Wheeling, IL. (ECWd) - Several years ago, I sent a Freedom of Information Act request for text messages from a certain Wheeling police officer for two days of time periods he was attending court to observe, and possibly intimidate, a woman charged with a criminal trespass...
Shelby Co. (ECWd) - A recent comment to this article makes a great point needing to be addressed, and this article is the perfect place to do it. "Let’s get this over with. Do the things that will fix this and move on for sake." While we agree...
Madison, Co., IL. (ECWd) - The following questions were sent to the Madison County State's Attorney ("MCSA") Tom Haine, and he has yet to answer or comment on them. At their special meeting, the Madison County Board voted to adopt an amended Ordinance pertaining to the powers...
Shelby Co. (ECWd) - While we thought the disinformation being pushed by a select few residents of Shelby County would subside now that the primary election is over, turns out we were wrong. Jake Cole spoke during public comment and made some statements that cannot be left...
Will Co., IL. (ECWd) - We will use Will County Veterans Assistance Commission ("VAC") in this example, but the same applies to all county VACs, and is spelled out in the Illinois Military Veterans Assistance Act. Currently, the Act defines a Veteran service organization ("VSO") as: "a...
Shelby Co. (ECWd) - The Shelby County Board held its regular meeting last week and once again they have refused to answer the most basic questions regarding the payroll malfeasance in the Sheriff's office from 2015-2020 during my time to ask questions of the board as...
DeKalb, IL. (ECWd) - PRESS RELEASE - Mark Charvat Per my FOIA, the City of DeKalb has finally released the locations of controversial DeKalb license plate reader cameras. I filed the FOIA when I discovered that the City of Decatur released the information to a local Decatur newspaper...
Joliet, IL. (ECWd) - The Will County Veterans Assistance Commission, during its last meeting, allegedly violated the Open Meetings Act by enforcing a non-existent policy of three minutes per speaker during public comment time, entering closed session for discussions with an auditor when no auditor was...
Shelby Co. (ECWd) - The Shelby County Board held their regular meeting last night which included a question and answer session from the forensic auditor. One point, in particular, was when the auditor stated the cost to the taxpayers could be "multiples" of the $700,000.00 cost to...
DeKalb, IL. (ECWd) - The Illinois Attorney General issued a determination declaring that the City of DeKalb violated the Open Meetings Act by entering into closed session to discuss the performance of the elected City Clerk. The Attorney General also asked the city to make the closed...
