EDGAR CO. (ECWd) - Continuing our exposure of Emergency Telephone System (ETS) (911) problems state-wide, it is only appropriate to bring things right back to Edgar County's 911 system since that group was the very reason we started the Edgar County Watchdogs. In fact, the first video...
VERMILION CO., IL. (ECWd) - The Future of Wind Turbines: Vermilion County Refuses to Accept Decommissioning Facts; Assistant State's Attorney Calls it a "Roadblock to Development" Wind Turbine Decommissioning is unveiled in Vermilion County, and the assistant state's attorney Bill Donahue has closed his eyes. The lack...
ORLAND PARK, IL. (ECWd) - If you have been following the Orland Park Public Library (previous articles here) child porn scandal, you would know that the Library Board has engaged in a pattern and practice of using the police as a weapon against the board's critics,...
ORLAND PARK (ECWd) - Concerned citizens are interested in identifying the person pictured below. He had attended an Orland Park Public Library, OPPL-BoT, meeting on May 19, 2014 and allegedly interrupted a speaker that was given permission to speak during public session. These are photos of the...
IROQUOIS CO. (ECWd) - What would you do if you called 911 and ask for the Fire Department for a Hazardous Material situation and found out they mocked your occupation level, experience, and failed to dispatch the very agency you asked for on the initial call? This...
IROQUOIS CO. (ECWd) - After finally getting a partial response out of Kankakee County, we can confirm yet again, John Kelly is not an Assistant State's Attorney for Kankakee County, contrary to his claim that he is. "I represent Kankakee County 911 Board as appointed special Assistant...
CLARK, CO., IL. (ECWd) - The "Municipal Minute", a publication of the Law Firm of Angel Glick in Chicago - Diamond, Bush, DiCianni, Krafthefer - recently posted an article on the Clark County Park Board citizen's arrest. Just thought you might want to read it. From their...
DANVILLE, IL. (ECWd) - June 10th, 2014. Vermilion County Board Meeting. The June meeting began on time at 6 pm. Chairman Weinard started the meeting with 23 present, 4 absent. The adoption of the agenda, approval of minutes and report on claims passes and the meeting moves...
SPRINGFIELD, IL. (ECWd) - Yet again our work is leading the charge of exposing corruption and mismanagement with public tax dollars. Almost a year ago we notified the authorities on matters pertaining to illegal acts within Health and Family Services (HFS), specifically Brad Hart, Office of...
ROBBINS, IL. (ECWd) - The Chicago Tribune recently wrote an article (click here) about Robbins, Illinois, and how local residents fought back, and continue to fight, against a proposed quarry and the devastating effect it would have on their town. The proposal would have taken over...
