Kankakee Co., Ill. (ECWd) – Kankakee County State’s Attorney James Rowe’s office filed suit against three elected officials in Kankakee County seeking their removal from office for failing to file their required annual Statements of Economic Interest (“SEI”) with the County Clerk. Chris Tholen, a
Kankakee Co., Ill. (ECWd) – Kankakee County State’s Attorney James Rowe’s office filed suit against three elected officials in Kankakee County seeking their removal from office for failing to file their required annual Statements of Economic Interest (“SEI”) with the County Clerk. Chris Tholen, a
Shelby Co. (ECWd) – The Shelby County Board passed a credit card policy during their last regular meeting. When board member Tim Brown questioned the reasoning for adopting the policy since they already had one, Chairman Mayhall indicated it was being done to align with
Coles Co., Ill. (ECWd) – As part of his guilty plea and sentencing, Kyley Willison was required to pay $236,000 in restitution, with his first payment due on or before June 16, 2025, in the amount of $100,000. On June 16, 2025, he posted two
Springfield, Ill. (ECWd) – For the past several months, the City of Springfield, Illinois city council has been allegedly violating the First Amendment rights of speakers and of those who chose to receive the spoken words of the speakers. The Supreme Court, in Board of
Christian Co. (ECWd) – We covered the Assumption Alderman and Fire Protection District Fire Chief Herbert Palmer and his wife, Angela Palmer’s, arrest last month in this article. After that publication, along with this follow-up article, local social media posts rushed to defend these officials.
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Jersey Co., Ill. (ECWd) – This is an update from our previous reports on Katie Abbey’s criminal charges in Jersey County (here). *** For Immediate Release:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Contact: June 9, 2025Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â [email protected] ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL OBTAINS GUILTY PLEA, OVER $58,000 IN RESTITUTION FROM FORMER
Dolton, Ill. (ECWd) – During the June 6, 2025, hearing on our Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”) lawsuit against the Village of Dolton, disgraced former Mayor Tiffany Henyard was held in contempt of court for ignoring and noncompliance of two previous court orders. Henyard appeared
Shelby Co., Ill. (ECWd) – Nicholas Banning almost died while incarcerated at the Shelby County Jail during the term of former Sheriff Koonce. We first exposed the lawsuit brought by Banning in this article. We reported on the settlement of the lawsuit in this article
Christian Co., Ill. (ECWd) – While we field numerous complaints about some alleged financial issues in the City of Assumption, Illinois, an alderman and city fire fighter and his wife, the city treasurer, get arrested and charged just after 2 am May 4th, 2025. Herbert
Shelby Co., Ill. (ECWd) – The Attorney General Public Access Office issued a determination noting that the Shelby County Public Safety Committee, which was chaired by the current county board chair, Tad Mayhall at the time, violated the Open Meetings Act. While Mayhall basically admitted
