WHITESIDE COUNTY, IL. (ECWd) – Once again, we have a County Board condoning a County Airport’s misuse of public funds, while the County State’s Attorney claims the county airport can...
...original depositor. As we have written in previous articles, there is no statutory authority for a stand-alone water district to collect any tap-on fees or deposits of any kind –...
ROCK ISLAND, IL. (ECWd) – The Housing Authority of the City of Rock Island, Rock Island, IL, Did Not Always Comply With HUD’s Requirements Regarding the Administration of Its Housing...
...the mayor. In our opinion, the city council did not have the authority to take that action and the city attorney does not have the authority to negotiate anything related...
...has the authority to perform the action.” This appears to specifically and expressly prohibit any contracts or agreements where the unit of local government does not have authority to perform...
PARIS, IL. (ECWd) – November will be three years since the fire-bombing of two aircraft at the Paris Airport, located just north of Paris, Illinois in Edgar County, and the...
...in LaSalle County. In June 2015, the Third District Appellate Court ruled that Towne’s police force, SAFE, was without legal authority. “If we were to accept that tortured construction, investigators...
...Department without statutory authority. We challenge Towne to provide statutory authority for him to transfer County owned funds to a Municipal Police Department in another county. In a signed affidavit...
...of the 2013 firebombing of two airplanes while they sat outside a hangar at the airport located just north of Paris, Illinois. According to sources within a state agency, one...
...to obtain a personal advantage for himself or another, he performs an act in excess of his lawful authority; or (4) Solicits or knowing accepts for the performance of any...