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March 18, 2024

Sangamon County

Rochester (ECWd) - The Rochester Fire Protection Board met last night for a special meeting of which the board voted unanimously to increase the tax levy to the maximum possible without having to hold a truth in taxation hearing.  A call for them to reconsider increasing...

Sangamon Co. IL (ECWd) - The Rochester Fire Protection District has called a special meeting for October 28th, 2021.  According to the agenda, the board is going to: "Discuss and take action on appointment of a new Trustee to fill upcoming vacant seat, the procedure to...

Sangamon, Co. (ECWd) - More often than not, when public officials are exposed for malfeasance they rather attempt to intimidate those exposing them than actually accept the fact they got caught and should correct the wrongs.  Rochester FPD and a few of its trustees are a...

SPRINGFIELD, IL. (ECWd) - Adam Lopez, Former Springfield School Board President and former insurance/financial and fitness businessman, has plead Guilty to felony theft, a Class X Felony, which was the most serious of the charges against him - all other charges were dismissed, Lopez has been incarcerated...

Sangamon Co.  (ECWd) - Over a year ago we began investigating self-dealing by the Rochester Fire Protection District Chief, John Archer, who also owns A.E.C., a local fire equipment company. Numerous articles can be found at this link.  Our findings resulted in a criminal investigation that...

Sangamon Co.  (ECWd) - During the Illinois State Police criminal investigation involving the Rochester Fire Protection District and their business transactions with a company, A.E.C., owned by the Fire Chief John Archer, "Archer stated the prices AEC is selling equipment to the Rochester Fire Protection District...

Sangamon Co. (ECWd) - We exposed some of the misinformation and false statements made by the Rochester FPD Board President Bill Riggs during the criminal investigation interview in this Article. According to the recorded Illinois State Police interview of John Archer, the Rochester FPD Fire Chief claims...

Sangamon Co.  (ECWd) - We have found over the years to verify each and every claim public officials make because more often than not, unfortunately, their claims fall short of the truth. The Illinois State Police interviewed the Rochester Fire Protection District Board President Bill Riggs in...

Sangamon Co., IL. (ECWd) - Rep. Darren Bailey filed a Petition for Adjudication of Indirect Civil Contempt this morning against Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker in Sangamon County Circuit Court. From the Petition: Clay County Court declared Pritzker no longer had any emergency powers under Section 7 of the...

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