Lisle, IL., (ECWd) - The Lisle-Woodridge Fire District thinks that they do not have to provide public records to the public when asked. A couple of weeks ago I filed a Freedom of Information Act request for a copy of a severance agreement that the fire district had...
EDGAR CO., IL. (ECWd) - The Edgar County Watchdogs are pleased with the recent developments in relation to the Edgar County Airport. From all appearances, outside agencies are finally forcing Edgar County to come into compliance with the established law. On April 5, 2016, the Illinois Department...
CLARK CO., IL. (ECWd) - I'd take the job for half that! Charity Murphy, Clark County Park District Executive Director, claims that 4 hours of time spent answering an FOIA request cost the park district "at a minimum" of $1,100.00. Wow! Get the shovel, it's getting deep...
MATTOON, IL. (ECWd) - Lake Land College has reportedly discussed taking down the wind turbine that was struck by lightning last year due to the cost of repairs - and because it never really worked as they thought it would. Lake Land College (LLC) wind turbine...
DuPage Co. (ECWd) - During the October 2014 Board of Trustees meeting, the entire finance department at COD stood behind their leadership, Lynn Sypata and Thomas Glaser, both were later terminated from COD (click here),  in what appeared to be a very well prepared full frontal...
College of DuPage (ECWd) - During the April 7, 2016 College of DuPage Board of Trustees meeting, Trustee McGuire spent a considerable amount of time on legal bills again. This time, it was questioning on the lines of "who authorized this" and "who hired them" - forgetting...
DuPage Co. (ECWd) - What does over $1.5 Million dollars in salary to one person in 9 years get you at the College of DuPage? (7 of those years here) Dr. Chuck Currier, Vice President of Information Technology is center stage of record destruction practices...
IROQUOIS CO., IL. (ECWd) - During an almost two-hour meeting of the Iroquois County Tax Committee, a local reporter falls out of her chair. Pay close attention to the top-right of the video: https://youtu.be/6I15rY5Fh0w Please consider a donation to the Edgar County Watchdogs. [wp_eStore_donate id=1] ...
DuPage Co. (ECWd) - "The Hiring Game" Barbara R. Jones-Kavalier was named as one of the three finalists for the position of College of DuPage during last night's meeting. Turns out she is also an author who has written a book that deals with how to "Improve...
DuPage Co. (ECWd) - Congratulations Jodi S. Cohen and Stacy St. Clair, investigative journalists with the Chicago Tribune. "Chicago Tribune reporters Jodi S. Cohen and Stacy St. Clair were honored Friday as winners of a National Headliner Award for their investigation of improprieties at the College...
