BOLINGBROOK, IL. (ECWd) - View the video from February 4, 2019 below. There was a meeting of the DuPage Township Board called for Feb 4th, Trustees Maripat Oliver and Ken Burgess decided not to attend, leaving less than a majority of a quorum as that term is...
DeKalb Township (ECWd) - In April 2015 the DeKalb Township Supervisor announced a new program he was running thru General Assistance, and it dealt with the township becoming an independent agent of Shaklee Products. We cannot find any authority in the Township Code for a township to...
NEWTON, IL. (ECWd) - The Jasper County Community School District No. 1 has received a Motion for Sanctions against it alleging one of its employees committed witness tampering by threatening and intimidating a witness in a federal lawsuit. A Federal lawsuit was brought against the Jasper County...
WHEELING, IL. (ECWd) - The Illinois Attorney General has determined that the Village of Wheeling violated the Open Meetings Act during its September 5, 2017 public meeting. According to the written determination, Wheeling violated the OMA by enforcing restrictions on public comment that were not part of...
McHenry Co. (ECWd) - Considering it is a Tuesday and the time card reviewed today has a great big red flag for the April 4th, 2017 date, which is a Tuesday, we present to you, "Time Card Tuesday". The continued review of time cards for Anna May Miller...
McHenry Co. (ECWd) - Recent exposure of Anna May Miller's political work from public computers and the fuzzy math time cards has raised more questions than we can keep up with. Miller was also a County Board member while being employed by her husband at the Algonquin Township...
SPRINGFIELD, IL. (ECWd) - Illinois Senator Melinda Bush, (D) 31st District, apparently thinks more government secrets are better. Bush filed Senate Bill 0196 on January 30, 2019. This Bill would permit a public body to hire "independent contractors" in secret, outside the prying eyes of the public. It would...
DuPage Township (ECWd) - Q: When Township Supervisor resigns, who signs checks? A:Â Nobody. (is the short answer) Q: Then how do the township bills and payroll get paid? A: They don't get paid until the vacancy is filled. Such is the dilemma in DuPage Township after their now-former Supervisor...
McHenry Co. (ECWd) - Records recovered from a hard drive of the Road District reflect Anna May Miller, a former employee of the Road District and wife of the former Highway Commissioner Bob Miller, created documents tied directly to political work, to include campaigning.  Although the document...
McHenry Co. (ECWd) - Legal bills in the Township of Algonquin and its Road District have been a point of interest to residents and the local paper. In fact, today a comment was made by the local media that triggered us getting this article up today. "I...
