Effingham Co. (ECWd) - Effingham County has been going through legal turmoil as it relates to the ambulance operations within the county for the last several yeas. As the legal posturing appears to be nearing a resolution, our tip line has been burning up with allegations...
DuPage Co. (ECWd) - According to the Federal Docket pertaining to the lawsuit filed by former Vice President Thomas Glaser and Controller Lynn Sapyta, it has been reported to the Federal Court that the Parties, in this case, have settled. The lawsuit was brought forward after the...
Newton, IL. (ECWd) - The Jasper County Clerk, Linda Huth, imposes unauthorized fees which are inconsistent with state law and thinks she can unlawfully seize and search your personal electronic devices. After our last article written about an individual who was arrested, detained, and forced to provide his...
Newton, IL. (ECWd) - This is what happens when local elected officials think they can do whatever they want, the law be damned. We believe the Jasper County Clerk and Recorder has an illegal fee and electronic device search policy, and the State's Attorney and Sheriff's Department assisted...
Coles Co. (ECWd) - As the State of Illinois crumbles from failures of our public officials to know and do their job, one only need to look at their local government to see much of the same problems. For years we have been asking public officials...
Northern Illinois University (ECWd) - NIU and President Doug Baker’s administration continue to dazzle with their numerous creative ways to circumvent state rules. The ban on reimbursement of employee commuting costs seems to be quite clear in the state travel rules, but Baker seems determined to...
CARLINVILLE, IL. (ECWd) - Carlinville FOIA Officer and City Clerk, Carla Brockmeier, has violated the law again and kept more public records hidden away in some dark, secret corner of her office. What a complete disgrace to public servants everywhere. On May 5, 2017, I submitted a...
Illinois (ECWd) - For the foregoing reasons, we hold that the IHSA is not a public body as defined by the FOIA and that the requested records are not the public records of District 230. Accordingly, we affirm the judgment of the appellate court, which affirmed...
CARLINVILLE, IL. (ECWd) - According to NBC-5 News Investigation, Carlinville High School is on a list found on an "Image Board" soliciting nude photos. There was a total of 67 High Schools across Illinois on the list. Their article, located here (CLICK HERE) concluded a two-month investigation...
Illinois (ECWd) - All the State Board of Election had to do was determine if Illinois Auditor General Frank Mautino reported his State Representative campaign expenditures incorrectly. The task was simple. During the hearing on the complaint filed by David Cook against Frank Mautino's campaign, the best...
