EDGAR CO., (ECWd) - UPDATE from the ECSD: At 1238 hrs a citizen found two subjects in the area around the Pleasant Hill Church. When law enforcement arrived the male subject took off running and a female subject was apprehended. The male was chased on foot and...
McHenry Co. (ECWd) - A recent Freedom of Information Act request I submitted to the Algonquin Township Road District has now triggered court action directed at James Kelly, the Township attorney. Kelly apparently has refused to provide Road District Records to Andrew Gasser, the current Algonquin Township...
EDGAR Co., IL. (ECWd) - In the video below, Rob Bogue and I are discussing various airports in Illinois, to include issues with the Vermilion County Regional Airport Authority's Commissioners, and the issues with the Edgar County Airport. https://youtu.be/A65lJrDTjdQ . Our work is funded entirely thru donations and we ...
McHenry Co. (ECWd) - Where is the local reporting? The Plaintiff, James Sweeney, Union 150, and AFL-CIO filed this Reply in Support of Motion to Dismiss Second Amended Counterclaim on June 26th, 2018. Contained in that brief is an allegation that got our attention in light of a recent...
Illinois - (ECWd) - Illinois news publications are buzzing about the Federal charges filed against Russian nationals related to the hacking of the Illinois State Board of Elections computers. See more on those stories at Illinois News Network, Chicago Tribune, Chicago Sun-Times. Was passage of SB172 the...
McHenry Co. (ECWd) - The more we watch the current Algonquin Township, the more we are convinced those in charge have no business in public office as they can't follow the simplest of laws. 60 ILCS 1/100-5 - (a) The township board may employ and fix the...
McHenry Co. (ECWd) - John Styf, Editor of the Northwest Harold took to the Cary Grove Politics Facebook page in what appears to be an attempt to school the Algonquin Township Road Commissioner on journalism and fake news after he posted a statement pertaining to an article...
Will Co. (ECWd) - During the last township meeting, it was pointed out that there was no handicap parking or signage as required by Federal Law. Failure to have such parking and proper signage violate the Americans Disabilities Act. From the US Access Board:Â Are accessible spaces required...
Will Co. (ECWd) - Let's consider this a class in Township Government for dummies. The Township Code on Parks is found at this link. It's a really large law that contains a whopping 4 sections. We suggest reading laws from the top down. In some cases, like this...
McHenry County, IL. (ECWd) - When we used the term "lie" in the title, we define it as providing a written document (via email) with language purporting to have the support of those who are listed at the bottom of the letter. This letter lied about...
