The following article discusses Minnesota's "Buy The Farm" legislation that was enacted in 1973 which basically stated that if power transmission line companies needed access to property, the land owner could demand they purchase the entire property instead of simply buying an easement. This protected...
Bureau Co., IL. (ECWd) - Tribe-Backed Wind Farm Hits Snag Over GSA Enviro Review By Lance Duroni - (original article here) Law360, Chicago (May 08, 2015, 2:12 PM ET) -- A proposed Illinois wind farm backed by a California tribe ran into a potential roadblock on Wednesday when...
North Henderson, IL. (ECWd) - In yet another defeat over the North Henderson Trustees, local citizens have prevailed in a Freedom of Information Act Request for Review in which they asked the Village for all bank statements - and the village redacted all of the account...
Vermilion County - Illinois -Â Board Meeting - May 12, 2015 During this month's board meeting the Vermilion County Board approved a resolution to endorse OpenGov.com's financial analysis tool which is estimated to cost approximately $7000.00 per year. Other business included public comments: The first speaker talked about...
Edgar County, IL. (ECWd) - This month's meeting of the Edgar County Board started promptly at 9:00 a.m. with the Pledge of Allegiance. - Â Public Comment: Rob Bogue talked about a meeting in December of 2013 which was declared an illegal meeting by the Illinois Attorney...
DuPage Co. (ECWd) - Transparency has been the battle cry for some time by many and it appears the more the onion is pulled back the more stink permeating into the atmosphere. A recent FOIA response obtained by John Kraft reflects numerous concerning issues at COD that...
Paris, IL. (ECWd) - During the May 11, 2015 Edgar County Airport Advisory Board meeting I talked about the "Edgar County Airport Booster Club" and the pancake and sausage breakfast they are planning on conducting in June. My comments were that the "Booster Club" is not registered...
College of DuPage (ECWd) - Over the years we have all heard about how important it is to learn from our history. The reason for knowing it is to prevent from repeating the bad stuff and being able to replicate the good. The following group of news...
Springfield, IL. (ECWd) - Rep. Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton) on the House Floor, May 6, 2015 - re: House Bill 4141: "If it's all about values, where were your values for the last decade?" "Entire Process is a Fraud" . ...
DuPage Co. (ECWd) - The request was simple: Copy of all invoices for public relations services in the last 90 days. Copy of all charges for the printing of COD promotional items mailed to residents in the last 90 days. Copy of all charges for all advertising of COD...
