Edgar Co., IL. (ECWd) - The Edgar County Board has finally approved a Resolution setting the compensation of elected officials taking office on December 1, 2016. Â "Salary Resolution for Elected Officials Whose Terms Begin December 1, 2016." This resolution includes health insurance for county board members -...
EDGAR CO., IL. (ECWd) - On the heals of the decision by IDOT-DA to halt all state and federal funding of the Edgar County Airport due to grant assurance violations (lack of zoning), the board has started talking about zoning for the airport. Mark Isaf, Edgar County...
Lisle, IL., (ECWd) - The Lisle-Woodridge Fire District thinks that they do not have to provide public records to the public when asked. A couple of weeks ago I filed a Freedom of Information Act request for a copy of a severance agreement that the fire district had...
EDGAR CO., IL. (ECWd) - The Edgar County Watchdogs are pleased with the recent developments in relation to the Edgar County Airport. From all appearances, outside agencies are finally forcing Edgar County to come into compliance with the established law. On April 5, 2016, the Illinois Department...
CLARK CO., IL. (ECWd) - I'd take the job for half that! Charity Murphy, Clark County Park District Executive Director, claims that 4 hours of time spent answering an FOIA request cost the park district "at a minimum" of $1,100.00. Wow! Get the shovel, it's getting deep...
MATTOON, IL. (ECWd) - Lake Land College has reportedly discussed taking down the wind turbine that was struck by lightning last year due to the cost of repairs - and because it never really worked as they thought it would. Lake Land College (LLC) wind turbine...
College of DuPage (ECWd) - During the April 7, 2016 College of DuPage Board of Trustees meeting, Trustee McGuire spent a considerable amount of time on legal bills again. This time, it was questioning on the lines of "who authorized this" and "who hired them" - forgetting...
IROQUOIS CO., IL. (ECWd) - During an almost two-hour meeting of the Iroquois County Tax Committee, a local reporter falls out of her chair. Pay close attention to the top-right of the video: https://youtu.be/6I15rY5Fh0w Please consider a donation to the Edgar County Watchdogs. [wp_eStore_donate id=1] ...
SPRINGFIELD, IL. (ECWd) - Marshall, Illinois Alderman Warren LeFever traveled to Springfield to give oral testimony at the Illinois House of Representative Judicial-Civil hearing this afternoon. It was for HB4630, seeking to amend the Open Meetings Act with the language of: Synopsis As Introduced Amends the Open Meetings Act. Requires that...
DuPage Co., IL. (ECWd) - The College of DuPage is set to act on the first reading of Policy No. 10-200, which is a new policy concerning the retention of electronic communications. On page 134 of the Board Packet for April 7, 2016 (here) is the proposed...
