Ford Co. (ECWd) - Last year we formed American Watchdogs Inc., a 501c3 nonprofit for the purpose of training others nationwide on our model of how to hold local government accountable. Our first major project with that effort was the launching of a searchable database of...
CARLINVILLE, IL. (ECWd) - In the following video of Carlinville's March 19, 2018 meeting, you can clearly see Carlinville's attorney, Mr. Dan O'Brien, is having problems with people who want to participate in public comment, tries to shut it down in a preemptive rambling about litigation...
OK, I captured this video from Houston's ABC 7 News Live Feed as it was happening, and have a question for our law enforcement friends who may read this article: Why would they block the suspect car in, not remove him from the vehicle, then obviously...
CARLINVILLE, IL. (ECWd) - Alderman Cindy Campbell finally showed her true contempt for citizens in the aftermath of Carlinville's failed trampling of civil rights during its March 19, 2018, meeting. Campbell is typical of what we see across this state, who thinks everyone except her is completely...
NEWTON, IL., (ECWd) - Violations of the Open Meetings Act are criminal, are Class C Misdemeanors (5 ILCS 120/4), and need to be punished as the crimes they are. In the context of this article, we firmly believe that these are willful violations of the OMA,...
McHenry Co. (ECWd) - Clueless public officials are the downfall of this once great state, and the Algonquin Township Clerk is yet another example of a failed public official bringing public distrust of their elected officials. As if failed public officials are not bad enough, we have...
Illinois Co. (ECWd) - CBS 2 Chicago did a fine job expanding on the malfeasance that took place in the Algonquin Township Road District while under the failed leadership of Bob Miller, it was the Clerk's comments that got our attention in that report. The report shares the...
PARIS, IL. (ECWd) - Justin Hefner appeared in Edgar County Circuit Court this morning for a hearing on his 3-count felony case, 2018 CF 39, False impersonation of federal government employee, false impersonation of peace officer, and false impersonation of peace officer. Hefner appeared in custody with...
CARLINVILLE (ECWd) - During discussions of the "water company" which is currently a co-defendant, along with the City of Carlinville and Village of Dorchester, in a lawsuit challenging the authority and structure of the entity currently known as the Illinois Alluvial Regional Water Company - which...
CARLINVILLE (ECWd) - The city attorney, Dan O'Brien, discussed the AG's Public Access Counselor's opinion that the city of Carlinville violated the Open Meetings Act on January 2, 2018 when it adopted an Ordinance in violation of the OMA by not properly listing it on the...
