McHenry Co. (ECWd) - How can tax money be spent by public officials? It starts with our State Constitution. Public Funds, Property, and Credit can only be used for public purpose. Obligations for payment or making payments from public funds are only as authorized by law or...
NAPERVILLE, IL. (ECWd) - Several weeks ago we notified DuPage County Board Chairman Dan Cronin of a possible disqualification of one of the DuPage Airport Authority ("DAA") Commissioners. During a state-wide research project on Airport Authorities, we noticed that DAA Commissioner Juan Chavez was also appointed to...
McHenry Co. (ECWd) - Taxpayers of Algonquin, the party was on your dime and paid for with May 2017 bills for the Road District. I wonder what Road District public business this was tied to just two weeks before leaving office? Sometimes words are not needed. . Our work is...
Cook Co. (ECWd) - Once again the Attorney General Public Access Counselor has determined that Maine Township violated the Open Meetings Act with their illegal vote and record destruction that we first exposed in this article. We understand the attorney for the Township at the time has...
McHenry Co. (ECWd) - As most of our readers know, we are not attorneys. With that in mind, we encourage people who have a basic grasp of the English language to understand you do not have to be an attorney to understand what is written in...
Atlanta, IL. (ECWd) - In a letter dated October 6, 2017, and addressed to the Logan County State's Attorney's Office, the attorney, Phillip Lenzini, who wrote a quick email to Bill Thomas several months earlier, decided to make an attempt at justifying Thomas' actions as being...
McHenry Co. (ECWd) - We recently wrote this article about Attorney Gooch confirming the sick pay to Bob Miller from the Road & Bridge fund was erroneous. Just about the time we thought the final disclosure on the sick pay where we would share the Illinois...
McHenry Co. (ECWd) - For starters, I once again ask that the Clerk do the citizens of Algonquin Township a favor and resign. The Freedom of Information Act is not that hard to understand nor comply with and you don't need a lawyer for either unless your Karen...
Algonquin Township, IL. (ECWd) - Pursuant to a Freedom of Information Act request, we received a copy of the demand letter from Algonquin Road District Commissioner Andrew Gasser to former commissioner Robert "Bob" Miller and his wife, Anna May Miller was sent within the past week. It...
McHenry Co. (ECWd) - "This complaint contains twenty-seven counts. Counts I - VI are breach of fiduciary duty claims which seek damages against Robert Miller and Anna May Miller for Breach of Fiduciary duty. Counts VII is a conversion claim and seeks monetary damages from Robert Miller, Count VIII...
