Shelbyville, IL. (ECWd) - At a gathering of 30 people this morning, the Shelby County Sheriff gave his report to the Shelby County Board: We (Sheriff's Dept.) ran people off the campground - because of Governor Pritzker's Executive Order for stay at home. This point was reiterated...
ILLINOIS - (ECWd) - In a new Executive Order (#2020-22) signed today, Illinois Governor Pritzker suspended the Annual Township Meeting of the Electors through the duration of this emergency. He also suspended other items, including those dealing with funeral directors, child care act, and background checks for...
Riverton, IL. (ECWd) - On April 6, 2020, Steven Behl filed a Federal lawsuit naming the City of Riverton, and Police Officers Grant Peterson and Tricia Summerson (Langon), violated his civil rights by using excessive force, unreasonable seizure, and false arrest, arising out of an incident...
SPRINGFIELD, IL. (ECWd) - The Illinois State Board of Education has published a spreadsheet which shows the estimated/tentative amount of CARE Act funding each school district should receive in Illinois. In the spreadsheet, you can sort by County or by School District to find out an estimate...
Piatt Co., IL. (ECWd) - The Piatt County Board held an Emergency Meeting this morning at 10:00 via teleconference for the express purpose of funding the Piatt County Emergency Management. The Agenda: Friday, April 3, 2020 10:00 a.m. AGENDA • Call to Order/Pledge of Allegiance • Roll Call • Amendment to budget...
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 spread rock on his private property. He did this to have a place to park his...
PARIS, IL. (ECWd) - After the March 24, 2020 Edgar County Board Special meeting, and following our reporting of the Edgar County Sheriff Administrative Assistant, Jamie Trogdon's, alleged fudging of time cards (which Sheriff Wood claims "it's not like we all haven't fudged our time sheets...
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, he chose to violate the very document he swore to uphold. That is what is alleged against Bellmont,...
Newton, IL. (ECWd) - The Jasper County State's Attorney issued a Press Release today indicating a man was charged with Reckless Conduct, a Class A Misdemeanor, after he allegedly ignored medical advice to self-isolate and therefore showed a willful and wanton disregard for the safety of...
Bellmont, IL. (ECWd) - Bellmont, Illinois Mayor Gary Lance was appointed to fill the vacancy created by a resignation on February 18, 2020. According to Village Trustees (and verified on a phone call I had with him), one of his first actions was to change the locks...
