Coles Co. (ECWd) – The Coles County State’s Attorney, Brian Bower, was selected to fill a vacancy for an associate judge position in the 5th Judicial Circuit. The local paper reported that […]
Coles Co. (ECWd) – Coles County taxpayers filed a Quo Warranto action against Coles County and their contracted assessor as reported in this article. The suit was brought because the County contracted a […]
Coles Co. (ECWd) – We have all seen what happens to “some” people who lie to the FBI during an investigation and most know it’s not good. What should happen to a […]
Illinois (ECWd) – Yes, it is once again silly season. Candidate signs, advertising, and debates will be the coverage for most news operations between now and the election in November. One recent event […]
Coles Co. (ECWd) – We shared our concerns over the recent Coles County property tax appeal ruling from the Federal Court in this article. Specifically, we found serious fault with the court’s analysis […]
Coles Co. (ECWd) – A civil rights case brought against Coles County in June of last year has once again been dismissed, however, there appears to be a pattern from both courts. […]
Coles Co. (ECWd) – Local Coles County residents Rob Perry and Rex Dukeman have filed their COMPLAINT FOR WRIT OF QUO WARRANTO against Coles County. There request for permission to file this case […]
Coles Co. (ECWd) – Again, we had to extend the series as exposure to more insufficient information has come to light. Our goal is to ensure the people are being provided sufficient […]
Coles Co. (ECWd) – OK, we had to extend the series. See Part I, Part II, Part III, Part IV, and Part V to follow the chain of events that show why the local […]
Coles Co. (ECWd) – As promised, Part V of the five-part series. See Part I, Part II, Part III, and Part IV to follow the chain of events that show why the […]
Coles Co. (ECWd) – As promised, Part IV of the five-part series. See Part I , Part II, and Part III to follow the chain of events that show why the local reporting […]
Coles Co (ECWd) – As promised, Part III of the five-part series. See Part I and Part II to follow the chain of events that show why the local reporting is so […]
Coles Co. (ECWd) – As promised, Part II of what looks like will be a five-part series. See Part I at this link. August 3, 2018 Article – “CHARLESTON — Coles County’s commercial […]
Coles Co. (ECWd) – Over the last 18 months, we have been covering in great detail the illegal actions by Coles County officials. Those actions include bid-rigging, improper contracting, pay for no […]
PARIS, IL. (ECWd) – In the below video, we discuss the commercial assessment issues in Coles County with two of the Concerned Taxpayers of Coles County: . Our work is funded entirely […]
Coles (ECWd) – Sheriff Rankin’s first year in office had a budget in place from his predecessor. Rankin is in the 4th year of his term, which means he has presented three […]
Coles Co. (ECWd) – There are times when you find things being done by County Board members and public officials that simply put you back in your seat in total disbelief. This […]
COLES Co., IL. (ECWd) – Two Coles County residents, Rex Dukeman and Robb Perry, filed a Petition for Leave to File Quo Warranto Complaint. This revolves around the authority, or alleged lack […]
Coles Co. (ECWd) – Yep, it’s that time of year when those wanting votes tend to get snaired by their own words. Proverbs 6:2 comes to mind. In this case, the article in […]
Coles Co. (ECWd) – In the time of electronic access, we now have the opportunity to research, fact check, and publish information at a pace that most people never imagined. That being […]
Coles Co. (ECWd) – In the time of electronic access, we now have the opportunity to research, fact check, and publish information at a pace that most people never imagined. That being […]
COLES Co., IL. (ECWd) – What do you do when you are an appointed Coles County Board of Review member charged with hearing property tax objections, and you feel a little sleepy? […]
Coles Co. (ECWd) – We reported on the Sheriff’s debate in this article and even provided the video. We did so because it was clear we could not count on local reporting to […]
Coles Co. (ECWd) – During a recent Charleston School Board meeting we noticed the local reporter for the newspaper was present. In light of the teacher that had been arrested and questions […]
Coles Co. (ECWd) – After running one article on Ford County and their Supervisor of Assessment failures, the Supervisor resigned and today we find that the Ford County Board of Review did […]
CHARLESTON, IL. (ECWd) – The Bruce Rauner slate of candidates, Attorney General Candidate Erika Herald, State Representative Avery Borne, GOP Chairman Tim Schneider called for Jeanne Ives to remove a campaign video […]
Coles. Co. (ECWd) – “Without referencing the Illinois Supreme Court precedent, the court found that the doctrine of comity refrains the federal court from acting in cases that concern tax administration.” We found that […]
Coles Co. (ECWd) – When a County’s top Law Enforcement officer, the State’s Attorney, refuses to represent the people when all evidence points to them being right, it’s time for a new […]
Coles Co. (ECWd) – We have continued to demand accountability to the law from the Coles County Board and to date, have been ignored. One thing they cant ignore for long is […]
Coles Co. (ECWd) – The ongoing property tax assessment issues in Coles County appear to be only getting worse. At the 6:48 mark of the newscast video below, which we posted in […]
