DuPage Co. (ECWd) - The Tri-State Fire Protection District came to our attention after our work at COD was off and running. Numerous requests for assistance hit our in box, and after reviewing a series of articles by the Better Government Association we knew there would...
DuPage Co. (ECWd)- As part of another FOIA data dump, I received a batch of e-mails that include conversations between former COD Treasure Tom Glaser, Carla Burkhart, and her attorney, Josh Feagans. To say they are filled with some very interesting discussions is an understatement. "We...
Oliver, IL. (ECWd) - I requested copies of the May and June 2015 Clark-Edgar Rural Water District meeting minutes to compare them with the audio I had received in a previous FOIA request. I requested them because I had the suspicion that they would not accurately reflect...
OLIVER, IL. (ECWd) - The Clark-Edgar Rural Water District held a meeting on June 15, 2015. During the meeting, the agenda item for "Line of Credit" was discussed in length by none other than the Vice-President of Commercial Lending of Old National Bank in Marshall, and...
Clark Co., IL. (ECWd) - It looks like the Clark County Park District has to answer to another allegation of wrongdoing sent to the Illinois Attorney General's Public Access Counselor ("PAC"), a request for review of an alleged Open Meetings Act violation. This one involves the July...
ARTHUR, IL. (ECWd) - At its most recent meeting, the Arthur Park District placed on its agenda an action item to rescind Board Member Privileges. I wrote about how the idea of offering an "incentive" to serve on the park board was approved in November of 2014...
Des Plaines, IL. (ECWd) - Following up on an earlier article about the Des Plaines Park District Commissioners and their families receiving illegal compensation, it is clear these free items are not an "evaluation mechanism" as was stated by the district. Instead, it is clearly meant to...
Downers Grove, IL. (ECWd) - Yes, it's a slow day...
DuPage Co. (ECWd) - In the world of local politics it is not very often that public officials are handed an opportunity to fix things that also just happen to have the "full" attention of the public they serve. A recent opinion delivered by the Attorney General...
Clark Co., IL. (ECWd) - The Clark County Park District has simply refused to answer requests for public records, knowingly and willfully violating the law. The FOIA Officer is Charity Murphy. The Illinois Attorney General's Public Access Counselor's Office has sent two more letters to the park...
