DuPage Co. (ECWd) - In April of 2015, taxpayers sent a clear message to the legacy trustees at the College of DuPage. One trustee, in particular, Dianne McGuire has once again shown the world that she has no interest in reforming the problems at the College...
EDGAR CO., IL. (ECWd) - Failure to pay bills. Amazing real-life state of affairs of the Illinois State Government has hampered criminal investigations. In Edgar County, it is the investigation of the 2013 firebombing of two airplanes while they sat outside a hangar at the airport located...
BLOOMINGTON, IL. (ECWd) - A lawsuit was filed on September 30, 2016, naming the City of Bloomington as Defendant. The suit alleges the city is withholding nonexempt public records in violation of the Freedom Of Information Act. Bloomington has a recent history of FOIA violations. The records sought were...
La Salle, IL. (ECWd) - Tom Collins, reporter for the News Tribune, decided to take a swat at our facts by simply asking the La Salle Police Chief to clarify the issues raised in this previous article (here). First, he says we "got that much right" when...
LaSalle Co. (ECWd) - All indications are we face a national problem when it comes to trusting our government both at the National, State, and Local level. Questionable actions by public officials are the primary cause of this distrust and when attempts are made to...
LaSalle Co. (ECWd) - When the top law enforcement officer of a county can't follow the law it is time for the people to think long and hard about the type of society they are willing to accept. As it relates to LaSalle County, it...
Illinois (ECWd) - For those that may be wondering how bad things are in this state, grab a cup of coffee and try to relax and digest the information I was just provided regarding the termination of a State Employee. Yes or No, “Have you ever...
Edgar Co. (ECWd) - I received a tip shortly after labor day of a domestic violence call that involved an Edgar County Corrections Officer and her sister, a dispatcher for Edgar County 911. I was told the matter was being swept under the rug and...
InvEnergy's wind farm joins "WALL OF SHAME" (InvEnergy owes Champaign County $480,298 in unpaid taxes.) Recently, we shed a spotlight on three parcels of land in Champaign County which have unpaid taxes in the California Ridge Wind Farm developed and partially owned by INVENERGY which is 90%...
DuPage CO., IL. (ECWd) - DuPage County Board Member and DuPage County Public Guardian, Donald Puchalski, has asked the Illinois Attorney General for an opinion on whether or not he is prohibited from holding both offices. The letter is below. In the letter, he points to the...
