SPRINGFIELD, IL. (ECWd) – I attended the April 24, 2018 Springfield Airport Authority Board of Commissioners meeting to provide public comment on our latest articles concerning alleged disqualification of two...
...Commissioner of the Springfield Airport Authority. Section 5 of the Airport Authorities Act specifically prohibits appointments to the Authority of any person who is a member of the governing body,...
SPRINGFIELD, IL. (ECWd) – While we await IDOT’s letter to the Springfield Airport Authority in reference to Frank Vala’s alleged disqualification from the office as Airport Authority Commissioner, I decided...
...office” (70 ILCS 5/3.4) Bohnsock does not live within the Authority territory. The Authority territory is defined as those Townships who have chosen to participate in the authority. This can...
...no requirement to be removed from all closed session meetings involving this litigation (which is another issue – the council lacks authority to remove her from closed session meetings involving...
NORMAL, IL. (ECWd) – Three days after we wrote about Bloomington-Normal Airport Authority Commissioner Beth Whisman’s disqualification from that office, she chose to resign (see original article here). According to...
Coles Co. (ECWd) – East Oakland Township board members and Road District Commissioner were recently called out for allowing the illegal parking of personal property inside the Township Buildings. Those...
...to the specific contracting authority for a vast number of issues. No such language implies the Clerk has such authority. Had the legislature intended for the Clerk to have such...
NORMAL, IL. (ECWd) – Beth Whisman Photo from LinkedIn Beth Whisman is an appointed Commissioner to the Bloomington-Normal Airport Authority. She is also an employee of the Town of Normal,...
...qualified. This is not rocket science, and qualifications for the office of Airport Authority Commissioner are spelled out in the Airport Authority Act. Let’s see if our readers can figure...