The plaintiff's attorney for that case was Bolingbrook Attorney Joe Giamanco. The Open Meetings Act lawsuit named Trustee...
BOLINGBROOK, IL. (ECWd) - During the October 9, 2018, DuPage Township Board of Trustees meeting, Trustee Burgess, and later followed by Supervisor Mayer, stated that they had photographs of me standing with a political candidate, holding a donation check. Burgess said he had a picture of me...
BOLINGBROOK, IL. (ECWd) - There were so many inaccurate statements, grandstanding, and flat-out lies during the October 9, 2018, DuPage Township Board of Trustees meeting it is difficult to concentrate on any one aspect. Timeline as the statements occurred can found in the below video. This meeting starts...
LaSalle Co. (ECWd) - More than two years ago I filed a request for review for what we knew were certain violations of our Freedom of Information Act by LaSalle Police Chief Uranich. "For the reasons discussed below, this office concludes that the LaSalle Police Department ( Department)...
Press release form the Illinois Department of Public Health ("IDPH"): Six Champaign-Urbana Residents Diagnosed with Legionnaires’ Disease 16th Oct, 2018 CHAMPAIGN – The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) reports that six Illinois residents from Champaign County have been diagnosed with Legionnaires’ disease since September 15, 2018. Additional...
McHenry Co. (ECWd) - Over the last 6 years, we have found very few public officials that actually take ownership of their operation...
OLIVER, IL. (ECWd) - During last night's Clark-Edgar Rural Water District Board of Trustees meeting, the agenda item for increasing pay of elected trustees was tabled at least for one more meeting for the stated reason of obtaining another legal opinion on several questions; 1) if...
Champaign Co. (ECWd) - Aaron Ammons appears to have admitted once again to his past action to be inconsistent with current law as it relates to his required Statement of Economic Interest filing. We first covered Aaron Ammons felony pardon in this article where we questioned; "When...
SPRINGFIELD, IL. (ECWd) - After reviewing the purchase agreements for electronic signage bearing School Board Member Adam Lopez' name and business entity, and all available Springfield School District 186 purchase/procurement policies, everything points to the school district's former athletic director and assistant principal, Brian Caton, approving...
