Effingham Co. (ECWd) - In light of the ambulance contract the county recently entered into, and the public outcry over concerns on how that process was handled, we filed a Freedom of Information Act request. My request was sent March 30th, 2017, and we have had...
DuPage Co. (ECWd) - The Better Government Association has asked us to assist in the promotion of their upcoming citizen watchdog training to be held at the DuPage Unitarian Universalist Church on April 24th, 2017. Full details can be found at this link. We encourage everyone to get...
College of DuPage (ECWd) - The College of DuPage, Village of Glen Ellyn, and the DuPage County Board all agreed that Glen Ellyn would once again take responsibility for building, liquor, and zoning inspections of the COD campus. According to the agreement, it states that "after June 30,...
Coles Co. (ECWd) - In order to follow the mess created by Coles County officials as it relates to the assessment of commercial property, we urge you to review all the articles written to date found here, here, here, and here. The State's Attorney and County...
Orland Park, Illinois - (ECWd) - Director Mary Weimar at the Orland Park Public Library is at it again: once more buying an obscene amount of expensive gourmet jelly donuts from the Orland Park Bakery with funds that taxpayers naively believe the library ought to...
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LaSalle Co. (ECWd) - LaSalle County case 17CF15 has been filed against Pietro Mautino who is the son of Illinois Auditor General Frank Mautino.  According to local reporting, court records show the alleged illegal possession of drugs took place in September of 2013. That...
LaSalle Co. (ECWd - In coordination with a LaSalle Co. Watchdog) - As of April 4th, last Tuesday, the City of LaSalle informed members of their police department that their K-9 Division was going to be terminated immediately. In an article posted online by the Newstribune it cites...
NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY, DEKALB, IL. (ECWd) - The Office of the Executive Inspector General ("OEIG") investigation of Northern Illinois University ("NIU") and its President, Douglas Baker, may have been wrapped up after more than 18 months - but the college is still paying legal fees, month after month, with no apparent...
BLOOMINGTON, IL. (ECWd) - Well, well, well...
