...turning their findings over to the proper prosecuting authority. The Auditor General’s auditors are not obligated to recommend any findings to law enforcement for possible investigation/prosecution. There are other avenues...
Kankakee Co.(ECWd) – “Springfield, Ill. – A federal grand jury returned an indictment on Sept. 7, that charges Roy Collins, former executive director of the Kankakee Valley Park District, with...
...Intergovernmental Cooperation Act gives the county the authority (IT DOES NOT): A requirement of using Section 5 as authority include the mandated provision that any contract shall set forth fully...
SPRINGFIELD, IL. (ECWd) – On January 20, 2017, the Illinois Supreme Court issued its Opinion in Board of Education of Springfield School District No. 186 v. The Attorney General of...
...President of the Senate, and the people in the Legislative Reference Bureau in Springfield (who draft these bills for the General Assembly) are lawyers. Why can’t they get it right?...
...to find a single meeting that she has attended, which is not much different than her avoiding her obligations on the Illinois Violence Prevention Authority board which we wrote about...
...to; “As quasi-judicial bodies, electoral boards have the authority to hear sworn witnesses, formally accept evidence, issue subpoenas, and render decisions based on law and fact.” (see page 6) Illinois...
...what was read we were denied a copy. Upon asking who provided that prepared statement, the legal counsel, appointed by the courts outside their authority, advised the Chairman to not...
...and we (ECWd) objected, continuing to bring the issue to the forefront for years (since early 2013), noting that the county did not have the legal authority to hand over...
...what happened in Springfield during the last day of the 99th General Assembly. We ran this story back in December and pointed out why the Election Commission was wrong in...
