EDGAR CO. (ECWd) - Dee Burgin resigned from the Emergency Telephone System Board, "ETSB" or (911 Board) June 11th, 2014. (Click here for copy of resignation letter) For over two years we have been demanding an opinion from the State's Attorney, and he from Attorney General Lisa...
ORLAND PARK, IL. (ECWd) - One of the more novel and interesting issues brought before the Office of the Public Access Counselor (PAC) related to the ongoing lawlessness of the Orland Park Public Library Board of Trustees (the OPPL-BoT) is the fact that since December of...
ORLAND PARK, IL. (ECWd) - The law firm of Klein, Thorpe, and Jenkens has apparently assisted the Orland Park Public Library in their quest at committing civil rights violations by legislating the first amendment rights from an individual that only wants to address the board of...
IROQUOIS CO. (ECWd) John Kelly with Ottosen, Britz, Kelly,Cooper, Gilbert & DiNolfo Ltd attended a recent ICOM/ETSB meeting which we covered in a previous article. (Click here for previous article) Quote below taken from the audio file. (about the 19 second mark) "I represent Will County 911 Board...
SPRINGFIELD — Congratulations to the Paxton-Record, Will Brumleve and Andrew Rosten, and their reporting on events as they unfold. Truly exemplary - worthy of every award won! This is a premier example of what newspapers, and especially local newspapers should strive to be. From the Paxton-Record: Paxton Record...
By Rev. C.K. Nay, Paris, Illinois . [gview file="https://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/CKNayLetter.pdf" save="1"]...
CHICAGO, IL. (ECWd) - From the Better Government Association's Action Center: The Better Government Association is asking Gov. Pat Quinn to protect the people’s right to know by vetoing HB 3796, a recently passed bill that unfairly and unjustifiably raises significant barriers to everyday people getting access...
ORLAND PARK (ECWd) - In the ongoing matter of the Orland Park Public Library Child Porn Scandal, one of the most contentious issues is the Board of Trustees' refusal to listen to a man named Dan Kleinman, who happens to be one of the nation's leading...
ECWd - We have conducted a few minutes worth of research on what consequences other units of government face after they violated the Open Meetings Act. Here is some of what we found: -City Council and Mayor indicted on felony official misconduct charges for violating the Open Meetings...
IROQUOIS CO. (ECWd)- What is it with some attorneys that think they are experts just because they have been working in a field for 35 years? Let's take a hard look at yet more illegal actions in Iroquois County that are being justified by a hired...
