DeKalb Co. (ECWd) - We have already shown that President Doug Baker and Northern Illinois University have experimented with many variations of questionable actions regarding procurement and contracts, especially for friends of President Baker. But there are still new riffs on an old song. We recently...
MARSHALL, IL. (ECWd) - Another lawsuit has been filed naming the Clark County Park District ("CCPD") as Defendants for another in a long line of failures of their Executive Director, Charity Murphy. [caption id="attachment_20947" align="alignleft" width="240"] Charity Murphy - CCPD[/caption] Murphy has consistently failed miserably when it comes...
DuPage Co. (ECWd) - Many will recall the numerous meetings College of DuPage Trustees McGuire, Wozniak, and Birt boycotted after former Chair Hamilton resigned. Two of those meetings, 12/17/2015 and 1/7/2016 now appear on the expense reimbursement form for Trustee McGuire and Wozniak seeking mileage reimbursement...
PARIS, IL. (ECWd) - The Edgar County Board held a study session this morning and discussions centered around: Airport Zoning and setting a date for the Zoning Commission to provide something to the County Board - In our opinion the Zoning Commission is under no obligation...
MARSHALL, IL. (ECWd) - In further efforts to keep those not agreeing with their positions in the dark on matters of public interest and on matters they are legally obligated to cast a vote on in their position as City Alderman, Tim Sanders decided to cry...
Sangamon Co. (ECWd) - The Village of Chatham held a meeting last week that we reported on in this article and apparently some locals took great angst with the article and it's title. We have been told several citizens and even some employees of the Village have...
TINLEY PARK, IL. (ECWd) - On 6/15/16, the Buckeye Community Hope Foundation (an Ohio-based developer that profits from exploiting tax-credit schemes in other states, such as Illinois) filed an amended complaint against the Village of Tinley Park. This new complaint replaces a poorly-written and meritless...
BELLWOOD, IL. (ECWd) - The Attorney General's Office of the Public Access Counselor (PAC) has now opened in inquiry into the actions of the Bellwood Public Library Board of Trustees from April through June 2016. Violations of the Open Meetings Act are Class-C criminal misdemeanors under the...
SPRINGFIELD, IL. (ECWd) - Last Tuesday (6-14-2016), Kirk Allen was interviewed WMAY-Springfield for Bishop On Air about Illinois' Auditor General Frank Mautino getting his proceedings at the Illinois Board of Elections postponed, and also talking about the Village of Chatham and its water issues. This interview happened...
Joliet, IL. (ECWd) - UPDATE: The Circuit Judge issuing this (what we consider unconstitutional) Order is Judge J. Jeffery Allen of the 12th Circuit. In a rare move, a Will County Circuit Court Judge issued a prior restraint (gag) order against the family and interested parties of...
