Danville, Ill. (ECWd) - According to reports, Danville Area Community College ("DACC") President, Dr. Stephen Nacco was placed on administrative leave today following alleged abusive and racial text messages sent by him to the Mayor of Danville, Illinois, after Nacco asked the Mayor to sign a...
Shelby Co., Ill. (ECWd) - Citizens of Shelby County may recall the search for a missing Pana, Illinois, minor that resulted in the arrest of Kristopher R. Karcher. We covered that in this article. "Mr. Karcher (34yrs old) drove from Shelbyville to Taylorville and picked up a...
Shelby Co. (ECWd) - We requested and received the transcript of the Devin Barger plea deal hearing. The attorney who was set to go to trial on this case on June 10th, 2024 was Elizabeth Dobson, the Moultrie County Assistant State's Attorney who was asked to stay...
Shelby Co., Ill. (ECWd) - Update: 9-11-2024: According to the docket on Judici, during today's court appearance, Teresa Boehm's felony criminal case continues, with a pre-trial appearance scheduled for October 2, 2024, at 9:30 a.m. in Courtroom A. She was also granted permission to leave the state...
Shelby Co., Ill. (ECWd) - UPDATE - 9-11-2024 According to the docket on Judici, in Shelby County Court this morning, Special Prosecutor Jones "Nolle Pro'd" the criminal misdemeanor charge against Christopher Boehm. *** Previous article: Chris Boehm's (son of Mugshot Teresa Boehm) criminal pre-trial is set for August 21, 2024,...
Shelby Co., Ill. (ECWd) - In 2019, Deven Barger was arrested for killing his unborn child and girlfriend by shooting her in the face with a sawed-off shotgun. Barger has sat in the Shelby County Jail since July 8, 2019, awaiting trial for those murders. The...
Shelby Co., Ill. (ECWd) - We find it amazing how the "Chicago-based" newspaper, the Shelbyville Eagle, which is based out of Cook County in a suburb of the city of Chicago, Illinois, can get something so wrong, especially a front-page story. The Shelby County Court Hearing on...
South Holland, Ill. (ECWd) - Last Sunday, the Thornton Township Supervisor used Village of Dolton property, and Thornton Township funds, equipment, personnel, and food bank to support her "Friends of Tiffany Henyard" campaign in her bid for reelection as township supervisor. This is nothing more than the...
South Holland, Ill. (ECWd) - Facebook user Joy Schreiber noticed that the Illinois Bingo License and Tax Act permits local governments to conduct BINGO games "subject to" the restriction of a $10 maximum prize value for each game, without the need to obtain a license. Local...
Springfield, Ill. (ECWd) - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024 Media contact: [email protected] SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) will accept sealed bids this fall for about 30 agricultural lease contracts for crop years 2025-2029. IDNR utilizes agricultural leases as a tool to support wildlife populations...
