Chicago, Ill. (ECWd) - On February 12, 2024, the Bankruptcy Trustee for Keith Freeman's bankruptcy filed a Motion for Rule 2004 Examination of the Debtor. This comes on the heels of our article pointing out certain known and documented financial discrepancies in Freeman's petition for bankruptcy. From this...
Thornton Township, Ill. (ECWd) - Thornton Township was scheduled to hold it public meeting last night, but things didn't turn out as they should have. Upon arriving for the meeting, residents and media were forced into the basement by Tiffany Henyard's "security" based on a lie that...
Warrick County, Indiana – The Warrick County Animal Control investigation into misappropriated funds by Indiana State Police has resulted in the arrest of all three Warrick County Commissioners. After the arrest of Danielle Barnes on December 13, 2023, Indiana State Police Detectives Werne and Stinson received...
Dolton, Ill. (ECWd) - On February 9, 2024, the Illinois Attorney General's Public Access Counselor ("PAC") issued a rare Binding Opinion directing the Village of Dolton to respond to FOIA requests. On November 29, 2023, Investigative Reporter Andrew Schroedter, WGN-TV, asked the village of Dolton to provide...
Illinois (ECWd) - With his trial supposed to start this morning, former Illinois Senator Sam McCann claimed he was not ready to proceed due to medical conditions, however, the Government indicated he was medically cleared for trial. After several recesses for McCann (Pro Se (acting as own...
DOLTON, IL., (ECWd) - Former Dolton Police Chief, Robert Collins, filed suit in Cook County Circuit Court alleging the following against the Village of Dolton: Violations of the Illinois Municipal Code for Mayor Henyard's improper termination of him by not seeking advice and consent of the...
Illinois (ECWd) - Former Illinois State Senator Sam McCann underwent procedures in a hospital the same day he was schedule for trial on the 2021 indictments on charges of misusing campaign funds. He apparently failed to notify federal probation authorities when he arrived at his home...
Dolton, Ill. (ECWd) - According to recent bankruptcy filings of Keith Freeman, the Village Manager of Dolton, Illinois, and employee of Thornton Township, Freeman's only employment is Thornton Township. We emailed Freeman on Feb 5th at both his township and village email addresses seeking clarification of his...
United States - (ECWd) - The Monday, April 8, 2024, total solar eclipse will cross North America, passing over Mexico, the United States, and Canada. The total solar eclipse will begin over the South Pacific Ocean. Weather permitting, the first location in continental North America that...
Dolton, Ill. (ECWd) - Today we filed another lawsuit under the Freedom of Information Act ("FOIA") to force the village of Dolton, Illinois to produce the public records requested more than 5 weeks ago. On January 5, 2024, I asked for “Copy of all credit card...
