Will Co. (ECWd) - Knowing their obligations and knowing the laws they are supposed to be following is the first step for any elected official. That is why my first public comment to public bodies tends to be a simple question, have you read your powers...
Will Co. (ECWd) - Bill Mayer, the Township Supervisor for DuPage Township is embroiled in what appears to be a conflict of interest related to a phone service company called Call One. During one of the first DuPage Township meetings that I attended I asked Mr. Mayer...
Coles Co. (ECWd) - Coles County taxpayers filed a Quo Warranto action against Coles County and their contracted assessor as reported in this article. The suit was brought because the County contracted a person to do the job of the Supervisor of Assessments. We will provide what Mr. Bower states...
August Griffin, Edgar County Clerk and Recorder, has published notice of the Lottery for Simultaneous Filing for the offices of Paris District 95 School Board. This lottery determines the order in which candidate's names are placed on the ballot. When more than one candidate for the...
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...
