Vermillion Co. (ECWd)Â - A Federal lawsuit was filed March 18th, 2016 against Vermilion County and Michael Marron, in both his individual and official capacity as County Board Chairman. The allegation point to the termination of Nicole Bogart being an action "in violation of the First Amendment...
DuPage Co. (ECWd) - After reading today's Daily Herald piece on a Community College Trustee holding two public offices it was of no surprise those who didn't want David Olsen are still trying to figure out a way to stifle the reforms taking place at...
DuPage Co. (ECWd) - The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) was designed to allow the public full access to applicable public records in the possession of public bodies and the law outlines that the people own those records. FOIA games are what we call it when...
DuPage Co. (ECWd) - On March 14th, 2016 the College of DuPage filed in Federal Court their Reply Brief in Support of Board of Trustees Motion to Dismiss, and Reply Brief in Support of Individual Defendants Motion to Dismiss. For those that have been following this...
Lincoln-Way North - Published on Mar 18, 2016 From Story Time Digital Media with Megan Fox: District 210 has been getting away with financial mismanagement and what looks a lot like fraud against taxpayers. Megan Fox sits down with Steve Eberhardt, the attorney who filed suit on behalf...
DuPage Co. (ECWd) - During the recent primary battles in DuPage County District 4 County Board race we exposed County Chairman Cronin regarding numerous misleading statements in a political flyer used by his hand-picked candidate, who by the way lost! (View that article at this...
Will Co. (ECWd) - The Lincoln-Way Area Taxpayers Unite group filed their First Amended Complaint in their efforts of stopping the closing of a school. Out of control spending for years has crippled the district. Numerous recent articles by us as well as the Chicago Tribune...
CAHOKIA, IL. (ECWd) - When citizens file complaints against a public body for violating the Freedom of Information Act and violating the Open Meetings Act, the Attorney General asks the public body for their official stance on what happened. In this case, a complaint was made because...
DuPage County (ECWd) - After filing a FOIA request for copies of the complete compensation packages of DuPage County Board members, and receiving a cryptic response to exactly what the county was paying on behalf of county board members for their health insurance, I forwarded their...
Obituary for Jeremy James Baston Jeremy James Baston, age 27, of Westfield, IL passed away on Tuesday afternoon, March 15, 2016 in Vermilion County, IL the result of an automobile accident. He was born January 20, 1989 in Mattoon, IL, the son of LeRoy Jr. Baston...
