DuPage Co. (ECWd) - Having reviewed more statutes than I care to think about, one thing is clear: You only have the power granted by law. If it is silent, you can't do it! We routinely find public bodies doing what ever they want when it...
DuPage Co. (ECWd) - We have been working on numerous municipal issues in and around DuPage County for the last 12 months. One of those has been collecting data as it pertains to any arrears of a debt that elected office holders may have. When that...
Clark Co., IL. (ECWd) - This video is incredibly interesting to watch. The Clark County, Illinois Electoral Board held petition objection hearings on January 13th to hear the several objections to petitions for Clark County Park District Commissioner. Attorney Mervin Wolfe, Marshall, IL., called Larry Yargus to...
DuPage Co. (ECWd) - Now that the Chicago Tribune has exposed a serious issue with internal control failures as it relates to insider self dealing, one can only wonder what it takes for the Trustees to demand tighter reigns on their internal controls. This time those internal...
College of DuPage - (ECWd) - In September and October of 2014, and December of 2013, several Freedom of Information Act requests were denied by the College of DuPage FOIA Officer. After several failed attempts at asking them to provide the public records they were bound...
EDGAR CO. (ECWd) - About 5-6 years ago I asked the County Chairman, Jim Keller, if an effort could be made to work towards improving our Telecommunications as it relates to 911 and our ISO score attributed to that specific entity. That scoring is directly tied...
Illinois (ECWd) - With the people's trust in government at an all time low, every action taken by the government is coming into question. Illinois is at the top of the list when it comes to government actions and lack of trust. There was a recent change...
DuPage Co. (ECWd) - "Nothing to see here, our audits are clean." That is basically what COD claimed when concerns were raised about hidden payments in the Imprest account. It appears we have been vindicated in our efforts as it pertains to Broadcast Technologies and more self...
Clark Co. (ECWd) - Updated with video proof (at bottom) - In keeping with the history of most electoral boards, the Clark County Electoral Board ruled today to keep all 10 candidates on the ballot for the Clark County Park District Commissioner race even though clear fatal...
MARSHALL, IL. (ECWd) - During public comments at the Marshall City Council Meeting held January 12, 2015, Miss Tevy Spires, a 17 year old High School Senior talked to the Council and Mayor Sanders about following the rules set forth in law, and especially election rules....
