DuPage Co. (ECWd) - The College of DuPage has been under criminal investigations by the State's Attorney and the FBI for over a year and a half for numerous issues relating to illegal spending and questionable contracts they had with COD Foundation Board Members and...
Naperville, IL. (ECWd) - Last May I requested W2 Forms to compare what DuPage County told the IRS its elected officials were receiving in compensation, to what they were actually receiving. My request was denied and I filed a request for review with the Illinois Attorney General's...
Terre Haute, IN. (ECWd) - Michael J. Wright, the attorney for Vigo County, Indiana, in a response to a complaint file with the Indiana Public Access Counselor, claimed that a recent request for public records was nothing more than harassment. [documentcloud url="https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/2938941-20160701122501743/annotations/305761.html"] There is no stipulation to claim...
Terre Haute, IN. (ECWd) - It appears to us that Vigo County and its agencies are having a problem complying with Indiana's Access to Public Records Act ("APRA") - similar to what we see across Illinois. AÂ request was filed for conflict of interest statements and payroll records,...
Springfield, IL (ECWd) - We are urging Governor Rauner to Veto Senate Bill 212 based on evidence that the key person behind it has violated the law. LaSalle County State's Attorney Brian Towne has pushed for SB212 to pass and by all indications, our legislatures were...
SPRINGFIELD, IL. (ECWd) - On June 30, 2016, Gov. Rauner signed HB4630 which made a change to the Illinois Open Meetings Act. Jeanne Ives was the Chief Sponsor in the House, along with Sponsor Peter Breen and others, with Michael Connelly as Chief Sponsor in the Senate. It...
BRUSSELS - (ECWd) - "Seventeen years ago you were all laughing at me. You are not laughing now." ...
PARIS, IL. (ECWd) - I attended two court hearings this month for the case of Fred Cox, 2014CF121, found guilty on December 16, 2015 of felony predatory criminal sexual assault / victim under 13 years of age. We received information that DNA evidence tested did not match...
Springfield, IL (ECWd) - The position of Illinois State Auditor General, currently held by Frank Mautino, is a Constitutional Office filled by a vote of the General Assembly. It is that same group that can remove him. In short, the General Assembly is his boss. Most people...
Mon, 06/27/2016 - 5:25pm | Will Brumleve WATSEKA — The owners of farmland used to build the Pilot Hill Wind Farm in Iroquois County are suing the wind farm's developers, arguing that they are still owed money for access roads built on their property and...
