Attorney General: Orland Park Public Library Trustees Violated the Law Again –
ORLAND PARK, IL. (ECWd) – Today, the determination letter from the Illinois Attorney General’s office arrived stating that the Orland Park Public Library Board of Trustees (OPPL-BoT) violated the Open Meetings Act when they voted to “ratify and affirm” actions taken at an illegal special meeting held on a public holiday. As we noted in […]
Non refundable deposit…or fleecing of the public…
PARIS, IL (ECWd) – A recent project for the City of Paris is the installation of a new generator for the water plant. For those interested in picking up a contract package they can do so upon payment of a $50 “non-refundable” deposit to Francis & Associates or simply download them from this article for […]
Arcola Township fighting 6th FOIA lawsuit –
ARCOLA, IL. (ECWd) – Yet again, and hopefully the last time, Arcola Township has had another Freedom of Information Act civil suit filed against them for their alleged failure to comply with the FOIA. This makes this the 6th active civil suit under FOIA against Arcola Township. Case Number: 2014-MR-34 was filed a little after […]
Arcola Township sued for 5th time – Seeking Access to Public Records –
ARCOLA, IL. (ECWd) – As I wrote in this previous article (here), Arcola Township has been sued for the 5th time for alleged violations of the Freedom of Information Act. The FOIA is such a simple public Act that I find it hard to believe public bodies can keep violating it without knowing what they […]
WQAD-8 News Reports on North Henderson Trustee Ineligibility –
NORTH HENDERSON, IL. (ECWd) – Following the article we posted this morning (click here), WQAD from the Quad Cities area ran a story on the 10:00 p.m. news after interviewing residents of North Henderson. From WQAD: Just South of the Quad Cities some people in the village of North Henderson, Illinois are demanding board members […]
Orland Park Police Officer James Grimmett commits forgery!
ORLAND PARK, IL (ECWd) – Officer James Grimmett with the Orland Park Police Department was the reporting officer for an alleged city ordinance disorderly conduct complaint and the record proves he lied on the report and fabricated information and used that fabrication as part of the reasoning to not enforce the law on an Orland […]
North Henderson – Four Village Trustees Ineligible for Office –
NORTH HENDERSON, IL. (ECWd) – Up in Mercer County Illinois, Northwest of Peoria, there is a small village named North Henderson (pop. 187). It suffers from all of the same problems that larger cities suffer from, just on a smaller scale. There have been rumors of illegal trustee appointments, forged village meeting minutes to gain […]
COD Chairman Erin Birt – Master of Misrepresentations!
DUPAGE CO. (ECWd) – LITERALLY BUSTED AT COLLEGE OF DUPAGE—Chairman of the Board Erin Birt’s half-truths, misrepresentations, and track record of deception: While the President of The College of DuPage (COD) pulls down nearly $500,000 in compensation/perks and tens of thousands in private shooting club payments, the taxpayers might wonder what type of a board […]
Attorney General Madigan’s PAC Investigating College of DuPage –
DUPAGE CO. (ECWd) – The ECWd have been poking around in DuPage County at least since the summer of 2013. In December of 2013, I submitted a Freedom Of Information Act request to the College of DuPage asking for a copy of President Brueder’s W-2 form to check the accuracy of information previously provided in […]
Lisa Madigan Still Failing on FOIA –
SPRINGFIELD, IL. (ECWd) – On June 3, 2014 we reported (here) on a Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA) request for review that has been waiting a determination for two years. In April I received an email from the Attorney General’s PAO that I now consider a complete lie: John, we have been working to informally […]