PARIS, IL. (ECWd) - Tomorrow is "Giving Tuesday" and we ask that you consider giving to the ECWd this year. Some of our more popular news articles published this year include: Will County Court ordered Sheriff to release 911 calls/transcripts in our FOIA lawsuit. Will County appealed,...
CHICAGO, IL. (ECWd) - The Federal Grand Jury of the Northern District of Illinois handed down two True Bills last week. The first True Bill of Indictment names the following as Defendants: Kimberly A. Dyson, United States Department of Veterans Affairs Prosthetic Clerk and Purchasing Agent Irvin...
ROBBINS, IL. (ECWd) - During its November 23, 2021, Village Trustees meeting, the Village of Robbins voted unanimously to commission a forensic audit, and to contract with Benford, Brown and Associates as the CPA firm responsible for the audit, with an initial cap of $25K. The...
PARIS, IL. (ECWD) - Edgar County Watchdogs, Inc. has been in operation for more than a decade - only through dogged reporting can faith in local government return. It has been an exciting decade for us and for the public. Some agree, and some disagree with our...
California (ECWd) - Reprinted with permission of Open The Books. "WE JUST CAN'T LOCATE ANYTHING" - CALIFORNIA CONTROLLER TO THE CIRCUIT COURT JUDGE In 2019, the California controller rejected our freedom of information request for the state’s line-by-line expenditures saying they couldn't "locate" any of the 50 million...
Wesley Township, IL. (ECWd) - Wesley Township Supervisor and Board have increased litigation cost of one FOIA lawsuit by at least $300 per township resident in the past year. How do you feel about it? We have been watching this fifth FOIA lawsuit against Wesley Township with...
Wesley Township, IL. (ECWd) - During the November 9, 2021, Wesley Township Board of Trustees meeting, I asked Supervisor Mike Medlin a couple of questions: Kraft: Could you have settled for less than what you have been billed by the township attorney? Supervisor Medlin: “We don’t know that....
Wesley Township, IL. (ECWd) - Wesley Township Supervisor and Board have increased litigation cost of one FOIA lawsuit by at least $300 per township resident in the past year. How do you feel about it? We have been watching this fifth FOIA lawsuit against Wesley Township with...
Paris, IL. (ECWd) - November 18th, 2021 is the eight-year anniversary of the firebombing at the Edgar County Airport where two aircraft were destroyed by unknown suspects in the middle of the night. In all the passing years, there is no evidence the Edgar County Sheriff's office...
United States (ECWd) - The Army Times reported last month that CVS won a military TRICARE pharmacy contract over Walmart and Sam's Club. Less than a month later, CVS announced it was closing 900 stores across the nation. As of December 15, 2021, military TRICARE beneficiaries can no...
