Illinois (ECWd) - Yes, it's the silly season once again and as we always do prior to elections, we point out clear falsehoods and alleged violations of law by those running for office. We encourage everyone to first read all the related ROE #11 articles we recently...
Illinois (ECWd) - This week the FBI detained six Illinois police officers for stealing money and drugs. This astonishing story was covered by the Chicago Tribune in this article.  CBS News also covered the story in this article.  Fox covered the story in this article. ...
WASHINGTON D.C. (ECWd) - President Trump has released the Devin Nunes FISA memo. Read it (here) and form your own opinion: [pdf-embedder url="https://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Devin-Nunes-FISA-memo.pdf"] . <...
Cook Co. (ECWd) - Maine Township violated the Open Meetings Act during their November 28th, 2017, meeting by allowing the Clerk to vote and instructing three board members that they must abstain. The violation covered in this article lead to this article confirming the Attorney General...
CHRISMAN, IL. (ECWd) - More alleged electioneering using public resources. This time it is in a school building in Chrisman. In addition to the 6 School Superintendent's electioneering with public resources detailed in a previous article (here), we now find campaign signs for the Michael Smith for...
TUSCOLA, IL. (ECWd) - It has come to our attention that Michael Smith, current Superintendent of Tuscola School District, and Candidate for the Office of Superintendent of Regional Office of Education #11 has been busy using his school district email for electioneering purposes. Not only has he...
TUSCOLA, IL. (ECWd) - [caption id="attachment_42662" align="alignleft" width="411"] Our rendering of the Q & A[/caption] Yes, those are his words, not ours. Dr. Bobbi Mattingly is the current, and soon retiring, Regional Schools Superintendent of ROE #11. Michael Smith is the School Superintendent in Tuscola and is campaigning...
LaSalle Co. (ECWd) - The Pleasant View Luther Home is once again in the line of fire, this time for a death of an elderly person. A year ago today NBC 5 covered an abuse case by this same facility and reports that they were fined...
NEWTON, IL. (ECWd) - Below is the video of January 18, 2018, Board of Trustees Meeting of Jasper County Community Unit School District #1. A citizen jokingly said she would use her cane against the Superintendent and some guy used curse words during public comment relating to...
NEWTON, IL. (ECWd) - We know, it's pretty sad when actually receiving a proper FOIA response can garner a headline. Within a half an hour of publishing this article about an incomplete response to a FOIA request for all emails of the school district, Mr. Johnson, Superintendent,...
