Poplar Grove, Ill. (ECWd) - Owen Costanza's loser appeal to the Appellate Court was unanimously determined to be a loser by the court. HELD: "The trial court’s judgment is affirmed because plaintiffs failed to establish the court erred in granting defendants’ motion for summary judgment." The statements contained...
Shelby Co. (ECWd) - During the public comment portion of the October 2023, regular meeting of the county board there were numerous commenters who unfortunately expressed things that were simply not true or misrepresented. We urge people to not take our word for it but rather...
Dolton, Ill. (ECWd) - Like her previous attempts at business (which included bounced checks, failure to pay rent, and contract canceled by community college) and politics, (which includes the confiscation of police license plates she illegally used) this one appears to be failing at everything she...
Boone County, Ill. (ECWd) - Boone County Clerk and Recorder, Julie Bliss, now faces a 26-Count felony indictment handed down from a Boone County Grand Jury yesterday, October 12, 2023. WREX published an article detailing the Bill of Indictment (read the indictment here). Generally, there were 13 Counts...
Dolton, Ill. (ECWd) - We held a local government watchdog training session last Saturday at the Dolton Park District's field house with around 20 attendees. Lots of good discussion, questions, and answers. The handout with hotlinks is (here) for anyone interested - most of the workbook came straight...
Shelby Co. (ECWd) - So there is no confusion from anyone reading this, we are not lawyers, judges, or constitutional experts. However, in the words of a local self-proclaimed "expert": "I know a credible source, one that is presenting information in an honest, sincere, and credible way,...
Chicago, Ill. (ECWd) - Once again, former Lincoln-Way School District Superintendent Lawrence Wyllie's federal criminal trial is delayed due to his current and ongoing medical condition(s). He is still collecting more than $350,000 per year in retirement benefits (according to the Chicago Tribune). He was initially indicted by...
Shelby Co. (ECWd) - January of 2020 was the first time we came to a Shelby County Board meeting. The purpose was to hopefully educate the new board on several matters that needed to be fixed and educate them on the importance of reading the laws...
Manteno, Ill. (ECWd) - A press conference held by the Illinois Freedom Caucus was attended by an estimated 130 people last night, October 2, 2023, and a large group of them also attended the Manteno Village Board meeting to provide public comments. Topic of the press conference...
Franklin, WI. (ECWd) - Last weekend's Watchdog class in Franklin, Wisconsin was well-received and lots of questions were answered. For a copy of the workbook containing hotlink to various websites, court cases, and statutory reference (click here). The information contained within the workbook came from a variety of...
