Peru, Ill. (ECWd) - On June 24, 2025, the Illinois Attorney General's Public Access Counselor issued Binding Opinion 25-007 stating the City of Peru's Pool Committee is a subsidiary body of the city council and is subject to the Open Meetings Act (which also makes it...
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) - 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...
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...
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 payments, one...
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 County...
