Watchdogs Win Unanimous Ruling In Appellate Court FOIA Case –
Paris, Ill. (ECWd) – In a unanimous 17-page ruling handed down by the Fifth District Appellate Court today, the court Order stated: “The circuit court erred when it held that…
IDOT: CRIS Mass Transit Has Severe Financial And Governance Deficiencies –
…to act as the designated funding recipient for the Downstate Operating Assistance Program (“DOAP”) for CRIS Rural Mass Transit District. IDOT also froze a capital facility grant to CRIS until…
CRIS Rural Mass Transit District Has Never Filed Annual Financial Report With Comptroller –
…Mass Transit District (at least the ones they are aware of). The only local governments not required to file with the Comptroller are Township Road and Bridge Districts (included in…
Shelby County – Twilight Zone – Laws Mean Nothing
…to engage the law firm of Klein, Thorpe, and Jenkins, Ltd. To assist with the preparation, negotiation, review, and revision of road use agreements for solar and wind farm projects…
ECWd Sues Bolingbrook Police Department for Records About Road Rage Incident Involving Off-Duty Officer –
Bolingbrook, Ill. (ECWd) – We recently two lawsuits against the Village of Oswego Police Department and Village of Bolingbrook Police Department for both refusing to release records about a road…
Florida’s Updated Vexatious Litigant Law And List –
…filers” similar to this one in the Northern District of Illinois. You can review the names on the Florida Vexatious Litigant list as of November 24, 2025, below: Vexatious Litigants…
Dolson Township Update – Is It Asking Too Much For Honesty?
…has not responded to that email. The same day I asked the Township Attorney the following: “When we spoke before the Dolson Township meeting, you indicated you had spoken with…
Oswego Being Sued For Public Records Related To Road Rage Incident –
…related to the alleged road rage incident where an off-duty Bolingbrook police officer brandished a firearm. Our previous article on the road rage incident is HERE. We believe the “public…
Murdock Township Highway Commissioner Investigation Update
Douglas Co. (ECWd) – The investigation into the Highway Commissioner in Murdock Township holding office while being a resident in another county continues. October 3, 2025, I was told the…
Mattoon’s Shocking Ignorance Of Public Records Laws –
…showed its ignorance of the Airport Authority Act when it appointed an employee of the school district to the airport commission (he was statutorily disqualified from that appointment by virtue…