EDGAR CO. (ECWd) - The case of the Edgar County Sheriff's (Ed Motley) v. Roger Hopper and Dee Burgin was called in court today. If you can remember back to last year, this case came about after an arbitrator ruled in their favor. The Sheriff did...
SPRINGFIELD, IL. (ECWd) - With a motion filed to limit Governor Quinn and his successors from what is known as "clout" hiring, is anyone really surprised that it goes on at all? Seriously, is anyone surprised that the Governor has been accused of political hiring to...
ARCOLA, IL. (ECWd) - Will they ever learn? That is the million dollar question. On April 12, 2014, I submitted a Freedom Of Information Act request to the Township of Arcola requesting the following public records (pdf here): Copy of all bid notices, requests for bids, requests for...
By Chris Butler | Tennessee Watchdog NASHVILLE — Sick of people calling you nothing more than a two-bit scam artist? Well, silly, why haven’t you applied for a job as a public servant in one of Tennessee’s small towns or cities? You’ll have access to money beyond your wildest...
NAPERVILLE, IL. (ECWd) - The City of Naperville has been on a roll lately. First they use PUBLIC FUNDS to pay a public relations firm, who then finds shills to plant in the audience during public meetings to speak in favor of the Smart Mater program. Now...
ECWd’s – Coles County Sheriff You may recall previous facts shared on Darrel Cox and his habit of requesting record destruction authorizations. (Click here for previous article). As always, anytime we fail to report accurate information we always provide an update or correction to set the record...
OLIVER, IL. (ECWd) - I attended the April trustee meeting of the Clark-Edgar Rural Water District last night, 4-21-2014. During the meeting, there was discussion of more expansion provided grants are obtained. There is a public hearing this evening at 6:30 at Keys Fertilizer for two townships wishing...
NAPERVILLE, IL. (ECWd) - Naperville Hired PR Hitmen In the run up to help convince the residents of Naperville, Illinois that a smart grid was a good thing to invest in, the Mayor and City Council decided it would be a good idea to hire a Public...
METCALF, IL. (ECWd) - Metcalf residents and other volunteers got together this weekend to install new playground equipment at their village park, just in time for it to be ready for children to use on Easter Sunday. In 2009 the ILMRMA insurance company, with the Village of...
ST. CHARLES, IL. (ECWd) - One of the speakers at the Illinois Tea Party's (www.IllinoisTeaParty.net) Tax Day Rally (click here for more info) in St. Charles, Illinois was Adam Andrzejewski. He is a former candidate for Governor of Illinois (2010), founder of "Open The Books" (www.openthebooks.com),...
