ARCOLA, IL. (ECWd) - This was forwarded to me from Bloomington, Illinois and is Arcola Township's response to copies of all legal invoices for 2013 and 2014. Here is what I found: Total amount invoiced was $11,273.85 The overwhelming majority was for fighting against Freedom of Information Act requests. Residents...
Orland Park, Illinois (ECWd) - Bridget Bittman, the public information officer and self-styled "crisis manager" of the Orland Park Public Library (OPPL), filed what we refer to as a Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation (SLAPP) last October against several outspoken critics of the library and its...
Orland Park, Illinois (ECWd) - Orland Park Public Library employee Bridget Bittman decided a few months ago to file what I would call a frivolous lawsuit to silence critics of the library's free access to child pornography and her actions while employed at the library, see...
SPRINGFILED, IL. (ECWd) - In February of 2015, the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulations issue their determinations on several of the former auditors for Dixon, Illinois who were their contracted auditors prior to and during the largest municipal theft in the history of the...
COLES CO., IL. (ECWd) - Published by JG-TC.com (click here) Woman admits stealing from booster club  17 hours ago  • DAVE FOPAY JG-TC Staff Writer (1) Comments CHARLESTON -- A former board member of the Charleston school district booster club was ordered to repay the group $4,000 after she admitted...
Clark County, IL. (ECWd) - Unofficial results are in...
MARSHALL, IL. (ECWd) - Unofficial results of the Marshall Alderman race: Marshall Ward 3 Alderman Warren LeFever was re-elected for another 4 year term, beating Rob Denny. Tim Sanders beat Gerald Monk in Ward 1 Mike Smitley beat out Tony Malone in Ward 2 Mark Strait ran unopposed in Ward...
Orland Park, IL. (ECWd) - In the past fifteen months, the Orland Park Public Library (OPPL) has spent over $480,000.00 fighting Freedom of Information and Open Meetings laws in a failed attempt at keeping records from the public and keeping the public from speaking / attending...
PARIS, IL. (ECWd) - On February 26, 2015, the Illinois Attorney General's Public Access Counselor made the determination that the Edgar County Board violated the Open Meetings Act when it held a county board meeting on December 6, 2013 without providing advanced notice to the public...
Chicago, IL. (ECWd) - For the past couple of months several people have attempted to gain access to Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel's records as it relates to bills payable and due to the City of Chicago. In this most recent request, which was forwarded to me this...
