LaSalle Co. (ECWd) - We had numerous complaints over the last several weeks regarding Bruce Township Supervisor Henry Araujo and his illegal spending of Township General Assistance funds. We filed a Freedom of information Act request for numerous records and although we have not received the response,...
Maine Township (ECWd) - All indications are pointing to Maine Township's inability to follow the law as it relates to General Assistance, Freedom of Information, and our State Constitution (more on that in a future article). General Assistance is one of the few welfare programs we have...
Jasper Co., IL. (ECWd) - Our previous article in this school district looked at the non-legally-binding alleged Cease and Desist letter given to an elected school board member (here). This Jasper County School District #1 - Board of Education and this School Superintendent are still playing the...
Cumberland Co., IL. (ECWd) - The Dine and Dash - LOL Bottom line is: This was no "dine and dash" as has been portrayed on social media sites. Previous stories include harassment at the football game (here) and exposing this illegitimate organization (here). On September 23, 2017, dinner...
Cook Co. (ECWd) - WARNING: Content found in these legal documents contain pornographic descriptions and search terms As if sexual harassment in the workplace is not bad enough, we now find that everything from attempts to scrub hard drives, to hiding computers has taken place in their...
COLES CO., IL. - Disclosure News Online UDPATED article with court records (click here). There are definite problems within Illinois school districts…and something that’s happened with a science teacher at Mattoon High School underscores this. Further, the situation as it stands with a huge number of kids being...
Illinois (ECWd) - A Freedom of Information Act request was made for “any policy that is the basis for any agency requesting the assistance of the Governor’s office in responding to FOIA requests". We understand the policy sought does exist but the Governor's office is claiming they...
Cook Co. (ECWd) - Over the years we have learned one of the fastest ways to identify if an elected official has any clue of what their job is, was to simply read the law they are bound by and then look for items in the...
McHenry CO., IL. (ECWd) - ISSUE: A "Voice Vote" during a public meeting - failing to record votes in meeting minutes. I filed a Request for Review of an alleged Open Meetings Act ("OMA") violation of the McHenry County Board during their September 19, 2017, county board...
Cook Co. (ECWd) - After what appears to be an abuse of General Assistance funds by the Main Township Supervisor Laura Morask, we asked for some more records that should be at her fingertips. The law mandates certain things when it comes to General Assistance, and the...
