MADISON CO., IL. (ECWd) – During the August 2018 Madison County board meeting, Kirk Allen attempted to address the board during public comment. Several board members objected citing their (illegal) public comment […]
McHenry Co. (ECWd) – Having been fortunate enough to travel all over the world while in the service I learned the value of our system of government, a Constitutional Republic. One that has […]
PARIS, IL. (ECWd) – In a minor derailment last night, six cars of a train came off the tracks in Paris, Illinois just west of the Route 133 (Jasper Street) and Jefferson […]
McHenry Co., IL. (ECWd) – It appears McHenry County Board Chairman Jack Franks is preparing for his next election well in advance, and he wants McHenry County taxpayers to help him out. […]
KANKAKEE, IL. (ECWd) – Kankakee’s Interim Police Chief Price Dumas resignation today comes within weeks of Daily-Journal reporter David Guiliani’s article on Dumas’s searching of the Illinois State Police’s L.E.A.D.S. database for […]
Kankakee, IL. (ECWd) – I just wanted to throw this out there for those wondering why their tax bills, water bills, and sewerage bills are so high. I submitted a Freedom of […]
KANKAKEE, IL. (ECWd) – Several days ago we reported on compensation paid to members of the Board of Directors of the Kankakee River Metropolitan Agency (“KRMA“) and clearly stated the article was […]
McHenry Co. (ECWd) – This week under the Big Top Circus tent known as Algonquin Township, the Gooch & Miller show is now front and center. Last week Thomas Gooch, who is […]
Will Co. (ECWd) – In another episode from the twilight zone of Wesley Township, we find yet another Township Official who thinks people have no right to question their actions. Wesley Township Clerk […]
GRANITE CITY, IL. (ECWd) – Towards the end of last night’s Madison County Board meeting, Board Member and Granite City Police Officer Michael Parkinson spoke about what he thought we should be […]
Wesley Township, IL. (ECWd) – During the public comment portion of the August 14, 2018 Wesley Township Board of Trustees meeting, I ask Trustee Kathleen Kennedy who she thought she was to […]
WESLEY TOWNSHIP, IL. (ECWd) – There must be something in the water in the Wesley Township Building. First, Township Trustee Kathleen Kennedy gets sued for telling people a resident FOIA requester is […]
Will Co. (ECWd) – Kathleen Kennedy, a self-proclaimed “Park Ranger” and Trustee for the Wesley Township is being sued in her personal capacity for alleged defamatory statements against a local citizen who […]
(ECWd) – Free Press, as the nation’s founders intended, is spelled out in the First Amendment to the United States Constitution: “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or […]
KANKAKEE Co., IL. (ECWd) – During today’s August 15, 2018 County Board Meeting, the Board considered its “flower fund” and purchase policy. Board Chairman presented an opinion from the Kankakee County State’s […]
Wesley Township, IL. (ECWd) – In the controversy surrounding Wesley Township improperly charging for people to use Rivals Lookout Park, and even in some instances closing to park for private parties, it […]
DuPage Township, IL. (ECWd) – While reviewing DuPage Township’s payables for August 2018, we noticed a few items that didn’t look right. Membership in the Romeoville Chamber of Commerce (page 5) Membership […]
McHenry Co. (ECWd) – Let the unprofessional behavior and infighting begin! In yet another stellar example of arrogance and total disregard for even the slightest amount of professionalism, Karen Lukasik has once again […]
WESLEY Twp., IL. (ECWd) – Over this past weekend, and since we had written about how Wesley Township is charging certain fees for the public to use its Township Park (in violation […]
KANKAKEE, IL. (ECWd) – Kankakee Mayor Chasity Wells-Armstrong did not file her required 2018 Statement of Economic Interests (“SEI”) for her position on the Board of Directors of the Kankakee River Metropolitan […]
Charleston, IL. Former AAU Storm girls basketball coach Barry Wolfe sentenced today to 60 years in prison. He plead guilty to sexual abuse of girls he coached. More info to follow.
McHenry Co. (ECWd) – Once again the Algonquin Township Supervisor Chuck Lutzow and his clown act have brought laughter to the legal industry with the help of his advocate, attorney James Kelly. […]
CHARLESTON, W.Va. Member’s Press Release Release Date: 08/07/2018 Contact: Jared Hunt at (304) 340-3323 John Shott House Judiciary Committee Adopts Articles of Impeachment Against All Four W.Va. Supreme Court Justices CHARLESTON, […]
KANKAKEE, IL. (ECWd) – We believe and allege that KRMA Director and Aroma Park Mayor Brian Stump has violated the law requiring him to disclose his Economic Interests, by filing a false […]
KANKAKEE, IL. (ECWd) – In their effort to defend the indefensible with the “legal” memorandum written by the Kankakee attorney assuring the public and Kankakee elected officials that they were not violating […]
KANKAKEE, IL. (ECWd) – Continuing with our response to Kankakee’s incorrect interpretation of who may or may not serve as a Director of the KMRA: UPDATE: You can download and read these […]
McHenry Co. (ECWd) – Once again the big top has open for the circus show. Tonight we find yet another resolution being put before the board and this time it appears to […]
McHenry Co. (ECWd) – Just about the time you think you have seen it all, up jumps another circus act by Algonquin Township’s lead Clown, Supervisor Chuck Lutzow. It appears they have […]
KANKAKEE, IL. (ECWd) – Continuing with our response to Kankakee’s incorrect interpretation of who may or may not serve as a Director of the KMRA: Starting on Page 3 of the memo: […]
KANKAKEE, IL. (ECWd) – After we wrote about alleged disqualifications of six out of seven KMRA Directors, the city of Kankakee had an attorney write a memorandum on the subject, talk about […]
