Winnebago Co., IL. (ECWd) – Pecatonica Township is located in Winnebago County, just to the west of Rockford, IL. At its August 20, 2019 Township Board of Trustees Meeting, the Township Board […]
TOLEDO, IL. (ECWd) – Cumberland County Sheriff’s Deputy Steve Carr has been placed on Administrative Leave (with pay) pending the outcome of an investigation into messages he allegedly sent earlier this year. […]
WILL Co. (ECWd) – From the Will County Sheriff’s Department Press Release: FETAL REMAINS DISCOVERED IN UNINCORPORATED WILL COUNTY On September 12, 2019 at approximately 3:30pm, the Will County Coroner’s Office received […]
WILL Co. (ECWd) – Tonight makes the fourth Township Officer to resign within a month. After tonight’s Welsey Township meeting, Trustee Spinale tendered his resignation. Earlier this month the Township Supervisor, Clerk, […]
ATWOOD, IL. (ECWd) – The Village of Atwood, Illinois attempted to hold a meeting tonight, but there was a lack of quorum. The resignations of Village President Farrar, Trustee Farrar, and Trustee […]
ATWOOD, IL. (ECWd) – Sometime in the past couple of months, the Atwood Village President had security cameras installed inside and outside the Atwood Police Department. At least one of the cameras […]
DECATUR, IL. (ECWd) – During its August 14, 2019 meeting, Decatur Public Library board member Gregg Zientara (who is also the Treasurer of the City of Decatur) took exception to a resident […]
DECATUR, IL. (ECWd) – How do you know when a public board is completely disinterested in what you are saying? They show contempt towards the public during meetings by: Staring at their […]
WILL Co. (ECWd) – During last night’s Wesley Township’s Board of Trustees meeting, the Board accepted the resignations of the following positions: Township Supervisor Quigley Township Clerk Norton Township Trustee Welchco The […]
FRANKLIN CO. (ECWd) – The Akin Water District, located in Franklin County, Thompsonville, Illinois, serves a population of approximately 2205 people. According to the Illinois EPA, it has been in operation since […]
ST. LOUIS, MO. (ECWd) – We had the privilege of being interviewed on The Answer San Diego, 96.1 FM, on Ed Martin’s, The Ed Martin Movement (link below). The interview was in […]
McHenry Co. (ECWd) – Before the Court was Gasser’s Motion for Judgement on the Pleadings – because counter-complaint on file did not contain a cause of action. An amended counter-complaint was filed. […]
Longview, IL. (ECWd) – Longview, Illinois is a small village with a population of 153 (according to the 2010 census) and is located in Champaign County, Illinois. During last night’s special board […]
PARIS, IL. (ECWd) – This is an update from last week’s article on the arrest and charging of Courtni Hays, former employee of the Edgar County Health Department. Hays was book in […]
WILL CO. (ECWd) – In a surprise email from the Illinois Attorney General’s Public Access Counselor’s office, it was clear Wesley Township had attempted to get the August 20, 2019, opinion stating […]
CALIFORNIA – Indictment pdf at the bottom… Department of Justice U.S. Attorney’s Office Northern District of California FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, August 27, 2019 Former Uber Self-Driving Car Executive Indicted For Alleged […]
Hartford, CT (ECWd) – Last week, we were invited to speak at a town-hall style event in the Legislative Office Building at the Connecticut State Capitol in Hartford, CT. This event was […]
Will Co. (ECWd) – The first video below is of the public comment portion of the August 13, 2019, Wesley Township Board of Trustees meeting. Below that is the Board’s vote to […]
SPRINGFIELD, IL. (ECWd) – Adam Lopez, former Springfield School District Board Member and former Country Financial representative was indicted by Grand Jury on August 14, 2019 on two felony counts, a Class […]
WILMINGTON, IL. (ECWd) – According to the meeting agenda of a Special Meeting of the Wesley Township Board of Trustees, one of the items is to “Declare the vacancy of Township Official […]
PARIS, IL. (ECWd) – Former Edgar County Health Department employee Courtni Hays was arrested under an August 16, 2019, warrant and charged with a Class 2 Felony for allegedly committing theft of […]
ECWd – As we have noted in earlier articles, Gov. Pritzker signed Public Act (“PA”) 101-0104 this year, and it became effective on July 19, 2019. This PA amends Section 60-5 (and […]
Wilmington, IL. (ECWd) – As we had previously reported, Wesley Township made a decision without voting on it during a public meeting. The decision was the result of the township trustees allegedly […]
CAHOKIA, IL. (ECWd) – Records provided to ECWd by Brad VanHoose, who received them via a FOIA request, indicate the Illinois State Police and FBI investigated the Village of Cahokia elections board […]
WILMINGTON, IL. (ECWd) – Just one day after being arrested (read about the arrest here) by the Wilmington Police Department, John Norton was slapped with an Emergency Stalking No Contact Order (Order […]
WILMINGTON, IL. (ECWd) – John Norton was arrested at 3:30 p.m. on August 15, 2019, at his home. According to the Wilmington Police Report, Norton spent some time in the Dollar General […]
McHenry Twp. (ECWd) – McHenry Township is located in McHenry County and has been in the news lately for its vote to discontinue the township senior bus service. Recently, we have written […]
PARIS, IL. (ECWd) – A now-former employee of the Edgar County Health Department is alleged to have stolen or otherwise misappropriated funds from the health department. She has since resigned, the Edgar […]
OLIVER, IL. (ECWd) – The Clark-Edgar Rural Water District held a Special Meeting on May 1, 2019. During this special meeting, the district discussed items that were not listed on the agenda […]
MARSHALL, IL. (ECWD) – The Marshall, Illinois standoff which resulted in the arrest of (Charles) Tyler Livvix yesterday was the result of his failing to appear in court on a previous Felony […]
