Country Club Hills Sanctioned by Court -Possible Pornography on Fire Department Computers

23 Jan Country Club Hills Sanctioned by Court -Possible Pornography on Fire Department Computers

Posted at 12:20h in Cook County, Country Club Hills, Country Club Hills Fire Department, feature by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 6 Comments

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Cook County (ECWd) - "PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR SANCTIONS FOR VIOLATIONS OF THE COURT’S ORDER REGARDING INSPECTION OF COMPUTERS FOR PORNOGRAPHIC MATERIAL" According to court records filed against Country Club Hills, a court order was issued on August 31, 2016, for a forensic examination of Country Club...

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23 Jan Judicial Politics Illinois style -Judge in Aaron Shock case recuses herself

Posted at 11:02h in feature by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 1 Comment

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Illinois Co. (ECWd) - We first brought the Aaron Shock article to light back in November in this article.  It is amazing what is taking place as this case moves forward. "The Court hereby recuses from further proceedings in this case. This Court specifically denies any...

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22 Jan WCIA report on Citizen Watchdog Training – Champaign –

Posted at 21:23h in Champaign, Champaign County, City of Marshall, Clark County, Edgar County, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 1 Comment

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CHAMPAIGN, IL. (ECWd) - WCIA-3 reported on our citizen watchdog training held in Champaign yesterday. It was sponsored by AFP Foundation - Americans For Prosperity Foundation and was a non-partisan 4-hour session on how to monitor local government using the Open Meetings Act, the Freedom Of Information Act,...

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22 Jan Supreme Court cites Allen v. Clark Co. Park District in Opinion on Springfield School District 186 v. Atty. Gen. –

Posted at 12:02h in Attorney General, Clark County, feature, Sangamon County, School Boards by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 2 Comments

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SPRINGFIELD, IL. (ECWd) - On January 20, 2017, the Illinois Supreme Court issued its Opinion in Board of Education of Springfield School District No. 186 v. The Attorney General of the State of Illinois upholding the Appellate Court's decision to uphold the Circuit Court's decision to...

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20 Jan Shelbyville Township Electoral Board Strikes Objection –

Posted at 21:00h in feature, Shelby County, Shelbyville by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 1 Comment

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SHELBYVILLE, IL. (ECWd) - The newly appointed electoral board in Shelbyville Township met this afternoon to deliberate on the objections filed against a candidate running for Township Highway Superintendent (Road Commissioner). After being apprised of the law in relation to how objections are filed and the information...

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20 Jan College of DuPage – Candidate Ghani removed from the ballot

Posted at 12:27h in feature by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 2 Comments

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DuPage Co. (ECWd) - The College of DuPage Electoral Hearing has concluded. "For the foregoing reasons, it is the decision of the Electoral Board that, pursuant to 10 ILCS 5/10-8 and 10-15, the Candidate's name, Husna T. Ghani, should not be printed in the Official April...

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20 Jan Why Governor Rauner Must Veto SB 3319

Posted at 09:42h in DuPage County, feature, Illinois by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 5 Comments

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Illinois (ECWd) - On January 10, 2017, the last (and lame-duck) day of the session, the 99th Illinois General Assembly passed SB 3319. This bill arose from a failure of  DuPage County Election Commission to follow Illinois Election Code Law. See our first article reciting the...

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19 Jan Lobstergate Update: Karie Friling’s Poolside Bar Receipts Not Produced By Village of Orland Park

Posted at 22:01h in Cook County, feature, Orland Park by KDuJan 2 Comments

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Orland Park, IL. (ECWd) - For anyone interested in uncovering government corruption and observing public officials who show utter contempt for the public on a rolling basis, the Village of Orland Park is like a Chicagoland version of Peyton Place: there's always someone up to something, someone...

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19 Jan Clark Co. Park District Votes Against Accepting Resignation –

Posted at 21:23h in Clark County, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 5 Comments

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MARSHALL, IL. (ECWd) - As I alluded to in the previous article on the most recent resignation of Charity Murphy, the director of the park district, we believe this to be simply another temper tantrum in order to get a pay raise, more free stuff, or...

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19 Jan South Sangamon Water Commission: No Hunting On Commission Property –

Posted at 10:08h in feature, Sangamon County, South Sangamon Water Commission by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 0 Comments

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ROCHESTER, IL. (ECWd) - We attended the South Sangamon Water Commission's meeting on January 17, 2017, to raise an issue we had previously written about; the granting of an easement to Joseph Greene, of Greene and Bradford, Inc., for hunting and recreational use of SSWC real...

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