Illinois - (ECWd) I pray this is one big false alarm. However, if it's not and this turns out to be a path taken by Governor Quinn in order to get out in front of yet another colossal failure for political gain, I am afraid we...
College of DuPage (ECWd) - Only after wrongly denying a request for public records, which was for invoices from "Broadcast Technologies" (here), and after I wrote this article explaining that COD violated the law in denying access to those records, did the College of DuPage publish...
VERMILION CO., IL (ECWd) - EDIT: More pictures added...
VERMILION CO., IL. (ECWd) - Unless we have missed something, it appears that Bill Donahue has struck out trying to do an illegal move at the direction of Vermilion County Board Chairman, Gary Weinard. Fortunately for Vermilion County taxpayers, Donahue failed and did not follow through...
VERMILION CO., IL. (ECWd) - It has been reported to us that this wind turbine in Pilot Township Illinois, which is owned by Invenergy, has not produced electricity since May of 2014 after lightning strike(s) caused near-irreparable damages. Six months later, Invenergy is finally making repairs....
College of DuPage (ECWd) - Here's another one Chairman Erin Birt, College of DuPage, is responsible for: The Illinois Attorney General's Public Access Counselor (PAC) has determined that my allegations of Open Meetings Act violations on September 25, 2014 warrant further inquiry. If you remember, this is the...
College of DuPage (ECWd) - Andrea Alvarez, from the Citizens Advocacy Center located in Elmhurst, IL. spoke during the public comment session of the College of DuPage Board of Trustees meeting held on October 16, 2014. She addressed the requirements of the Open Meetings Act in relation...
College of DuPage (ECWd) - One of our readers brought this to our attention a few weeks ago in reference to the newly revised public comment policy. College of DuPage Policy Number 5-85 is clear on how new policies or changes to existing policies are to be...
EDGAR CO. (ECWd) - Since Board members Heltsley and Farnham keep getting unquestioned coverage, I decided to republish part of an article we published in November of 2013. If you want to read the complete article, click here. I suggest that both Heltsley and Farnham figure...
GLEN ELLYN, IL. (ECWd) - A positive development has occurred in the public records denial (previous articles here and here) complaint I lodged against the Glen Ellyn Police Department. Joshua Jones, from the Public Access Counselor's office has mediated an agreement between the Glen Ellyn PD and...
