Illinois –(ECWd) – As our regular readers know, it’s not often we get to write about public bodies who are doing the right thing. Yes, part of that is because...
...years of exposure of wrongdoing, those who she answers to, the 911 Board, have done nothing to correct the failures of their only employee. “For the reasons stated below, the...
Shelby Co. (ECWd) – During a recent correspondence with the Director of Township Officials of Illinois regarding certain legalities pertaining to Township spending, a statement was provided that everyone should...
...clips from one of those numerous interviews of which these came from the only one the ISP will release. One only need to listen to these clips to understand how...
...by auditors working under contract to the Office of the Auditor General for the State of Illinois.” The audit in question was released to the public in June of 2016...
...obtain at least 20 hours of training each year. That statute starts out pretty strong. Points out those officers SHALL obtain 20 hours of training each year. Sadly, you keep...
...County Park District. One of the local articles on the matter summed up what we have been saying for years about CCPD. “It’s a perfect example of poor leadership, a...
HUTSONVILLE, IL. (ECWd) – To start off with, Mr. Monte Newlin, Superintendent of the Regional Office of Education #12, fresh off of a Chapter 7 bankruptcy only a few short...
...“Public officials tend to do what they want until people question those actions. Then, more often than not, they will seek out an opinion that fits what they are doing...
...Court; the Director of the Illinois State Police; the Director of the Police Training Institute; the Director of the Illinois Department of Corrections. How ironic and tragic, that many of...