Grundy and Kendall Counties (ECWd) - Chris Mehochko, the Superintendent of the Grundy/Kendall County Regional Office of Education ("GKROE"), has been handing out Christmas or Holiday bonuses like candy to the ROE employees for the past several years. In 2020, there were a total of 23 separate...
Shelby Co. (ECWd) - On August 18, 2023, I submitted a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), request to the Shelby County Airport for a copy of the Fixed Base Operators' (FBO), contract and some other basic information. The date is significant in light of the events...
Effingham Co., Ill. (ECWd) - Press Release: January 18, 2024 Effingham County YouTube channel Effingham, IL, January 18, 2024 – This year, we see a new face of Effingham County with the launch of their new website. Along with this new, improved website, the County Board has also...
Shelby Co. (ECWd) - A recent social media post by County Board member Sonny Ross brought to light a 9-year-old's public comment at a city council meeting as reported in this video article and this local news article. "Miller, Sr. took his son to the council meeting...
McLean Co., Ill. (ECWd) - The Illinois Attorney General's Public Access Counselor has issued a determination stating the Executive Committee of the McLean County Board violated the Open Meetings Act ("OMA") by prohibiting a person from speaking during public comment at their November 13, 2023 meeting. Apparently,...
White Co., Ill. (ECWd) - We first looked into some aspects of this back in 2018, when we published an article critical of a now-former White Couty Associate Judge, Mark Stanley, who is alleged to have made judicial financial rulings in a civil case favoring his...
Illinois (ECWd) - SPRINGFIELD – Eight Illinois communities will share nearly $2.4 million in grants to expand access to outdoor recreation, Gov. JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) announced today. The grants come from the National Park Service’s Land and Water Conservation Fund...
Champaign Co. (ECWd) - Mahomet Township has once again been found in violation of the Illinois Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), according to the Attorney General's Public Access Counselor (PAC). PAC determination letter at this link. Two individuals submitted similar FOIA requests in July and August of...
Shelby Co., Ill. (ECWd) - The manufactured public outrage about the Shelby County Dive Team continued at last night's Shelby County board meeting by the same select few. The county board has continually been blamed for the resignations of the dive team members, when the former...
Paris, Ill. (ECWd) - At the end of December 2023, Paris School District 95 accepted the resignation of its now-former superintendent, Jeremy Larson, and entered into a mutual separation agreement with him. Part of his separation agreement (below) included stipulations that the district would not seek any...
