Shelby Co. (ECWd) - In part one of this two-part series, we pointed out the pitfalls to a State's Attorney being present during county board meetings. Below is a great history lesson which supports our position as well as exposes many of the past actions by...
Shelby Co. (ECWd) - After having attended county board meetings all over the state for years, we see three distinct patterns as it relates to the County State's Attorney being present or represented in a county board meeting. Those where the actual elected SA is present...
Illinois (ECWd) - Last week we broke the story on the Illinois State Police (ISP), having spent $237,316.47 on Freedom of Information Act lawsuit settlements in the last five years. (prior article here) Today we received an updated response from the ISP FOIA officer which indicates our...
Illinois (ECWd) - As you come into a small town across the state, there is commonly a speed limit sign requiring a reduced speed. A common practice is for these small-town police to set up their radar trap just a few yards from those signs, some...
Paris, Ill. (ECWd) - Last summer after the FBI searched the former superintendent's home, we submitted a Freedom of Information Act request to Paris District 95 for a copy of the grand jury subpoena. They provided a heavily redacted copy, refused to un-redact any of it,...
Shelby Co., Ill. (ECWd) - We asked for assistance in locating any State's Attorney Conference in the Orlando Florida area during December of 2022 in this article. While we are confident we have exhausted all efforts of identifying any such conference and believe no such conference was...
Oak Brook, Ill. (ECWd) - It has come to our attention that the Oak Brook Park District has been gifting public property and resources to its commissioners and their families. While not as expansive as Naperville Park District's freebees to commissioners, this needs to be placed...
Poplar Grove, Ill. (ECWd) - We have previously reported on former Poplar Grove Village President Owen Costanza's continued use of the title of President of the Village of Poplar Grove on his Facebook account and his email address. He is currently an elected village trustee, not...
Shelby Co. (ECWd) - Were those who donated to the Dive Team over the last several years aware those funds were not all being deposited into any Shelby County government account where they belong? Several months ago, the Shelby County Board voted to initiate a forensic audit...
Shelby Co., Ill. (ECWd) - During last night's Shelby County Board meeting, and amid considerable disruptions from a few people present in the gallery, the board voted 12:7 to take all steps necessary to sell the county farmland to the highest responsible bidder. There was considerable discussion...
