Carlinville, IL. (ECWd) - During the July 15, 2019, City Council Meeting, the Carlinville City Council voted to approve and enter into a global settlement with ECWd, Kraft, Bogue, and Thomas, on their lawsuits brought under the Freedom of Information Act. Josh Burday @ Loevy & Loevy...
Carlinville, IL. (ECWd) - Carlinville Alderman Cindy Campbell resigned tonight at the Carlinville City Council meeting. Read the resignation here and below. Cambell was also appointed by the city to Illinois Alluvial Water Company, the formation of and participation by Carlinville is still a disputed court case in...
Wesley Township (ECWd) - The Attorney General's Public Access Counselor ("PAC") issued a determination letter stating that during its July 26, 2018 Township Trustee meeting, Wesley Township violated Section 2(e) of the Open Meetings Act when it voted to appoint "Candidate A" as Township Clerk without...
Algonquin Township (ECWd) - Yesterday in McHenry County Circuit Court, our Motion to Reconsider a previous Order denying (and then Staying production) a Motion to Quash a subpoena from Algonquin township for our DropBox files, including names of anyone who ever had access to them was...
ALGONQUIN TOWNSHIP (ECWd) - The Illinois Attorney General's Public Access Counselor ("PAC") issued a determination letter stating that Algonquin Township violated the Freedom of Information Act ("FOIA") when they denied my March 21, 2019, FOIA request for certain records of the township. James Kelly, Algonquin Township Attorney,...
PARIS, IL. (ECWd) - We finally received our FOIA responses from the Illinois State Police in reference to the collision with an Edgar County Sheriff Deputy and DUI charge against Stacey Adams on April 17, 2019. We would also like to note that these are merely police...
St. Clair CO., IL. (ECWd) - Madison County Judge Ronald R. Duebbert has filed a complaint in Federal Court naming the following as Defendants: St. Clair County Office of the State's Attorney Appellate Prosecutors of the State of Illinois State of Illinois City of Belleville Brendan...
BENTON, IL. (ECWd) - According to our source in Benton, last Friday, the Zoning Officer for the City of Benton, Illinois, Dave Garavalia, decided to lock (or otherwise prevented entry) City Commissioner Donald Storey out of city hall after a verbal dispute in reference to an...
Naperville, IL. (ECWd) - I attended the DuPage County Election Commission for their December 12, 2018 meeting - this was prior to the Election Commission dissolving, and approximately one month prior to the (new) County Clerk taking responsibility for the elections. During the meeting, I noticed that...
FORD CO., IL. (ECWd) - Release: June 11, 2019 and also reported in the News-Gazette (here). Tragic Death in Jail Leads to Multi-Million Dollar Settlement to Benefit Minor Children. Richard Jon Gonzalez, 30 year old father to young Noah, Richard Jr., and Alyssa, tragically and distressingly died on...
