DuPage Co. (ECWd) - The College of DuPage Freedom of Information Officer, Barbara Mitchell, denied my request for a copy of the Internal Audit report regarding Herricane Graphics citing exemption 7(1)(m) of the Act. Sec. 7. Exemptions. (1) When a request is made to inspect or copy...
Stanford, IL. (ECWd) - Thanks to Diane Benjamin, from blnnews.com for this video obtained thru the Freedom Of Information Act. This occurred on November 11 in Stanford, IL. when a Stanford, IL. Police Officer was traveling on an icy road at night. By:Â Diane Benjamin The video from the...
DuPage Co. (ECWd) - In February of 2015, we provided sufficient information to point to an EEOC problem with Catherine Brod, former College of DuPage (COD) Administrator working for the COD Foundation. (EEOC Article) That article stemmed from tips reporting that Brod goes through staff at...
DuPage Co. (ECWd) - Trustee McGuire has once again dug herself a hole that may not have a shovel worthy of digging her way out. She went to the Daily Herald and they obliged in reporting her cries to the Attorney General regarding Breuder's law suit against...
Bloomington, IL. (ECWd) - Fresh from the Bloomington FOIA Officer is the below list of individuals and companies who owe the City of Bloomington over $636,000.00 in unpaid water bills. It took several back and forth emails to get this list produced, but the city finally followed...
DuPage Co., IL. (ECWd) - DuPage County Board Member, Elizabeth Chaplin, voted "NO" on the 2016 County Budget; She explains her vote below: "No" Vote on the 2016 DuPage County Budget Today I voted "No" on the 2016 DuPage County Budget. I voted "No" because the taxpayers are paying...
Paris, IL. (ECWd) - This morning, I spotted the Christmas Tree being delivered to the Edgar County Courthouse lawn. It was cut from a yard on South Main Street in Paris, and later installed on the courthouse lawn, south side. It took two cranes and several people to...
Champaign Co. (ECWd) - Many have wondered how you can make a difference when it comes to fixing the out of control spending in some of our public bodies. The first step is knowing where the money is going so the right questions can be asked.  ...
Orland Park, IL. (ECWd) - In October 2015, the Orland Park Police Department was forced to pay a $12,000 settlement to Megan Fox and Kevin DuJan for violations of the Illinois Freedom of Information Act that occurred in July and August 2014. This police department is...
Clark Co., IL. (ECWd) - Yes, we touched on this before, but thought it prudent to talk bout it again now that there is video of the Ethics Commission appointments. At the last Clark County Park District Board of Commissioners Meeting, November 19, 2015, one of the...
