Edgar County Watchdogs
Recent News About Edgar County Watchdogs
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From Kendall County Times
Professional Development Alliance takes down website; dissolves
The 27-year Professional Development Alliance (“PDA”) of the Will County and Grundy Kendall County Regional Offices of Education officially dissolved over the weekend and its website was promptly removed from public viewing on January 1, 2024.
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From Kendall County Times
ROE’s Professional Development Alliance officially dissolves
The 27-year Intergovernmental Agreement (“IGA”) between the Will County and Grundy-Kendall County Regional Offices of Education, which set up the Professional Development Alliance (“PDA”), will dissolve on December 31, 2023.
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From Kendall County Times
Will-Grundy-Kendall ROEs hosted majestic Isle Casino servers/email for years
As early as 2013, the “Professional Development Alliance” (“PDA”) and its government employees were under contract with Vista Learning (See 2013 contract).
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Former Plainfield Township supervisor pleads guilty to wire fraud – sentenced to prison – $1,370,165.04 restitution
Anthony Fremarek, the former Plainfield Township Supervisor has pleaded guilty to defrauding a company in which he was one of the 5 partners as well as the CFO and Manager which we covered in this article last November, 2022.
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17 news organizations file amicus supporting Edgar County Watchdogs in Il. Supreme Court FOIA appeal
Our attorneys for this case, Loevy and Loevy, filed our petition for leave to appeal the Edgar County Watchdogs v. Will County Sheriff FOIA case to the Illinois Supreme Court a few days ago.
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Woman on probation for animal cruelty still keeping animals despite judge’s order
The founder of a now-defunct nonprofit animal sanctuary in Thawville where hundreds of animal carcasses were discovered in shallow graves in 2019 is now keeping animals at her residence in Will County despite an Iroquois County judge’s order prohibiting her from doing so, an investigation by the Ford County Chronicle has confirmed.
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Gov. Pritzker signs bill amending Military Veterans Assistance Act
Governor Pritzker has signed HB2369, or Public Act 102-1132, which amends the Military Veterans Assistance Act (“MVAA”). It became effective upon the Governor’s signature.
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Ex-Joliet police lieutenant convicted of felony
Something to think about: This police officer, had he been serving this year, would have been exempted from the “assault” weapons ban, free to purchase and possess all the “assault” weapons he pleased, while millions of law-abiding citizens could purchase nothing.
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Government funds misspent – VACWC must recover all unspent funds from Geriann Wiesbrook / Hey G Consulting
The Veterans Assistance Commission of Will County has released the investigation report regarding the $495,000.00 contract awarded to Hey G Consulting owned by Geriann Wiesbrook.
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Edgar County Watchdogs: Veterans Assistance commissioners admit disqualifications; won’t resign
Stunning revelations coming out of the video from the May 17, 2022, special meeting of the Veterans Assistance Commission of Will County’s (“VACWC”) alleged Executive Committee indicate they know they are wrong.
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Edgar County Watchdogs: Commissioners ejected from Will County veterans assistance commission meeting
During the August 4, 2022, meeting of the Veterans Assistance Commission of Will County’s alleged Executive Committee, the board entered into closed session and improperly prohibited two Commision members from attending the closed session portion of the meeting.
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Edgar County Watchdogs: IL. Senator Michael Hastings wants to sue Frankfort Police for what they wrote in police report
From among the court records available, Illinois Senator Michael E. Hastings has filed a civil case, in his private capacity, for discovery or to depose in Will County naming the City of Frankfort, Will County, and Jane Does as Defendants.
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Watchdogs insist DuPage Trustee Oliver resign over ginned up retaliation against colleague Alyssia Benford
The Edgar County Watchdogs (ECW) are calling DuPage Trustee Maripat Oliver a “hypocrite” for her ongoing -- and proven baseless -- allegations of criminal activity by her colleague, Trustee Alyssia Benford, and they are insisting that she resign.
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Police investigating Joliet Township's Daniel Vera, but not DuPage’s former Supervisor William Mayer
The questionable professional practices of former DuPage Township Supervisor William Mayer and current Joliet Township Supervisor Daniel Vera have both been subjected to relentless examination by the Edgar County Watchdogs (ECW).
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Edgar County Watchdogs insist Bolingbrook Village Clerk hired herself as assistant
The Edgar County Watchdogs (ECW) are insistent that Bolingbrook Village Clerk Carol Penning either hired herself as her own assistant, or that a law was broken, if, as she insists, someone else did the hiring.
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Natalie Manley's bills eliminating township clerks, allowing local officials to earn additional salaries, trouble GOP officials, fiscal watchdogs
Two bills in Springfield sponsored by State Rep. Natalie Manley (D-Joliet) are giving some local GOP leaders and fiscal watchdogs fits.
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Edgar County Watchdogs: DuPage Township supervisor exceeded authority hiring attorney
DuPage Township Supervisor William Mayer hired a law firm without the consent of the township's board as required by law, and memberships to civic groups were unlawfully paid for out of township funds in the latest irregularities uncovered by the Edgar County Watchdogs (ECW).
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Football coach responds to Dupage Township Trustees: 'saying that I called anyone a racist is totally inaccurate'
Duane Bell, president of a youth football team in Bolingbrook, said that two DuPage Township Trustees mischaracterized his comments that appeared in a Will County Gazette story covering uneven township funding of local sports teams.
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Charges of racial discrimination, favoritism and budget irregularities in DuPage Township
Nearly half a million dollars spent by DuPage Township on community groups over the past five years has not only piqued the interest of a government watchdog group, but has led to allegations of racial discrimination for favoritism of one group over another.
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Social media commenters blast Wyllie
Edgar County residents recently expressed their anger online after a federal grand jury indicted former Lincoln-Way School District Superintendent Lawrence Wyllie on fraud charges.