Embattled Village President Finally Resigned –

Bellmont, IL. (ECWd) – Gary Lance finally resigned as Village President of Bellmont, Illinois. Lance was the Village President who was accused of using village equipment on his personal property…
AG: Village of Bellmont Violated Open Meetings Law –

…advance of the meeting where resident could be notified of the upcoming meeting. King provided a sworn affidavit on the missing agenda. Bellmont Mayor Gary Lance, who in 2020 confessed…
Watchdogs in 2020 – Some of our highlights:

…Mayor arrested again (here) Algonquin Township sanctioned by Court – ordered to pay ECWd’s attorney fees (here) Edgar County Sheriff’s employee caught padding her payroll (here) Bellmont Mayor Gary Lance’s…
Judge Sanctioned Bellmont Mayor Gary Lance For Patently False Testimony –

Wabash Co, IL. (ECWd) – Village President (Mayor) of Bellmont, IL., Gary Lance, had previously filed sworn affidavits against five Bellmont, IL. residents in an attempt at securing Orders of…
Bellmont Mayor in Court: Confesses to Perjury and That He Lied For Fun

Wabash Co. (ECWd) – We outlined Bellmont Mayor Gary Lance lying to the court in this article, which we never imagined could get worse for Mayor Lance. Yesterday’s hearing on…
Embattled Bellmont Mayor flips off Trustee during public meeting –

Bellmont, IL. (ECWd) – Towards the end of the Village of Bellmont’s July public meeting this week, Mayor Gary Lance had a few words with a Trustee and ended up…
Bellmont Mayor admits to perjury, skips out on court hearing –

Bellmont, IL. (ECWd) – We attended a court hearing in Wabash County last Thursday in the matter of a Motion of Sanctions and attorney fees filed against Bellmont Mayor Gary…
Mayor lied under Oath, then plead the 5th, in own Petition for Stalking Order –

Bellmont, IL. (ECWd) – In an astounding performance by Mayor Gary Lance at the Wabash County (IL.) Courthouse this morning, Judge Dunn DENIED Lance’s Petition for Stalking / No Contact…
Bellmont Mayor files for Stalking Order, doesn’t like videos of him using village tractor for private gain –

BELLMONT, IL. (ECWd) – Gary Lance, Mayor of Bellmont, Illinois, decided he didn’t like village residents video taping him while allegedly committing a felony by using the village tractor to…
Bellmont Mayor’s alleged felonious activities caught on camera –

Bellmont, IL. (ECWd) – Use of public property for personal gain. Not even 5 weeks after Gary Lance swore to uphold (video here) the Constitution of the State of Illinois,…

