Cumberland Co., IL. (ECWd) - We first reported on the violence-laced text messages of Cumberland County Deputy Steve Carr (here) when he was placed on paid administrative leave pending the investigation. The investigation is now over and he was disciplined with an Oral Reprimand for Conduct Unbecoming...
Joliet Township (ECWd) - Everyone we showed this job opening announcement to said the same thing: "They can't do that, it violates the law!" Township Supervisor Vera says the part-time job requirements include: "Interested candidates must live in Joliet Township and must have voted in a Democratic...
Royal Lakes, IL. (ECWd) - During our first visit to a Village of Royal Lakes meeting of the Village Trustees, we were met with opposition to our presence. We first had to deal with the Trustees and Clerk trying to tell us we could not video record...
Bloomington, IL. (ECWd) - After several attempts at gaining access to certain public records of the Bloomington Police Department, it appears our only course of action was to file a lawsuit in McLean County Circuit Court under the Freedom of Information Act. The records at issue are...
McHenry County, IL. (ECWd) - When anonymous posters made comments to some of McHenry County Blog's articles referencing former McHenry County Clerk and current Judicial Candidate Mary McClellan, the candidate filed a pre-lawsuit Motion to identify the anonymous posters. The NW Herald took offense to the method...
Royal Lakes, IL. (ECWd) - We were contacted by a couple who had been trying to get their home connected to city water and sewer for close to 2 years, only to be continually told "no" by the Royal Lakes Village President. Royal Lakes is a small...
Kane County, IL. (ECWd) - We published the recording of a McHenry County Sheriff's Deputy's offensive and intimidating phone call to a grieving mother (here) last week. Yesterday, Michael Volpe published an in-depth article on the timeline of events preceding that phone call, which ended in...
Department of Justice U.S. Attorney’s Office Central District of Illinois FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, December 2, 2019 Peoria Woman Sentenced to 15 Months in Federal Prison for Healthcare Fraud SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Erica Miller, 47, of Peoria, Ill., has been ordered to serve 15 months in prison for healthcare fraud. U.S....
Joliet Township (ECWd) - We believe the Joliet Township Clerk was compensated in excess of the lawful Compensation setting resolution in the amount of $133,888.00 for the term of office starting in May of 2013 and ending in May of 2017. Compensation of elected officials in Illinois...
SPRINGFIELD, IL. (ECWd) - Charge people to park on your property? You must register with the State of Illinois by January 1, 2020, and you must pay an excise tax. Failure to do so is a Class A Misdemeanor. The tax is 6% or 9% depending on...
