SPRINGFIELD, IL. (ECWd) - Earlier this week, I received a letter from the Office of the Special Legislative Inspector General in reference to a Complaint I had filed back in November of 2015. The Complaint (read the article here) was an allegation that the now-former Illinois State...
McHenry Co. (ECWd) - First, we heard claims from the Township Clerk Karen Lukasik that Bob Miller, former Highway Commissioner, did nothing illegal. That claim led to this article that appears to clearly dispute the clerk's claim. Then we published several more found at this link. As the...
DeKalb Co., IL. (ECWd) - The Hearing on the Complaint for Open Meetings Act violations of the Northern Illinois University Board of Trustees was held in DeKalb County Circuit Court this afternoon. This suit was brought by Misty Haji-Sheikh. She alleged that on June 15, 2017 the...
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...
