...Freedom of Information Laws to expose waste, fraud, abuse, and corruption in their hometowns and across the state. Citizen Watchdog Training Saturday, May 6th, 8am-12pm Thelma Keller Convention Center-Washington Room...
...public records. “…a public body may not grant to any person or entity, whether by contract, license, or otherwise, the exclusive right to access and disseminate any public record as...
...16th meeting so they can attend the May 18 airport board meeting as members of that board. Our previous articles on Whiteside County Airport (here) discuss what we believe to...
Chicago, IL. (ECWd) – Illinois State Representatives Jeanne Ives and Grant Wehrli talk to ECWd about their thoughts on Mautino and last week’s hearing in Chicago. Rep. Wehrli also mentioned...
...to an employee apartment?) in a renovated building such as Grant (where the employee resided) is $9,782 for the year, which would be actually two semesters or nine months, the...
...meeting, he specifically confirmed grant fraud and verbalized “that’s grant fraud” as he reviewed grant records that had people’s names as employees who were, in fact, no longer employees. Jim...
...and grants. Buckeye is a developer that appears to be expert at playing the system and manipulating grants and tax breaks to make large profits off building low-income housing; but...
WHITESIDE CO., IL. (ECWd) – We attended the Whiteside County Airport Board meeting last night, April 13, 2017, and a citizen beat me to the questions. A citizen asked about...
...that “the watchdog’s funding comes mainly from one-time donations, grant funding, and lawsuit settlements.” More proof she has absolutely no idea what she is talking about and is simply attempting...
...The adopted policy provides some context around fraud and abuse and sends a clear message that fraud and abuse is unacceptable and would constitute grounds for a finding that Core...