12 Jan Washington Times: “The unsung heroes of Illinois” –
EDGAR CO., IL. (ECWd) - Nice article in the Washington Times about a couple of Illinois Watchdogs...
EDGAR CO., IL. (ECWd) - Nice article in the Washington Times about a couple of Illinois Watchdogs...
DuPage Co. (ECWd) - I wish I could take credit for this one as it turns out I had read the specific Illinois Constitution provision years ago on another matter and forgot about it. Thanks to an everyday citizen who is paying attention for bringing...
Fourth Circuit Court (ECWd) - "Judge Michael McHaney, Chief Judge of the Fourth Circuit, hereby make the following appointments pursuant to 10 ILCS 5/10-9...
Orland Park, Illinois (ECWd) - Travel receipts obtained from the Village of Orland Park via the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) raise questions about Orland Park's longtime Development Director, Karie Friling, and her lavish travel expenses. Should taxpayers be made to foot the bill for extravagant...
CHAMPAIGN, IL. (ECWd) - Dear Friend, Curious to see how your local government spends your property taxes? Interested in learning how to hold elected officials accountable when they waste it? I hope so, because Americans for Prosperity Foundation-Illinois is hosting a Citizen Watchdog Training on Saturday, January 21, and I think you'd really enjoy...
Orland Park, Illinois (ECWd) - The Orland Park Public Library Board is at it again, hating the public as much as ever. We've been reporting on the bad behavior of one trustee in particular, Diane Jennings, for over 3 years now and it's not surprising...
WASHINGTON D.C. (ECWd) - More news pointing to the possible resignation of John Shimkus is the fact that Rep. Greg Walden beat him out of the Energy and Commerce Panel Chairmanship, something Shimkus based most of his election campaign on. Turns out, he was outvoted and will...
DuPage Co. (ECWd) - Lori Solyom of Lombard, Illinois, has filed petition objections at the College of DuPage against the same two candidates as the first objector we reported on in this story. It appears the same issues have been objected to as the previous...
LISLE, IL. (ECWd) - During its December 19, 2016, school board meeting, the Lisle CUSD 202 school board tried really hard at making school board videos difficult, when it could be as easy as simply placing the video on their website, make it available for download without restrictions, and forget...
Shelby Co. (ECWd) - Petition Objections filed, Electoral Board established, now the education begins. To grasp this entire Electoral Board process, we highly encourage you to read Part 1 and Part II before reading this article. We outlined that Part III to this story will be...