WHEELING, IL. (ECWd) - In reference to our lawsuit alleging violations of the Freedom of Information Act, on February 19, 2019, Cook County Judge Pamela McLean Meyerson Ordered the Village of Wheeling to turn over surveillance video and swipe-key card data to the Edgar County Watchdogs,...
McHenry Co. (ECWd) - Questions have been raised regarding official social media sites of government entities and their content and/or access to it. It appears the matter is tied to the recent January 2019 decision from the US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit which...
Algonquin Township, IL. (ECWd) - Some say there is "chaos" in Algonquin Township. For those that are not familiar with false narrative writing, it begins with pointing to a predisposed position, in this case, chaos. While the media and others are pointing to there being chaos in the...
McHenry Co. (ECWd) - Time Card Tuesday brought to you for the purpose of ensuring everyone knows of the matters being ignored within the Township and by the authorities who have the power to take action. Why is that important? Because we have attorneys and board...
BOLINGBROOK, IL. (ECWd) - [caption id="attachment_50480" align="alignleft" width="185"] Felix George' Oath of Office[/caption] After a nearly 3-hour closed session, the DuPage Township Board of Trustees entertained a vote to appoint Felix George as Township Supervisor. The vote was a 2-2 tie, with the Township Clerk breaking the tie...
Will Co. (ECWd) - Our work of exposing local government malfeasance has many facets. While any particular article may be focused on a specific unit of government, one facet commonly overlooked is the exposure of one local problem opens the door for other local governments and...
McHenry Co. (ECWd) - It's time for Time Card Tuesday once again. This article will begin with the first two time cards we have for Anna May Miller, former employee of the Road District. What makes this time card coverage so interesting is not just the math...
ALGONQUIN TOWNSHIP (ECWd) - UPDATE: Copy of Court Order inserted at end of article. Today, the McHenry County Circuit Court granted our Emergency Motion To Quash a subpoena from Algonquin Township directed at Dropbox, to obtain access to our Dropbox account. We asked to quash all future...
ALGONQUIN TOWNSHIP (ECWd) - Below are the unredacted Closed Session Minutes of the January 9, 2019 meeting of the Algonquin Township Board. The Board had previously released a redacted version, but this unredacted version plays a part in a future article we will publish. The key things unredacted...
BOLINGBROOK, IL. (ECWd) - We made a short video explaining what happens when a Township Supervisor resigns. It is a fairly straight-forward process, once you understand that the Township Code, the Open Meetings Act, and the Public Officer Prohibited Activities Act must be complied with. Some key things...
