Oakland Fire Protection District Trustee Trial Postponed

Coles Co. (ECWd) – The long-awaited jury trial of Jerry Willison, former trustee of Oakland Fire Protection District and father of now convicted former OFPD trustee Kyley Willison, is postponed…
Oak Brook Park District Forcing Commissioner To Sign Nondisclosure Agreement –

Oak Brook, Ill. (ECWd) – The Oak Brook Park District has apparently decided that in order to receive unredacted attorney invoices, an elected Park District Commissioner must sign a nondisclosure…
Oakland Fire Protection District Theft – Full Disclosure

Coles Co. (ECWd) – We have provided multiple articles in an effort to expose the illegal spending by the former and now convicted Oakland Fire Protection District Trustee Kyley Willison….
Dolson Township – Some One Has A Lot Of Explaining To Do

…road district in the last 12 months. The response, none have been issued in the last 12 months. We asked for 12 months of minutes, a record every public body…
Attorney Gives Bad Advice To Oak Brook Park District –

Oak Brook, Ill. (ECWd) – We ran across this Oak Brook Park District information when asked to provide a comment for another news organization. The Oak Brook Park District held…
Federal Court Dismissed Civil Rights Case Against Shelby County Without Prejudice –

Illinois (ECWd) – Last week the Central District of Illinois dismissed the Kraft v Shelby County case without prejudice, with leave to refile within 21 days. We have yet to…
Milton Township Operates “Nonprofit” With Public Funds, Self-Declares It A Private Entity Not Subject To FOIA –

…issued a (nonbinding) determination that a nonprofit formed for the purpose of contracting with a local mass transit district was subject to the Open Meetings Act (and by extension the…
FBI Continues Investigation Of Paris District 95’s Past Financial Issues –

Paris, Ill. (ECWd) – Responses to a Freedom of Information Act request indicate that the Federal Bureau of Investigation is continuing its investigation of Paris School District 95, at least…
Arrests Made in Connection with Vance School Arson –

Paris, Ill. (ECWd) – Press Release: Arrests have been made in connection with the arson that occurred at Vance School on the morning of September 4, 2025. The incident is…
Old Vance School Fire – Paris, Ill.

Paris, Ill. (ECWd) – Early this morning, the old Vance School in Paris, Illinois was engulfed in flames. The Paris Fire Department is still on scene. No other information is…

