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March 19, 2024

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EDGAR CO., IL. (ECWd) - Earlier this week the Edgar County Board published a draft Airport Zoning Ordinance - which has yet to be recommended by the Airport Zoning Commission - who had promised at the previous hearing to have another public hearing to receive input on this...

WHITESIDE COUNTY, IL. (ECWd) - Once again, we have a County Board condoning a County Airport's misuse of public funds, while the County State's Attorney claims the county airport can hire their own attorney. Why? Because that's how they've always done it. Reviewing minutes of the September 13,...

OLIVER, IL. (ECWd) - We have written about this unethical and unlawful situation in Clark and Edgar Counties before but thought it time to remind all those still interested that there has been no legitimate effort to rectify this problem. In fact, the Clark-Edgar Rural Water District...

SPRINGFIELD, IL. (ECWd) - The Better Government Association (BGA) wrote an article spotlighting the Freedom Of Information Act and the Attorney General's role in assuring compliance with the act. One issue they highlight is our difficulty in obtaining information from the Illinois State Police in reference to the...

OLIVER, IL. (ECWd) - That's right. The Clark-Edgar Rural Water District (CERWD) has "written off" more than $40,000.00 in uncollected debt for water service. That's $40,000 that could have been used to connect others, pay wages, or to pay down its massive debt. If you know any of...

LISLE, IL. (ECWd) - Lisle Park District joins the long list of public bodies granting their elected officials (and their family members) benefits/compensation that are not authorized in state statutes. To our knowledge, only the Arthur Park District and Clark County Park District have actually taken action...

ROCK ISLAND, IL. (ECWd) - The Housing Authority of the City of Rock Island, Rock Island, IL, Did Not Always Comply With HUD’s Requirements Regarding the Administration of Its Housing Choice Voucher Program According to the USOIG's Audit Report released in September of 2016, the Rock Island...

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