Illinois (ECWd) - I will be the first to tell the world, I struggled my whole life with grammar and to this day I am dependent on numerous programs in an effort to ensure I get it right, however since we are not selling anything...
In a vote that goes down in history as voters refuse to give away their Liberty - Britain voted yesterday to leave the European Union ("EU"). The stunning election results caused Prime Minister David Cameron to resign (video of his full resignation speech here). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uMXWNtXfCoc From Reuters: 'Explosive shock' as...
DeKalb Co. (ECWd) - We have already shown that President Doug Baker and Northern Illinois University have experimented with many variations of questionable actions regarding procurement and contracts, especially for friends of President Baker. But there are still new riffs on an old song. We recently...
MARSHALL, IL. (ECWd) - Another lawsuit has been filed naming the Clark County Park District ("CCPD") as Defendants for another in a long line of failures of their Executive Director, Charity Murphy. [caption id="attachment_20947" align="alignleft" width="240"] Charity Murphy - CCPD[/caption] Murphy has consistently failed miserably when it comes...
DuPage Co. (ECWd) - Many will recall the numerous meetings College of DuPage Trustees McGuire, Wozniak, and Birt boycotted after former Chair Hamilton resigned. Two of those meetings, 12/17/2015 and 1/7/2016 now appear on the expense reimbursement form for Trustee McGuire and Wozniak seeking mileage reimbursement...
PARIS, IL. (ECWd) - The Edgar County Board held a study session this morning and discussions centered around: Airport Zoning and setting a date for the Zoning Commission to provide something to the County Board - In our opinion the Zoning Commission is under no obligation...
MARSHALL, IL. (ECWd) - In further efforts to keep those not agreeing with their positions in the dark on matters of public interest and on matters they are legally obligated to cast a vote on in their position as City Alderman, Tim Sanders decided to cry...
Sangamon Co. (ECWd) - The Village of Chatham held a meeting last week that we reported on in this article and apparently some locals took great angst with the article and it's title. We have been told several citizens and even some employees of the Village have...
TINLEY PARK, IL. (ECWd) - On 6/15/16, the Buckeye Community Hope Foundation (an Ohio-based developer that profits from exploiting tax-credit schemes in other states, such as Illinois) filed an amended complaint against the Village of Tinley Park. This new complaint replaces a poorly-written and meritless...
BELLWOOD, IL. (ECWd) - The Attorney General's Office of the Public Access Counselor (PAC) has now opened in inquiry into the actions of the Bellwood Public Library Board of Trustees from April through June 2016. Violations of the Open Meetings Act are Class-C criminal misdemeanors under the...
