Coles Co. (ECWd) - We received additional records in the Oakland Fire Protection District criminal spending by Kyley Willison and allegedly his father. How many pool parties were held at the Willison's place? How many people knew the pool was purchased with taxpayer funds through the...
Shelby Co., Ill. (ECWd) - We covered the dismissal of the Sheriff from the lawsuit brought by Chad Hammond in this article. According to the public records obtained through a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request to the Shelby County State's Attorney, ADVANCED CORRECTIONAL HEALTHCARE (ACH) and...
Coles Co. (ECWd) - We will be publishing a series of articles exposing the criminal spending that took place for years by Kyley Willison and allegedly, his Father, who are now former trustees. Kyley's wife, who was also a trustee during the crime spree, was not...
Coles Co. (ECWd)- We covered the inconsistencies in the property tax concerns for the now-convicted and former Fire Protection District trustees' home in this article. After our request for assessment records for the last 6 years on the property in question, according to his Mother, Shirley Willison,...
Coles Co. (ECWd) - The now-convicted former Oakland Fire Protection District Trustee Kyley Willison has placed his home for sale as shown on Zillo with an asking price of $395,000.00. The estimated sales range listed on Zillo is $271,000 - $424,000, with a "Zestimate" of $347,400.00. According...
Orland Fire Protection District (ECWd) - This is what happens when public entities permit unlimited accumulation of sick time and also permit the converting of comp time to sick time. Upon his retirement, former Orland Fire Chief Michael Schofield received a lump-sum payout of more than $390,000.00...
Kankakee, Ill. (ECWd) - Kankakee County Board Member Chris Tholen has apparently resigned from office after a lawsuit seeking his removal was filed. The lawsuit filed by the State's Attorney alleged Tholen failed to file his mandated Statement of Economic Interest, even after timely notices were given. The...
Illinois (ECWd) - We noted in a prior Shelby County article that Shelby County is one of 62 counties now being sued in federal court, thanks to the State of Illinois' failing to address the illegal property tax sale laws in the state. Illinois is the...
Coles Co. (ECWd) - We covered the police reports related to the investigation and later prosecution of Kyley Willison, former Oakland Fire Protection District Trustee in this article. Did the investigation miss some things? Within the police report, it documents the identification of an outstanding line of credit...
Hinsdale, Ill. (ECWd) - During their May 2025, meeting, the Board of Trustees of Hinsdale Township High School District 86 voted to approve two Student Residency Settlements, which waived any fees for these students for the 2024-2025 school year. While this is not something we would typically...
