Letter to the Editor: Open letter to Mike Marron

Open letter to Mike Marron, Vermilion County Board Chairman Dear Chairman Marron, If Bill Donahue can’t find this stuff, I think you should fire him. I don’t think he is…
Open Meetings Act bill passes House
SPRINGFIELD, IL. (ECWd) – This is one of the Bills submitted to amend the Open Meetings Act. Rep Kay introduced a Bill last week (here) and Rep McSweeney introduced this…
COD cheats taxpayers, US Bank benefits part 4

…no tax bill was sent out. Any tax bills “should” go to the leaseholder, not the college. Responses to various FOIA requests for records indicate that the college has not…
Watchdogs provide testimony in Legislative Committee Hearing –

…to the Open Meetings Act. We provided oral testimony as a proponent for the Bill sponsored by Rep Dwight Kay, while the Illinois Municipal League and the Illinois Association of…
COD – Forgery on Carlin’s Watch?

…position of trust with taxpayer funds. Carlin admitted to the Daily Herald that COD had paid Breuder’s legal bills during contract talks. As if taxpayers paying for Breuder’s own private…
COD- Waterleaf loses over half-million per year –

…the tax payers are subsidizing a private restaurant owned by the manager of the Waterleaf. Is this a form of pay-to-play? A dinner that racked up a $8,445.94 bill in…
Sexual Harassment of Librarians – Librarian Protection Bill proposed –
…bill to, among other things, protect librarians from being sexually harassed and having to work in a hostile work environment that is the direct result of library patrons viewing unfiltered…
Press Release: Update on Bogart’s firing – Marron’s hiring of Bucher –

DANVILLE, IL. (ECWd) – UPDATE provided to us via email: Yesterday the county board website was updated to indicated that Bill Bucher, a local republican friend of Mike Marron’s and…
COD- Chairman Birt or the Attorney – Find the Truth!

…has found another way to bill more hours to the college. First tidbit for the attorney, is there is NO statutory obligation to comply with Robert’s Rules. Yes, Robert’s rules…
Logan County Illinois Farm Bureau President loud and clear: “Our Board of Directors are unanimously opposed to the Relight wind farm project.”
…vote. Thank you,” said Opperman. Bill Gossett cautioned the Board against viewing the project through rose colored classes and reminded them that “all that glitters is not gold.” Continue reading……

