Jefferson Co. (ECWd) - The troubled former mayor of Nason, Illinois, Michelle McKinney, received more bad news today, this time from the Judge in her bogus defamation/intimidation lawsuit she brought against her political opponents and local citizens. While she awaits her criminal prosecution related to her...
Shelby Co. (ECWd) - Timelines are important, as are responses to Freedom of Information Act requests. In most states, a response by a government official is considered to be an authentic record, which can be in paper form, audio, video, or electronic, such as an email...
Shelby Co., Ill. (ECWd) - For those who have followed the circus of lies and misinformation in Shelby County, it's worse than we thought. The attorney for the county, while victorious in getting a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit brought by Cody Brands dismissed over an alleged...
Coles Co. (ECWd) - During our review of records from the East Oakland/Morgan Multi-Township pertaining to the Assessor Shirley Willison, who has never submitted a budget as required by law, which we covered in this article, we see that the board established additional compensation for themselves. The...
Coles/Edgar/Moultrie Co. (ECWd) - United States Army Recruiter Bryan Marine out of Effingham County, Illinois, has been convicted in three counties, Edgar, Coles, and Moultrie, on numerous alleged sex crimes against minors. We broke that story in this article Marine was charged with the following: Edgar County: ...
Coles Co. (ECWd) - After fielding numerous complaints regarding property tax increases in the East Oakland-Morgan Townships, we submitted a Freedom of Information Act request to obtain key records. Shirley Willison is the elected Multi- Township Assessor. This is the mother of the convicted felon, Kyley Willison,...
Coles Co. (ECWd) - As we continue to dive through hundreds of files proving the illegal spending by Kyley Willison, former Oakland Fire Protection District trustee who has been convicted for his crime of theft, we are amazed he claimed his use of the credit card...
Ford Co. (ECWd) - If you have ever submitted a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request to a public body and wondered if the records provided truly represent everything you asked for, your concerns are valid. As a local government accountability organization, we routinely submit FOIAs for...
United States - (ECWd) - Considering the volume of misinformation, opinions, speculations, and outright lies regarding the Jeffrey Epstein "files", we once again bring things back to a simple "Says Who and With What Proof" standard. While the US Attorney Pam Bondi indicated she had the Epstein...
Coles Co. (ECWd) - Below are a couple of the Coles County Sheriff's Office's body cam footage taken during the search warrant issued due to Kyley Willisons' criminal conduct, for which he was convicted of theft of public funds while a Trustee for the Oakland Fire...
