DuPage Co. (ECWd) - Friday the Chicago Tribune published an on-line article pertaining to the College of DuPage (COD) and Herricane Graphics, a subject I have been covering in great depths since December of 2014. I greatly appreciate their continued exposure. (Chicago Tribune Article) (Click here...
MARSHALL, IL. (ECWd) - In the Coles County Courthouse yesterday, the Court determined that recordings for executive sessions of committees of the council should not be copied and given to elected officials in this case for the following reasons: 1) that plaintiff failed to show his "need"...
Clark County, IL. (ECWd) - Radio ads placed by Yargus (petition forger), Stepp, and Davidson, all candidates for the Clark County Park District Commissioner at the upcoming election, claim that the District has "operated on a positive budget" for the past five years. What numbers are...
Charleston, IL. (ECWd) - UPDATE: 3-27-2015 @ 4:14 p.m. This is what the reporter received from the Illinois State Police: "The building was locked by law enforcement - a video camera was involved - is was in the children's changing room area - and there is an...
Springfield - (ECWd) - It appears a senior sitting judge has been appointed to the SIU Board of Trustees. This is a violation of SIU Charter ethics rules as well as the Canons he is bound by as a Judge, in our opinion. Judge Gilbert is taking...
MARSHALL, IL. (ECWd) - Let's start off by stating that Gary Strohm and the Marshall Advocate have never, to my knowledge, informed the public of their relationship with Clark County Park Board Commissioner Ron Stone. The relationship is such that Ron Stone has to "abstain" from...
Springfield, IL. (ECWd) - Gov. Bruce Rauner re-appointed Joel Sambursky, and appointed U.S. district court judge John Gilbert and Attorney Amy Sholar to the Board of Trustees of Southern Illinois University. Both Gilbert and Sholar appointments must be approved by the Illinois Senate. The appointment of Judge...
DuPage Co. (ECWd) - I greatly appreciate the Daily Herald’s response to our article on Political Endorsements Fail the Public posted here as well as the comments sent in on our tip line. I will address their comment in order to provide a perspective of who...
BLOOMINGTON, IL. (ECWd) - A local watchdog by the name of Diane Benjamin, from blnnews.com, has won a pro se lawsuit she filed against the City of Bloomington for their unlawfully withholding public records and other violations of the Freedom of Information Act. The Court ordered production...
Paris, IL. (ECWd) - Judge Garst talked to the Edgar County Board for around 25 minutes during the Marsh 23, 2015 Study Session in relation to the state budget, and that at least the portion affecting Court Reporters will take affect on April 1st. There is...
