LaHarpe, IL. (ECWd) - Ryan Kienast, the long-embattled Mayor of LaHarpe, Illinois tendered his resignation prior to the May 22, 2017, city council meeting by placing a copy of his resignation at every seat of the city council. His most recent scandal involved the firing of a water...
DuPage Co., IL. (ECWd) - This has become routine in Illinois and a large part of why public corruption runs rampant at all levels of Illinois government. Last summer, we wrote about DuPage County Board member Don Puchalski, who was also the appointed DuPage County Public Guardian...
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...
