Will Co. (ECWd) - There is one societal downfall we have identified which has resulted in the dumbing down of our citizens. It's the repeated words, "you're not an attorney", as if being one somehow gives you special powers to understand the English language. That statement has amazingly...
Will Co. (ECWd) - Once again it appears we get to play the "hide the records and information" game in Will County and DuPage Township. A simple Freedom of Information Act request was presented to the Will County State's Attorney's office for communications it had with the...
Will Co. (ECWd) - When public bodies provide a cryptic response to a Freedom of Information Act request that has nothing to do with the actual request, we have found there is always a reason and more often than not it's not good. I requested the following. "A...
BOLINGBROOK, IL. (ECWd) - By now, it is well-known that there was a settlement in an Open Meetings Act case disputing the firing of DuPage Township employee Linda Youngs. The plaintiff's attorney for that case was Bolingbrook Attorney Joe Giamanco. The Open Meetings Act lawsuit named Trustee...
BOLINGBROOK, IL. (ECWd) - During the October 9, 2018, DuPage Township Board of Trustees meeting, Trustee Burgess, and later followed by Supervisor Mayer, stated that they had photographs of me standing with a political candidate, holding a donation check. Burgess said he had a picture of me...
BOLINGBROOK, IL. (ECWd) - There were so many inaccurate statements, grandstanding, and flat-out lies during the October 9, 2018, DuPage Township Board of Trustees meeting it is difficult to concentrate on any one aspect. Timeline as the statements occurred can found in the below video. This meeting starts...
Will Co. (ECWd) - The Chicago Tribune ran a very interesting story today regarding Lawrence Wyllie. It turns out that over 5 months ago, Lawrence Wyllie returned $16,000.00 to the School District in the form of a personal check for funds he directed to himself as...
BOLINGBROOK. IL. (ECWd) - During last week's DuPage Township Board of Trustees meeting, Trustee Burgess decided to level unsubstantiated and clearly false accusations against certain children, a non-profit organization, and a candidate for elective office. Apparently, he saw a candidate that he did not like walking...
Will Co. (ECWd) - Wesley Township must now answer to the courts for refusing to comply with Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests for public records. From the Township Clerk Sarah Norton first claiming they would respond in a few weeks when she gets back from vacation, to...
Will Co. (ECWd) - Township Clerks have one primary statute they have to deal with as it relates to Township operations. There are a few other applicable statutes dealing with the election process and the Road District duties, however, this Clerk has not been involved in...
