Champaign, Ill. (ECWd) - The Open Meetings Act ("OMA") governs meetings of public bodies in Illinois, and the University of Illinois must comply with the Act. Section 2.06(g) grants the "Right to Speak" at public meetings, subject only to "reasonable" rules adopted and recorded by the public...
Coles C0. (ECWd) - How many people get the luxury of knowing a search warrant was issued weeks in advance, or its execution being scheduled to accommodate having it done when the kids are gone? How many people think it's a laughing matter to be charged...
Orland Fire Protection District (ECWd) - We previously reported on the $432,000 spent on media relations in the past few years. Since January 2025 (including July), the Orland Fire Protection District paid $28,000.00 to Ray Hanania's "Urban Strategies," continuing their spending of your tax money on media...
Champaign Co., Ill. (ECWd) - There has been considerable discussion on the amount of noise produced by solar farms, and a proposed solar farm project in Vermilion County. According to one person who attended a meeting where solar farm noise was discussed: "Solar farms produce noise. The solar...
Coles Co. (ECWd) - Harry Caray's "Take me out to the ball game" is traditionally sung during the seventh inning of the Chicago Cubs Baseball games. Who knew that $1,424.95 for a seat or seats at a Chicago Cubs baseball game is an "everyday living expense", which...
South Holland, Ill. (ECWd) - There have been many conversations and publications lately concerning compensation being paid to current Thornton Township elected officials. Here is our opinion on this subject, which is focused solely on how it got to this point, not on the dollar amounts...
Coles Co. (ECWd) - As we continue to go through records tied to the conviction of Kyley Willison and criminally indicted father Jerry Willison, we once again are amazed. During the initial criminal investigation interview, Kyley admitted his use of the credit card was for "everyday living...
Edgar Co., Ill. (ECWd) - There is a Carbon Capture and Storage ("CCS") project proposed to be located just off the (Edgar County) Illinois-Indiana state line. Landowners on the Illinois side of the border need to know that their land use rights could be impacted by...
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...
United States (ECWd) - Are you tired of the political bantering back and forth and the mainstream media's talking points about what the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" does or doesn't do that Congress passed yesterday? Read it for yourself! You can download it at this link...
