McHenry Co. (ECWd) - "Richard Bakken of Standard Equipment; He is believed to have knowledge of a scheme and artifice to Rig Bids in connection with a Street Sweeper sold to Algonquin Township Road District. The actions of rigging the bidding process to in essence avoid...
McHenry Co. (ECWd) - An amended complaint was filed in McHenry County back on June 15, 2017, which appears to lay out a substantial case for records retention. One can only wonder why preserving records is a problem. According to the complaint, it appears a lot...
PARIS, IL. (ECWd) - Randall Peterson was supposed to be in Edgar County Court this afternoon for his first appearance on the Domestic Battery / Physical Contact charge. He did not show, instead, his wife showed and gave the Judge a letter explaining that he could not...
McHenry Co. (ECWd) - Former Algonquin Township Highway Commissioner Bob Miller appears not to understand what "sealed" means. A receipt from Shaw Media reflects the bid notice for a new street sweeper and it specifically spells out that the bids will be sealed and open in public. How do...
McHenry Co. (ECWd) - Just about the time you thought you had seen it all, up jumps...
VERMILLION CO., IN. (ECWd) - Randy Peterson appeared in Vermillion County Court this morning for his initial hearing on the Motion to Revoke Probation for his DUI earlier this year. While on probation, Peterson was arrested and charged in Edgar County with Domestic Battery / Physical...
LINCOLN, IL. (ECWd) - The Logan County Board met on Nov 16th and decided it would consider a Motion to eliminate its Logan County Economic Development Partnership program. The Motion will be to eliminate, not suspend, the $55,000 for that fund. It will be considered at the...
Northern Illinois University (ECWd) - After an apparent unsuccessful attempt at obtaining a court order to seal the records, the final investigative reports of FOUNDED Sexual Harassment complaints against former Dean of the College of Law at NIU, Appellate Dean Eric Dannenmeir, were made public. Some of...
McHenry Co (ECWd) - Who was in charge of former Road Commissioner Bob Miller's Township Credit card? That is going to be the several thousand dollar question, as you can see from this article, a lot of spending took place on that card that doesn't point to...
College of DuPage (ECWd) - That's right - Half a million dollars. In a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit pitting the Chicago Tribune against the College of DuPage and the College of DuPage Foundation, the Chicago Tribune registered a decisive victory in the Appellate Court earlier...
