Mahomet, Ill. (ECWd) - Mahomet Township spent more time and money on attorneys trying to subvert and delay responding to Freedom of Information Act requests than it would have spent simply providing the requested records. This township decided the FOIA requester was "acting in concert with others"...
Dolton, Ill. (ECWd) - Feel free to join us for a Watchdog Training Session in Dolton, Ill. on October 7, 2023, from 8:00 am until Noon. This is a four-hour session where we will discuss local government, open meetings, public records, and how you can get involved. It...
Shelby Co. (ECWd) - The Shelby County Board held their September regular meeting last night. The video can be viewed at this link or below. ...
Franklin, WI. (ECWd) - Feel free to join us for a Watchdog Training Session in Franklin, WI. on Sep 30, 2023. Click below for tickets and more information: Citizen Watchdog Training - Free Tickets, Sat, Sep 30, 2023 at 1:00 PM | Eventbrite...
Shelby Co. (ECWd)- The Quo Warranto case filed pertaining to the Shelby County Board member Teresa Boehm and her holding the office of Rose Township Cemetery Board member was resolved in yesterday's court hearing by Judge Hantla. Boehm was holding the two offices in violation of the...
Shelby Co., Ill. (ECWd) - During the Shelby County Farm Committee meeting last night (complete video here), one of the former farmers of the county farm informed the public (video below) that even back when he farmed the property the county board knew it was illegal...
Shelby Co. (ECWd)- The Shelby County Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) contract became a topic of debate during the last Special County Board meeting. Our previous article at this link covered some of the issues raised during that meeting. Even though we published the MOU in that...
Shelby Co. (ECWd)- We first covered Rose Township in this article after being provided a tip that a county board member was also a Township Cemetery Board member, which is not permitted by law.  Upon looking into the matter further, we published this article enlightening the...
Shelby Co. (ECWd) - A recently posted meeting for the Shelby County Farm Committee has generated more misinformation and created more division than we have ever witnessed from adults because it was called by a member of the committee rather than the Chairman. As if that...
Shelby Co., Ill. (ECWd) - The Shelby County Farm Committee will hold a meeting on September 11, 2023, in Courtroom "A" at 6:00 p.m. for the purpose of considering and voting to place a Resolution to sell the county farm in front of the full county...
