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 the law, and even spoke on the subject during a public meeting, people sent...
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 three articles in one document (here). Starting at the bottom of page 4 of the memo: Kankakee: "II....
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: "The Illinois Constitution and the Illinois Intergovernmental Cooperation Act Provide Authority for the KRMA’s Creation and...
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 it during the past city council meeting, and declare our allegations were "inherently incorrect,...
Kankakee, IL. (ECWd) - The BY-Laws of the Kankakee River Metropolitan Agency, or actually the "Municipal Joint Sewage Treatment Agency" set the compensation of its Directors. the By-Laws are found on KRMA's website (here) and I note that there are no amendments to the by-laws on...
SPRINGFIELD, IL. (ECWd) - Today, Governor Rauner signed HB4253: "Water District - Trustee Removal" "An appointing authority may remove a public water district trustee it appointed for misconduct, official misconduct, or neglect of office." This should really be coined the "Fosterburg Water District Amendment" or the "FWD Bill" because it...
CARLINVILLE, IL. (ECWd) - In her effort to keep Carlinville residents in the dark when it comes to the alleged water company being forced down their throats, Alderman Cindy Campbell wrote an email last October voicing her concern about open meetings and the water company. Campbell: "I'd...
PARIS, IL. (ECWd) - In the below video, we discuss the commercial assessment issues in Coles County with two of the Concerned Taxpayers of Coles County: https://youtu.be/Y0CwgxId2To . Our work is funded entirely thru donations and we ask that you consider donating at the below link. ...
WESLEY TOWNSHIP (ECWd) - We have previously written about Wesley Township's violation of the township code by charging fees/rent for residents and nonresidents to use the township park. Today, as residents attempted to enter the park, they were told to leave because the park was rented out...
