McHenry Co. (ECWd) – A request for review was filed with the Attorney General Public Access Office (AG PAC) regarding an alleged Open Meetings Act violation by the Algonquin Township...
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...
...barb” comes from the Algonquin Township Clerk not doing her job, not us. We warned her we do not play games and would file a lawsuit if she continued to...
...to the Township, which is the elected trustees and the Supervisor. That very law outlines the exceptions on such township employment and the Township Clerk’s position is not named. Applying...
...legal position of the Township Board was in conflict with the position of the Road Commissioner.” The legal position of the Township Board is not the criteria. The criteria is...
...board approved the hiring of an attorney to represent the Township Road District.” Township response: “The township has no public records responsive to this request.” Since the Township has no...
SPRINGFIELD, IL. (ECWd) – The State Journal-Register reported (here) that Frank Vala was resigning as Woodside Township Trustee, “rather than go through a legal battle that could cost taxpayers money.”...
...process. 60 ILCS 1/100-5 -“The township board shall fix the compensation of a township attorney appointed by the township supervisor under Section 70-37.” Since the Township Board has never fixed...
Will Co. (ECWd) – Wesley Township has been in turmoil for several years due to what appears to be incompetence and total disregard for the law. The Township Code is...
McHenry Co. (ECWd) – ECWd filed our Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit this week against the Algonquin Township and Road District. After months of non-compliance from our FOIA requests...