Cumberland Co. (ECWd) – It’s not often that we get to report on public bodies taking steps to fix issues raised by citizens, however, in this case, I thank the...
...which includes Paris, Shelbyville, Sullivan, and Tuscola. According to a Champaign News-Gazette article on Jamison’s arrest in February 2012, Acklin once coached Jamison on the high school cross country team....
...points to the person’s lack of understanding of public property and taxpayers rights. To allow a citizen to move into a publicly owned piece of property there are measures that...
DuPage Co., (ECWd) – Yesterday we filed a Motion to Dismiss on all counts under the Illinois Citizen Participation Act, more commonly known as the anti-SLAPP Act, or anti-Strategic Litigation...
...in Illinois. Over 1,000 concerned Tinley Park citizens mobilized on 2/4/16 to voice their outrage over Amy Connolly’s behavior as Planning Director and to demand that Connolly fess up and...
...request. Another example of public officials (and former public officials) thinking they can continue to push citizens around at whim. . Please consider a donation to The Edgar County...
...he might have written the letter: “They are not police, nor are they lawyers – never have been and never will be regardless of how many citizen’s arrest they make...
Illinois (ECWd) – Over the years a pattern of citizen involvement has been identified. When a local story exposes potential wrong doing or criminal activity the local citizens start shooting...
...to the citizens. An important matter that COD is currently faced with, a board appointment, if proper vetting is not performed and the ICCB appoints a person simply with political...
...could pass a resolution demanding this be investigated. A citizen could file a complaint with the State Board of Elections for improper spending of campaign money. Federal Authorities could open...