Shelby Co. (ECWd) - After a lengthy investigation and review of public records, we found numerous concerns, of which some are consistent with findings in other townships. We have been assured on some of those concerns they are going to fix, while others raised have...
EFFINGHAM, IL. (ECWd) - After we wrote an article (which was part of a larger project dealing with park districts across the state of Illinois) dealing with unauthorized memberships, discounts, and other freebies typically given to park commissioners, their families, and former commissioners and families -...
DeKalb Co., IL. (ECWd) - It’s not every day that we see a local body of government step up to the plate and do the right thing. DeKalb County residents did see this happen in Sycamore IL at the February 22, 2017 DeKalb County Planning and...
DuPage Co. (ECWd) - Almost two years to the day of being charged, former College of DuPage Radio Engineer John Valenta will finally stand before the criminal courts to answer felony criminal charges of theft. The trial is set for February 28th, 2017 and will...
Illinois (ECWd)- Multiple Prayer for Leave to Appeal (PLA) briefs were filed yesterday with the Illinois Supreme Court stemming from the scandals exposed at the College of DuPage. The PLAs come after the Circuit Court denied motions to dismiss these cases under the Citizen Participation...
Kane Co. (ECWd) - Recent reporting on U46 School District and their plans of taking advantage of the Accelerate College Educational Partnership Program, which is a law in Illinois, points to yet another reason leadership at U46 must change. The program, which requires school districts...
KANKAKEE, IL. (ECWd) - [caption id="attachment_34548" align="alignleft" width="150"] Click to enlarge[/caption] After our article exposing the fact that the Kankakee Valley Park District (KVPD) had not approved any of their meeting minutes since April of 2016 - more than 9 months ago, Park Commissioner J.J. Hollis took...
KANKAKEE, IL. (ECWd) - The Kankakee Valley Park District, on the losing edge of a financial cliff, has apparently made the decision it doesn't want the public to know what happens at "their" meetings. With the district in financial ruin, having laid off nearly every employee, you would...
PRINCETON, IL. (ECWd) - The Princeton Park District's gifting of memberships and fee waivers to their Commissioners in violation of the Park District Code, which specifically states they shall act without compensation, is broken down into each area listed on the district's Winter Calendar as posted...
United States (ECWd) - Executive Orders, Plenary Power Doctrine, 100-mile border zone, all factors that may turn into a Constitutional Crisis in tomorrow's U.S. Supreme Court case known as JESUS C. HERNÁNDEZ, ET AL. v. JESUS MESA, JR. That case is about Constitutional Power, as in...
