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November 16, 2024

Algonquin Township Road District – Good governance comes with ownership

OLIVER, IL. (ECWd) - During last night's Clark-Edgar Rural Water District Board of Trustees meeting, the agenda item for increasing pay of elected trustees was tabled at least for one more meeting for the stated reason of obtaining another legal opinion on several questions; 1) if...

Champaign Co. (ECWd) - Aaron Ammons appears to have admitted once again to his past action to be inconsistent with current law as it relates to his required Statement of Economic Interest filing. We first covered Aaron Ammons felony pardon in this article where we questioned; "When...

SPRINGFIELD, IL. (ECWd) - After reviewing the purchase agreements for electronic signage bearing School Board Member Adam Lopez' name and business entity, and all available Springfield School District 186 purchase/procurement policies, everything points to the school district's former athletic director and assistant principal, Brian Caton, approving...

Champaign Co. (ECWd) - The County Clerk position is one of great importance and demands total trust as they not only handle all the paperwork for the County government, but they also control the election operations in the County. Voting is one of our most sacred rights...

WHITE COUNTY, Illinois (ECWd) – An associate judge in White County, Illinois, has come under fire for actions he took during the course of a civil case involving his brother-in-law. Associate Judge Mark Stanley, 60, of Carmi, is the judge in question. Stanley has been an associate...

WHITESIDE CO., IL. (ECWd) - John Booker, candidate for Whiteside County Sheriff, was allegedly spotted using the Whiteside County Sheriff's Department marked vehicle while stopping at a local radio station for an interview concerning his campaign for Sheriff. He was spotted, on September 10, 2018, driving the...

Jacksonville, IL. (ECWd) - The Illinois Attorney General's Public Access Counselor has issued a determination letter stating that Morgan County's Planning Commission Director and FOIA Officer, James "Dusty" Douglas,  failed to adequately search for records requested pertaining to communications with Industrial Wind Turbines ("IWT"). In July I...

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