College of DuPage (ECWd) - The College of DuPage is a public body and its real estate is generally tax exempt - with the exception of certain leaseholds to businesses that operate within COD's footprint. This issue is not new to us, as we have advocated for...
College of DuPage (ECWd) - Several Illinois State Representatives have signed a letter asking the College of DuPage Board of Trustees Chairman Erin Birt to acknowledge and agree to the terms of the letter from the Illinois State Auditor General for the performance of a financial...
SPRINGFIELD, IL. (ECWd) - March 4, 2015 Kirk Allen and I made the trip to Springfield this morning to testify at a Legislative "Judiciary-Civil" Committee Hearing on HB-248, an amendment to the Open Meetings Act. We provided oral testimony as a proponent for the Bill sponsored...
CLARK CO., IL. (ECWd) - Below in the video from the meeting, the Master Planning Committee of Mill Creek Park, or the Clark County Park District, starts the meeting by talking about what to do with the funds brought in by leasing lots for a private...
CLARK CO. (ECWd) - With the approval, albeit illegal approval, of the Revised Covenants, the Park District Board voted to give away its rights to manage the leased lots, and with that, it gave away your right to vote and have your vote count. I will...
CLARK CO., IL. (ECWd) - If the recent events surrounding the upcoming election were not enough, the Clark County Park District Local Election Official, Charity Murphy, has violated the Illinois Election Code. Remember, she is the person that spoke under oath at the petition objections claiming...
BLOOMINGTON, IL. (ECWd) - On Friday, February 20, 2015, the Bloomington City Council held a Special Meeting and Censured Bloomington Mayor Tari Renner for his offensive comments towards a local writer who wrote things he did not agree with. Here are some of his comments leading up...
CHICAGO, IL. (ECWd) - With the upcoming Mayoral and Aldermanic elections for the City of Chicago, the city has apparently decided to keep requested public records a secret. The records requested are such that they could point to disqualification for office if revealed. On January 31, 2015,...
Sexual harassment is wrong as is working in a hostile work environment. Librarians, library employees and patrons are forced to endure that when libraries allow unfettered Internet viewing that is against the law but that the powerful American Library Association says is intellectual freedom. Learn...
ORLAND PARK, IL. (ECWd) - Motions to dismiss Bittman's lawsuit on 7 of the 13 counts have been filed after Bittman filed her amended Complaint. The remaining 6 counts involve matters of fact that cannot be dismissed outright, but will be answered when the judge rules...
