Shelby Co. (ECWd) - The Shelby County property tax Board of Review (BOR) appears to have numerous problems which may impact every property tax payer in the county. Having worked on property tax assessment issues for years and currently working on a state-wide project on the...
Thornton Twp. (ECWd) - After the scathing and truthful reports on Thornton Township Supervisor and Dolton Mayor Tiffany Henyard last week, Henyard sent FOX-32 a letter in which she threatened to make certain information public in reference to a FOX-32 reporter. Her threats apparently carry no water...
Thornton Twp (ECWd) - Breaking now 6-6-2023, 1445 hours: While FOX32 and other news media were interviewing the Thornton Township Assessor on why Township Supervisor Tiffany Henyard removed the assessors' belongings and changed the locks on the assessor's office, the highly paid "security" contractors called the South...
Thornton Twp. (ECWd) - After a long weekend of scathing news reports of some of the possibly illegal antics of Thornton Township Supervisor and Dolton Mayor Tiffany Henyard, she has apparently decided to remove all of the office supplies of the Thornton Township Assessor, place them...
Will Co. (ECWd) - The DuPage Township has once again been informed they violated the Open Meetings Act. This particular violation stems from a meeting that took place in January 2019. The violation was for not permitting public comment during the meeting. While those responsible for this...
Springfield, Ill. (ECWd) - Last October, a complaint was filed with the Legislative Inspector General's office alleging that State Senator Michael Hastings had filed false Statements of Economic Interest forms (article here) on May 1 and November 25, 2019, May 27, 2020, April 26, 2021, and...
Piatt Co. (ECWd) - The Piatt County Board approved a settlement agreement with the former Emergency Management Director, Micheal Holmes. The agreement is a result of the federal lawsuit brought by Holmes for wrongful termination in 2021 after he raised issues with unallocated grant funds within...
ILLINOIS (ECWd) - House Bill 3571 passed both Houses this past week with Senate Floor Amendment 1. SA1 permits counties and municipalities to hire non-citizens as deputy sheriffs and police officers in the same manner as hiring U.S. citizens, as long as they are: "legally authorized under...
Thornton Twp, Ill. (ECWd) - We have received credible tips that four employees of Thornton Township were stopped yesterday while operating a Thornton Township vehicle during working hours. The vehicle was pulled over in Harvey, Illinois after a complaint was called in, where there was allegedly a...
Shelby Co. (ECWd) - The Herald & Review reporter, Taylor Vidmar, provided a report on May 12th, 2023, regarding the last Shelby County board meeting which contained numerous incorrect items. I reached out to her on May 13th, 2023, and ask if she had confirmed what...
