MARSHALL, IL. (ECWd) - The Agenda has been posted for the January 19, 2017, Clark County Park District monthly meeting. One of the listed items for action is to "discussion and vote to accept the resignation of Charity Murphy as Executive Director." This is not the first time...
Edgar Co. (ECWd) - Once again we see Edgar County Sheriff's Deputy Dee Burgin being named in yet another civil rights police abuse case. Also named in the suit is the County of Edgar and the Edgar County Sheriff. How many more lawsuits must this county face...
LISLE, IL. (ECWd) - One of the issues concerning Mayor Broda and the Village of Lisle is a Binding Opinion from the Illinois Attorney General that the village had violated the Open Meetings Act during a closed session in its June 6, 2016, meeting. This Binding Opinion...
Illinois (ECWd) - We exposed the failure of key appointed board members of the Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board (ILETSB) in this article and encourage you to read it if you have not. The ILETSB agency has certain responsibilities to our Law Enforcement Academies...
Illinois (EWCd) - In January of 2014, ECW uncovered documents from Governor Pat Quinn's Neighborhood Initiative Program. One such document warned Chicago Youth to comply with City of Chicago curfew laws or risk being shot and killed by members of the Chicago Police Department (CPD). LINK...
DuPage Co. (ECWd) - The College of DuPage Electoral Board requested a Board Examiner to review signatures on petitions objected to, that were submitted by candidate Husna T. Ghani. The examiners' findings appear to be very clear and convincing. "That in the opinion of the Examiner forty-nine (49) of...
DuPage Co. (ECWd) - In a rather interesting attempt to cast blame for noncompliance of specific election records, Rafath Waheed blamed COD citing, "obfuscation of the electoral process" on the part of COD as it relates to her not filing a statement of candidacy. You...
BLOOMINGTON, IL. (ECWd) - Although the City of Bloomington violated the law by failing to produce requested records within the timeline established by the Freedom of Information Act, they did finally produce the unedited video from their November 14, 2016, City Council Meeting - but only...
DuPage Co. (ECWd) - During the petition objection hearing last Tuesday at the College of DuPage, the Electoral Board offered one of the candidates and opposing counsel the opportunity to prepare a legal brief that would point to case law on the matter before the...
Shelby Co. (ECWd) - The Shelbyville Township Electoral Board, at its 3rd called meeting, read into the record the Objection filed by Robin Robertson. Upon hearing what was read we knew someone had intervened and provided the Chairman with a modified version of the original...
