Livingston Co., IL. (ECWd) - Update: May 25, 2015, 9:15 a.m.: This is the second Iberdrola Renewables turbine fire in the past 10 days. The previous was on May 14 and was located in the Locust Ridge II Wind Farm near Westboro, IOWA. (news article here). Update: May...
Vermilion Co., IL. (ECWd) - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Nikki Bogart wins round 2: An Administrative Law Judge for the Illinois Department of Employment Security ruled in a Decision issued recently that Nikki Bogart did not commit misconduct or insubordination as defined by Illinois law. After seven and a half years of...
Clark Co., IL. (ECWd) - In one of the more disturbing claims coming out of the Clark County Park District Executive Director's office, Charity Murphy has now claimed that even though I asked for electronic records, and even though the park district has the capability to...
Clark Co., IL. (ECWd) - After we reported that the Clark County Park District's Executive Director, Charity Murphy, had not taken any FOIA training, she decided to take the mandated training. Failure to take the training is a policy violation of the Park District and State...
Edgar Co., IL. (ECWd) - It has been reported to us, and we have verified thru Edgar County administrative contacts, that the Administrative Assistant position at the Edgar County Airport has been eliminated, effectively putting long time employee Lisa Gill out of a job. This decision was...
Clark Co., IL. (ECWd) - It's one thing to run around the campground ensuring the campers are abiding by campground rules and policies - and it's another thing to do that while violating those policies yourself...
BLOOMINGTON, IL. Another public employee that thinks they do not have to answer questions - and this one has the job of answering questions...
Clark Co., IL. (ECWd) - On May 7, 2015, the State Fire Marshall's Division of Petroleum and Safety conducted an on-site inspection of the Clark County Park District's fuel dispensing station at Mill Creek Park. You can look-up the inspection at the State Fire Marshall website...
DeKalb Co. (ECWd) - We are beginning to wonder why we have any laws in this state as it appears they mean little when it comes to public officials. They are rarely held accountable to them, and continually manipulate them.  Our higher education system is infected...
Clark Co., IL. (ECWd) - Another FOIA document production from a few weeks ago has revealed that Park Commissioner Terry Stepp not only paid his annual campsite rental 52 days late this year, he was not charged any late fees as the Park District policy requires. Park...
