...at 30 meetings a month, and he and other board members are being paid in violation of state law. We covered those issues in the last two articles found here...
...Burris published a 1991 opinion on county boards/administrators seeking to take control of Auditor duties (here), and stated that state law did not permit it. Several attempts were made to...
...what Spencer lists as “other” on the claim form. For example, Spencer got paid for a meeting with the State’s Attorney and Assistant State’s Attorney, a conference call, and EMA...
...5-1001. Corporate name of county. Each county which has been, or may be established in this State, according to the laws thereof, shall be a body politic and corporate, by...
...convey or lease any real or personal estate owned by the county.” Another commonly overlooked law is our Illinois State Constitution, specifically Article VIII section 1 – “Public Funds, Property,...
...as alderman and director “is authorized by law.” “Therefore, your office (State’s Attorney) may wish to consider filing a declaratory judgment action to resolve this matter. . . Alternatively, you...
Paris, IL. (ECWd) – Dale Colter had a court appearance today in Edgar County. According to the court docket, Edgar County State’s Attorney Mark Isaf and Defense Attorney Bruce Baber...
...that attorney Ed Flynn is a “Special Assistant State’s Attorney“, we need to point out some key facts that are clearly problematic. At the time the County Board hired Ed...
Madison Co., IL. (ECWd) – Bi State Metrolink President Taulby Roach said a security study recommended that in order to address rampant violence on the Metrolink, they plan on making...
...discussions with State Representatives in the General Assembly. More on that in another article. Normally when a matter is identified and proven to be illegal, the practice is stopped. Not...