RANTOUL, IL. (ECWd) - Rantoul residents collected 501 signatures to place the binding question of "Shall the village be divided into 6 districts with one trustee elected from each district?" on the November 2018 Ballot. The photo to the left is Rantoul Village Clerk Graham reviewing the...
NAPERVILLE, IL. (ECWd) - The Illinois Attorney General's ("AG") Public Access Counselor ("PAC") has determined that the city of Naperville improperly withheld public records related to my Freedom of Information Act ("FOIA") request of certain utility bills of a named individual. On January 4, 2018, I submitted...
McHenry Co. (ECWd) James Kelly, attorney for the Algonquin Township, has filed this motion to Modify a Court order but there is just one small problem or a big one if you're James Kelly. The motion he filed was on behalf of the Township, which is...
CARLINVILLE, IL. (ECWd) - Today, the Illinois Attorney General's Public Access Counselor has determined that the City of Carlinville improperly denied my request for public record under the Freedom of Information Act by claiming that it was for a commercial purpose. Read the determination at this...
Lakewood, IL. (ECWd) - The village of Lakewood Mayor Paul D. Serwatka resigned effective July 31, 2018, at 4:30 p.m. He submitted a letter (read it here) which included his resignation and that he has been spending more time "out of state" and will no longer serve...
WESLEY TOWNSHIP, IL. (ECWd) - It appears the newly appointed Wesley Township Clerk, Sarah Norton, is not performing the functions appointed to her position as the official Wesley Township Freedom of Information Act Officer. A request for a public record under the FOIA was sent to the...
Illinois (ECWd) - How many lawyers do you know have actually won a mortgage foreclosure case for the debtor/property owner? Last fall, Robert Hanlon on behalf of his clients’ John and Alta Fern Gazdik, prevailed and obtained a summary judgment before Kane County Chief Judge, Hon. S....
SPRINGFIELD, IL. (ECWd) - The 2019 Illinois Election Candidate Guide from the Illinois State Board of Elections has been published. View a copy below or download your copy (here). This may still change if legislation affecting it is passed and signed into law. [pdf-embedder url="https://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/2019CandidatesGuide.pdf"] . Our work is funded...
CLARK CO., IL. (ECWd) - Our long-time readers will remember several years ago when the Clark County Park District voted to established a private subdivision on Park Property. The then-board majority submitted a Plat (a surveyed and subdivided area of land) to be recorded by the County...
Edgar Co. (ECWd) - Once again local police have found themselves in a Civil Rights lawsuit filed June 21, 2018, by Redwood Law Offices. The suit names Jesse Lewsader, Richard Wilson, Rayan Washburn, and the city of Paris as Defendants. According to the filing, this suit is a...
