Illinois (ECWd) - A recent Freedom of Information Act request to the Governor's office resulted in some interesting FOIA policies used during Governor Quinn's term.  According to a whistle blower, we have yet to receive certain records related to our request however to date no one has...
McHenry Co. (ECWd) - Nope, you cannot make this stuff up!  Melissa Victor, a self-proclaimed "numbers" person was unable to make heads or tails of certain bills and budget matters. At one point during the meeting, she stated she does not know what he has in his...
Will Co. (ECWd) - DuPage Township Supervisor Bill Mayer was confronted a few months ago about his affiliation with a company called Call One, which happened to be providing phone services to the Township. Mayer denied any affiliation and assured the members of the public and...
Will Co. (ECWd) - DuPage Township Supervisor Bill Mayer appears to have admitted to a conflict of interest, that if true, could be a class 4 felony under the Township code at a minimum. The Township code, specifically section 85-45 outlines pecuniary interest in contracts and...
Crawford Co. (ECWd) - The Crawford County Sherriff has refused to produce certain records connected to seized weapons even though multiple attempts to obtain the records were provided. Josh Burday with Loevy and Loevy filed the Freedom of Information Act lawsuit today on behalf of Kirk Allen...
Cook Co. (ECWd) - The Maine Township has refused to produce certain records tied to the General Assistance Public Aid information and even though we offered them a chance to rethink their position they chose to stand by their denial. Josh Burday with Lovey and Lovey filed...
Piatt Co. (ECWd) - November 9th, 2018 I sent this Freedom of Information Act request to the Village of Hammond. Based on what we reported in this article regarding the Village of Hammond, it is apparent some of these elected officials are failing their community by not...
Piatt Co. (ECWd) - We routinely find local government bodies being given bad legal advice from their attorney, but in the Village of Hammond, a new twist. Legal advice is given but ignored. The Village wants a new maintenance building, and it's going to cost more than $25,000.00,...
KANKAKEE, IL. (ECWd) - Karen Johnston, former member of the Kankakee School District Board of Education, participated in an activity which presented a conflict of interest between her elected position as board member, and her application for and job interview and hiring for the newly created...
DANVILLE, IL. (ECWd) - "That's the way we've always done it." "The county tax system works this way" "There are different tax codes" "There may be exceptions that apply to our local situation" These are some of the excuses we have heard regarding the improper taxation of only parts of...
