Madison County, Ill. - Veterans Assistance Commission (ECWd) - This two-part article explains our concern that the public body of the Veterans Assistance Commission of Madison County is being "blended" or comingled with a nonexistent nonprofit (searches of the IRS Charity Database yield no results) of...
Madison County, Ill. (ECWd) – During the April 5, 2023, meeting of the alleged Executive Board, Bradley Levite, Superintendent of the Veterans Assistance Commission of Madison County ("VACMC") was discussing the process to review and update the VACMC Bylaws from 2017, and from all appearances is...
Shelby Co. (ECWd) - As we outlined in the first article at this link, we reached out to Shelby County Board member Carol Cole in order to get clarification pertaining to the burial of persons at the Shelby County farm site. We asked: During your comments, you stated...
Shelby Co., Ill. (ECWd) - During the last Shelby County Board meeting, board member Carol Cole provided her input (video below) during the discussion regarding power poles being placed on the farm property, or is it cemetery property after her comments? Her input resulted in the State's...
Madison County, Ill. (ECWd) - From the The Center Square and McHenry County Blog: Judge: Illinois can’t suspend FOID cards of people charged, not convicted of felonies State’s request for appeal extension granted with deadline April 12 By Greg Bishop | The Center Square (The Center Square) – The state...
Sangamon Valley Public Water District - Mahomet, Ill. (ECWd) - According to the November 28, 2022, meeting minutes, the Sangamon Valley Public Water District approved "updating" the pay for trustees and board chairman to $1200 and $1500 respectively. See bottom of page 2 (here). This action is...
Madison Co., Ill. (ECWd) - The March 16, 2023, scheduled meeting of the full commission of the Veterans Assistance Commission of Madison County ("VACMC") was something you would have to witness in person to believe. According to an elected board officer, and prior to the meeting, Bradley...
Sangamon Valley Public Water District, Mahomet, Ill. (ECWd) - What we consider a routine request for public records under the Freedom of Information Act ("FOIA), Kerry Gifford, the General Manager of the Sangamon Valley Public Water District ("SVPWD") claimed providing names of the district employees and...
Coles Co. (ECWd) - Mattoon School Board member Gary Kepley is also a Wabash Fire Protection District Trustee according to the Coles County record at this link. According to public records, he was appointed to the Wabash Fire Protection District during the September 2021 County Board...
Illinois (ECWd) - Illinois State University Associate Professor Dr. Kate Sheridan ([email protected]), is the point of contact for a survey which was mailed to citizens of the state last week targeting information of adults 18 years old and older. While the survey claims to be tied to...
