McHenry Co. (ECWd) – On June 29, 2018, the McHenry County Sheriff’s office took a police report from Algonquin Township Clerk, Karen Lukasik. Our first coverage of that report was regarding the […]
ALGONQUIN TOWNSHIP (ECWd) – On June 29, 2018, Algonquin Township Clerk Karen Lukasik made a report of theft with the McHenry County Sheriff’s Department alleging theft of public records and the report […]
KANKAKEE, IL. (ECWd) – We are please to announce the April 27, 2019 Watchdog Training session will be held in Kankakee, Illinois, at the Hilton Garden Inn, from 8 am until Noon. […]
McHenry Co. (ECWd) – If you are new to our Time Card Tuesday series we urge you to catch up by first reading part 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, and 11. As […]
CHICAGO, IL. (ECWd) – In a Press Conference today at the Union League Club, where it was announced by the attorney for the “Nigerian Brothers” that Alabinjo Osundairo and Abimbola Osundairo were […]
PARIS, IL. (ECWd) – On April 17, 2019 at approximately 2 p.m., there was a vehicular accident involving Edgar County Sheriff Deputy Adam Rhoads, who was responding to a call and traveling […]
PARIS, IL. (ECWd) – In a 4-3 vote at this morning’s Special County Board meeting, the Edgar County Board voted to award the Special Service Area Ambulance contract to Horizon Health (Paris […]
PARIS, IL. (ECWd) – A local Edgar County resident who claims to have once received a phone call from the President and declined to talk to him, has been making some outrageous […]
Algonquin Township (ECWd) – When we first learned that Algonquin Township Trustee Melissa Victor had decided to run for the office of Cary Park District Commissioner, we suspected those offices were incompatible. […]
CARY, IL. (ECWd) – We will start this article with a challenge to newly elected Cary Park District Commissioner Melissa Victor (and the remaining Commissioners): Please work to eliminate these unlawful benefits […]
BOLINGBROOK, IL. (ECWd) – Carol Penning, Village Clerk in the Village of Bolingbrook responded to our previous article, starting by calling the article “yellow journalism” and professing that her response was “well […]
If you are new to our Time Card Tuesday series we urge you to catch up by first reading part 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10. As pointed out in our last […]
CARY, IL. (ECWd) – Algonquin Township Trustee Rachael Lawrence signed a sworn “Affidavit Of Rachael Lawrence“, on oath and under penalty of perjury, affixed her signature Subscribed and Sworn to before Notary […]
BOLINGBROOK, IL. (ECWd) – UPDATE 4-12-2019-1945hrs.: Mayor Roger C. Claar stated that the Village Administrator hired her, she did not hire herself. Our opinion is that it doesn’t matter who actually did […]
SPRINGFIELD, IL. (ECWd) – Get elected – hire yourself – be your own supervisor: PRICELESS! The Illinois House of Representatives passed, by a unanimous vote, House Bill 3501 which directly conflicts with […]
SPRINGFIELD, IL. (ECWd) – State Representative Sam Yingling (D) is Chief Sponsor, with David Welter (R), Kathleen Willis (D), Daniel Didech (D), David McSweeney (R), and Jonathan Carroll (D) co-sponsoring HB3596 after […]
UNION TOWNSHIP, IL. (ECWd) – Union Township (pop. 690), located in Cumberland County, Illinois, held its annual meeting of the electors on April 9, 2019. After receiving the financial reports, the Road […]
Will Co. (ECWd) – A Motion for Default Judgement has been filed against the Norton Family for their alleged participation in Slander Per Se, False Light Invasion of Privacy, and Civil Conspiracy […]
McHenry Co. (ECWd) – Today was the scheduled hearing regarding the Algonquin Township Road District Highway Commissioner’s contempt charge related to the Union 150 Arbitration matters on terminated employees. Gasser was in […]
McHenry Co. (ECWd) – If you are new to our Time Card Tuesday series we urge you to catch up by first reading part 1, 2, 3, 4.,5, 6, 7, 8, and 9. At this point in […]
ALORTON, IL. (ECWd) – According to the Illinois Comptroller’s website, the Village of Alorton, Illinois, under the “leadership” of its Mayor, Jo Ann Reed, has failed to file the required TIF Reports […]
JASPER CO., IL. (ECWd) – Jasper County School Board Member Jed Earnest’s lawsuit against the School District and certain board members was terminated in March of 2019 by the Federal Court in […]
SPRINGFIELD, IL. (ECWd) – Adam Lopez, former Springfield School District 186 board president, former vice-president, and current board member (until the newly elected board members take office), was arrested and charge last […]
CHARLESTON, IL. (ECWd) – Attorneys for the State and for Defendant Barry Wolfe appeared in Coles County Circuit Court on Friday for a scheduled Hearing on Wolfe’s Motion to Withdraw guilty plea. […]
SPRINGFIELD, IL. (ECWd) – HB 3141, sponsored by Representatives Brad Halbrook and Darren Bailey received a unanimous vote in the Illinois House last week. Sen. Chapin Rose has sponsored it in the […]
McHenry Co. (ECWd) – If you are new to our Time Card Tuesday series we urge you to catch up by first reading part 1, 2, 3, 4.,5, 6, 7, and 8. At this point in our […]
McLean Co. (ECWd) – Bloomington Fireman David Hall was arrested on January 11, 2019, for Domestic Violence after allegedly punching his wife in the face outside the KAPPA Men’s Club in Kappa, […]
ATLANTA, IL. (ECWd) – Fred Finchum, Mayor of Atlanta, Illinois has resigned, or will resign at tomorrow’s City Council meeting. Finchum has been in office since 2009 with a salary of $9000 […]
GILMAN, IL. (ECWd) – We had previously reported on the inaccurate comments made by Iroquois West CUSD #10’s Superintendent on the cost of FOIA request made by the Watchdogs (here); she told […]
DECATUR, IL. (ECWd) – Illinois State Representatives Tim Butler, Dan Caulkins, and Brad Halbrook will conduct a Moderated Town Hall style panel discussion on legislation that affects: Second Amendment Rights, Pro-Life Values, […]
