NEWTON, IL. (ECWd) - The Illinois Attorney General's Public Access Counselor has issued a letter (here or read it below) to the Jasper County Community Unit School District #1 in response to an allegation of an Open Meetings Act violation after the board's December 18, 2017,...
CARLINVILLE, IL. (ECWd) - Starting the new year off right - Carlinville, the gift that keeps on giving...
FOSTERBURG, IL. (ECWd) - The Illinois Attorney General's Public Access Counselor has asked Fosterburg Water District to further explain how they rented a separate suite in Drury Hotels, told the hotel it was for a "meeting room" and then later claim to the AG and the...
Cook Co. (ECWd) - In yet another example of local government failures, the Maine Township Supervisor, Laura Morask, has once again provided guidance to the Township Board that is inconsistent with State Law. In this particular case, it's actually sad to see how out of touch with...
Coles Co. (ECWd) - We have continued to demand accountability to the law from the Coles County Board and to date, have been ignored. One thing they cant ignore for long is the law and case law to support the very point we have made from...
KANKAKEE, IL. (ECWd) - Just received, under FOIA, the Kankakee City Council meeting minutes for the month of October 2017. As of this publication, these minutes have not been uploaded to the City's webpage. These minutes were approved at last night's (1-2-2018) city council meeting. It's a shame when...
Coles Co. (ECWd) - The ongoing property tax assessment issues in Coles County appear to be only getting worse. At the 6:48 mark of the newscast video below, which we posted in April 2017 in this article, the State's Attorney claimed that Bob Becker was not hired...
Illinois (ECWd) - As we begin another year of pushing back against what points to be a total disregard for the rule of law by our public officials, we ask that you take part in fixing a system that is failing the people. How can you...
ATLANTA, IL. (ECWd) - According to a report issued by blnnews.com, the Atlanta Public Library District's "Palms Grill" has a shortage of at least $9886.18 between April of 2016 and August of 2017. The shortage appears to be the difference between sales/receipts and actual bank deposits. Only...
PARIS, IL. (ECWd) - Robert Bogue and John Kraft talk about the Edgar County Airport, the issues surrounding the false claims [by local media] that Bogue doesn't want any federal grant funds at the airport, why the Edgar County Airport has still not received the grant...
