BLOOMINGTON, IL. (ECWd) - Local Watchdog Diane Benjamin, blnnews.com, says she caught the Bloomington High School using public funds and students to advocate for guns control bills. First the school denied having the printed flyers, admitted to copying them but gave a ridiculously low price that...
DOWNS, IL. (ECWd) - Less than one month after drafting a sexual harassment policy, according to recently released emails and other documents, the Downs Fire Protection District apparently held a Christmas Party on December 2, 2017, and sometime during said party, things turned sexual. The new...
Logan Co. (ECWd) - After our attendance at the last Mt. Pulaski board meeting the city attorney resigned the following morning. During that meeting, we shared our concerns with the actions of the Mayor which may well constitute felony crimes. We asked him to resign, as...
Illinois (ECWd) - In March we filed an OEIG Complaint regarding Governor Rauner and his administration for alleged ethics violations. A couple weeks later the OEIG's response appeared cryptic, as the language gave no assurance anything was going to be investigated. Today I received another letter from...
Will Co. (ECWd) - If you have not followed Part I and Part II, we encourage you to start from the beginning as it appears we could write a novel with what we are finding wrong at Wesley Township. While locals are angry with road issues and being...
MADISON CO., IL. (ECWd) - A member of a public body cannot sue that public body, and then turn around and settle the lawsuit without creating a prohibited interest in a contract (settlements are contracts). Michael Parkinson is a Granite City Police Officer and a member of...
CARLINVILLE, IL. (ECWd) - The April 2, 2018, Carlinville City Council meeting was, for the most part, uneventful, considering what transpired at their previous meeting. The city council behaved itself during comments from the public, the attorney stayed quiet for the most part, and the only short...
SPRINGFIELD, IL. (ECWd) - The State Journal-Register reported (here) that Frank Vala was resigning as Woodside Township Trustee, "rather than go through a legal battle that could cost taxpayers money." Sounds good on the surface, doesn't it? First, any legal battle would not have cost the taxpayer anything,...
HUME, IL. (ECWd) - On Decenber 14, 2017, at approximately 10:40 a.m., I observed the Shiloh School District's van being used for apparent personal business, and I notified the Superintendent of what I saw, and was told it would be looked at. I observed this van at...
Will Co. (ECWd) - All too often we find Township Supervisors that have taken the position that since they are the Treasurer for the Township, they can pretty much do whatever they want without following the laws. Wesley Township Supervisor appears to have followed that same...
