Chicago, IL. (ECWd) - For the past couple of months several people have attempted to gain access to Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel's records as it relates to bills payable and due to the City of Chicago. In this most recent request, which was forwarded to me this...
DeKalb, IL. (ECWd) - Grab some popcorn because this one is one that plays out like a comedy, if only it weren't true...
DuPage Co. (ECWd) - During the 2014 Primary for State Representative race, there were two candidates for the voters to pick from. Sandy Pihos, a long term professional politician, and Peter Breen, a newcomer to state level politics and staunch conservative. The Daily Herald endorsed Pihos over...
MARSHALL, IL. (ECWd) - The following is a timeline of our work in Marshall, IL., some of our findings, and hopefully will dispel the rumors that a certain person talked us into looking at Marshall - and the rumor that we will go away if he...
DuPage Co. (ECWd) - Wow, where do I start? "Only two candidates are qualified to guide COD back on track" So you want people to have trust in the very same people that ran the train off the track? You are part of the problem! "Fastest growing community college...
Maricopa Co., AZ - Dupage Co., IL (ECWd) - In a time when money is tight and students are earning less and less, while public corruption is running rampant throughout the country, it is comforting to see that there are incentives for doing the right thing. Let's...
Edgar Co. (ECWd) - The bottom line, to us, is access to public records, and all the public records we ask for, in a timely manner. Period. So what does a person do when faced with public bodies that invent reasons to hide public records, provide only...
DuPage Co. (ECWd) - Carla Burkhart, owner of Herricane Graphics and COD Foundation Board member. The same Carla Burkhart facing prosecution in a state level administration court for signing her name on two contracts that reflect that her company was the architect even though she holds...
College of DuPage (ECWd) - When a public body continuously and strategically circumvents the law, sometimes the only to way assert the statutory right of access to public records is to file a lawsuit. That is what happened today in DuPage Circuit Court. Case number 2015-CH-637. Of...
Clark Co., IL. (ECWd) - In a new twist to the delay of producing public records when requested, the Clark County Park District has decided that they can simply claim a person as a recurrent requester and delay production of records an additional 16 days, to...
