PARIS, IL. (ECWd) - During the Edgar County Board meeting on "tax day", April 15, 2015, the Edgar County Board, among other things, voted to give money to an unregistered entity that purports to go by the name of the "Chrisman Area Community Club". This club...
College of DuPage (ECWd) - We don't think so...
DuPage Co. (ECWd) - When COD refuses to provide records in violation of the law the people are left with one recourse that works. Sue them!  On April 2, 2015, Rathje Woodward Attorneys at Law – Timothy Elliott, Charles Philbrick, and Jordan Franklin filed a twelve...
Charleston, IL. (ECWd) - During their city council meeting on April 7, 2015, the Charleston City Council passed a Resolution entitled "Supporting Local Government Empowerment and Reform" as part of its consent agenda. (Read Resolution Here) While I personally appreciate and agree with the intent of this...
Chicago, IL. (ECWd) - The Edgar County Watchdogs were asked to speak at the Chicago Tax Day Tea Party on April 15, 2015 and had the privilege of listening to a variety of speakers, which included those listed (here). All of the presenters were very well recieved...
Clark Co., IL. (ECWd) - The Clark County Park District held it final regular meeting with the current commissioners last night and this was indeed a "special" meeting. With renewed determination on the heels of the election, where one of the commissioners was ousted by the voters,...
DeKalb, IL. (ECWd) - We recently reported that an employee, Mr. Kenneth Wilson, of Northern Illinois University (now a former employee) had been given free rent in a Grant Towers Dormitory Room for over a year (read it here). On March 31, 2015 I contacted NIU President...
For Immediate Release For More Information Contact  Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton)   [email protected] Eight agents fired including two supervisors in aftermath of Secret Service agents partying in Argentina on taxpayer money. Lois Lerner under investigation for using her position in the IRS to target specific political opponents of the President. In the...
Edgar Co.(ECWd) - To the good citizens of Edgar County, we owe you an apology for thinking we could give your public officials a longer leash to operate from. It has become clear, once again, that Edgar County officials, specifically county board members this time, simply...
DeKalb, IL. (ECWd) - The City of DeKalb thinks they are special and that they are the only public body in the state that can prohibit public comment, because they wrote their own version of the Open Meetings Act that only applies to them...
