Where is DeKalb’s openness and transparency?
DeKalb, IL. (ECWd) – Mayor Rey ran for office promising Open and Transparent government. He won his election in 2014. One requirement of the Office of the Mayor is to…
Using the Illinois Municipal League to Justify Illegal and Improper Activity

…has been misused all over the state. Here are two documented examples of misuse by a mayor and a municipal attorney: The Mayor of Marshall wrote a letter this year…
Village of Chatham – We have nothing to hide says Mayor – Oh Really?
…to hearing from you. Respectfully, Debbie L. Drennan As of publication, the Mayor has yet to respond but we all need to remember, Mayor Grey says they have nothing to…
State Representative David Olsen – It’s official
…Mayor Pro Tem in 2015. He was recently appointed to fill the vacancy at the College of DuPage left by the resignation of reformer trustee Kathy Hamilton. A more detailed…
Collinsville Mayor John Miller Commits Crime During Public Meeting –
…citizen started addressing the council, he was talking about a former councilman and said “the Mayor said he was corrupt a year ago” – and almost immediately Mayor Miller gaveled…
Cahokia Village Trustee at center of Daycare Sexual Molestation Allegations –
…District board, and felons are hired and given extremely excessive salaries by the Village of Cahokia by the mayor who shut down the only food bank, preventing need families from…
Village of Cahokia, Commonfields Water District cancel meetings when we arrive –
…of Alorton – Jo Ann Reed who had plead guilty to smuggling contraband into a county jail cell. It was a felony and she was removed from office as Alorton…
Cahokia and Commonfields Water: Conspiracy to Violate Open Meetings –
…public attendance. The Chairman of Commonfields Water Board and the Mayor of Cahokia are father and son. . Please consider a donation to the Edgar County Watchdogs. [wp_eStore_donate id=1] ….
Open Meetings Bill signed into law –
…obstacles placed in his path by Mayor Sanders when he attempted to listen to closed session recordings. HB 4630 Synopsis: Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the provisions of…
Village of Chatham – Mayor Gray – AKA “Kingpin” needs to answer some questions
Sangamon Co. (ECWd) – The Village of Chatham’s Mayor Gray was one of the early Kingpins in the creation of what is known as the South Sangamon Water Commission. The…

