Will Co. (ECWd) – Two criminal complaints were filed in DuPage Township, one believed to be by the Township, possibly through the past attorney, and one by Trustee Maripat Oliver. (19-211 (V) […]
Macoupin Co. (ECWd) – Usually, it takes a fair number of Freedom of Information Act requests and analysis of that information before we really know or understand any given problem in a […]
Will Co. (ECWd) – If I have said it once, I have said it a hundred times, “you can’t make this stuff up”. Joliet Township Supervisor Danial Vera MUST resign as it […]
Decatur, IL. (ECWd) – The Decatur Library has apparently decided that only certain people can have access to its unredacted public records. Here is what happened: A library critic sent a request […]
Washington (ECWd) – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, November 5, 2019 Justice Department Announces Strike Force to Combat Crimes in Government Procurement, Grant and Program Funding WASHINGTON – The Justice Department announced today […]
Ford County, IL. (ECWd) – On November 8, 2019, Andrew Killian, the Ford County State’s Attorney, penned a lengthy letter to Ford County board members who received legal advice from an outside […]
Will Co. (ECWd) – For those new to the series on Joliet Township, we encourage you to start reading from the beginning to grasp the magnitude of malfeasance taking place in the […]
Will Co. (ECWd) – We urge Joliet Township Supervisor Danial Vera to immediately resign. For those new to the series on Joliet Township, we encourage you to start reading from the beginning […]
McHenry Co. (ECWd) – Algonquin Township Trustee Rachael Lawrence attended the Township Officials of Illinois conference in Springfield a few days ago which was allegedly paid for by the taxpayers. The Conference […]
Will Co. (ECWd)- For those new to the series on Joliet Township, we encourage you to start reading from the beginning to grasp the magnitude of malfeasance taking place in the Joliet […]
St. Clair Co, IL. (ECWd) – After numerous violations of the 5-day response time required under the Freedom of Information Act, and records not provided weeks after the request for records was […]
Will Co. (ECWd)- For those new to the series on Joliet Township, we encourage you to start reading from the beginning to grasp the magnitude of malfeasance taking place in the Joliet […]
Will Co. (ECWd)- For those new to the series on Joliet Township, we encourage you to start reading from the beginning to grasp the magnitude of malfeasance taking place in the Joliet […]
PECATONICA TWP (ECWd) – This is one of four documented violations (so far) of the Open Meetings Act by Pecatonica Township within the past 2 years. Maybe they need additional remedial training […]
Cook Co. (ECWd) – Break the law, Change the law. Back in October of 2017, we wrote this article regarding Maine Township and the legal opinion the Supervisor hired out to support […]
Will Co. (ECWd) – We have always said you will know what you’re dealing with when it comes to public officials based on their actions at a public meeting. We were warned […]
BLOOMINGTON, IL. (ECWd) – Illinois State University Police Officers Kaase and Shepard let Bloomington Fireman Michael Maines go from an alleged DUI “because of his employment” – instead of arresting him after […]
Wilmington, IL. (ECWd) – Former appointed Road Commissioner, John Norton, filed a “lawsuit” in Will County seeking at least $1,000,000.00 from each of the eight named Defendants. The entire lawsuit appears to […]
Will Co. (ECWd) – In every local government investigation, there is the initial Freedom of Information Requests that begins the process. Joliet Township was no different. Those requests were based on several […]
Will Co. (ECWd) – We began our investigation into Joliet Township in early October. The first exposure as a result of our investigation was covered by CBS News reporter Megan Hickey in […]
PARIS, IL. (ECWd) – Judge Garst presided over a Hearing this morning where Stacy Adams entered a negotiated Guilty plea to DUI. She was sentenced to: 18 months conditional discharge $750.00 fine […]
Joliet, IL. (ECWd) – CBS2 Investigator Megan Hickey exposes Joliet Township problems. “Three Joliet Township workers said they were forced to do landscaping work on the township supervisor’s home. He didn’t answer […]
Paris, IL. (ECWd) – During today’s Edgar County Board Meeting, the public was notified that the Edgar County Jail is effectively closing at the end of the month. Citing the lack of […]
Bloomington, IL. (ECWd) – I met Diane Benjamin on a cold, windy morning, in front of Bloomington-Normal’s Mass Transit, Connect Transit, to discuss its massive financial losses each month – all paid […]
DuPage CO. (ECWd) – During its October 22, 2019 board meeting, the DuPage County Board approved $1,359,172.00 worth of no-bid Insurance contracts (see pages 3 and 4) with Alliant/Mesirow, the company where […]
Will Co. (ECWd) – Will County Judge Harvey ordered John Norton to stay 1,000 feet away from a Wilmington resident in a no stalking/no contact case. We have been told that Norton […]
Edgar Co. (ECWd) – An Edgar County Jury returned Guilty verdict on two counts against Justin Heffner on October 30, 2019. Hefner was found guilty of false personation of a peace officer […]
SPRINGFIELD, IL. (ECWd) – IL. State Rep. Luis Arroyo resigned today, read his resignation letter below. His resignation letter says he took great pride in being a strong independent voice from his […]
McHenry Co. (ECWd) – Yesterday we published an article on an Emergency Stalking / No Contact Order against a declared candidate for McHenry County Judge in the 2020 election (read it here). […]
McHenry Co. (ECWd) We first exposed questionable billing from Algonquin Township Attorney James Kelly in May of 2018 in this article which specifically focused on a powerpoint presentation that was prepared for […]
