St. Clair CO., IL. (ECWd) - Madison County Judge Ronald R. Duebbert has filed a complaint in Federal Court naming the following as Defendants: St. Clair County Office of the State's Attorney Appellate Prosecutors of the State of Illinois State of Illinois City of Belleville Brendan...
BENTON, IL. (ECWd) - According to our source in Benton, last Friday, the Zoning Officer for the City of Benton, Illinois, Dave Garavalia, decided to lock (or otherwise prevented entry) City Commissioner Donald Storey out of city hall after a verbal dispute in reference to an...
Naperville, IL. (ECWd) - I attended the DuPage County Election Commission for their December 12, 2018 meeting - this was prior to the Election Commission dissolving, and approximately one month prior to the (new) County Clerk taking responsibility for the elections. During the meeting, I noticed that...
FORD CO., IL. (ECWd) - Release: June 11, 2019 and also reported in the News-Gazette (here). Tragic Death in Jail Leads to Multi-Million Dollar Settlement to Benefit Minor Children. Richard Jon Gonzalez, 30 year old father to young Noah, Richard Jr., and Alyssa, tragically and distressingly died on...
PARIS, IL. (ECWd) - I stopped by the Edgar County Airport this morning to take photos of the fuel farm / apron construction project. Its purpose is to provide additional and self-serve fueling for airplanes, and additional parking (tie-down) space. It appears to be progressing in spite of...
COLES CO. (ECWd) - As we were making our way to the Bloomington, Illinois city council meeting yesterday afternoon, we witnessed what can only be described as distracted driving nearly causing a head-on crash with an 18 wheeler. As you watch this, it should remind you to...
Atlanta, IL. (ECWd) - During its June 20, 2019 meeting, the Atlanta Library District Board of Trustees had an Agenda item for action on "Settlement of Edgar County Watchdogs Lawsuit" which was the result of the Library's decision to violate the Freedom of Information Act by...
Algonquin Twp (ECWd) - Algonquin Township Board of Trustees has scheduled another special meeting for Saturday, June 22, 2019 at 2 p.m. Items on the agenda for action include: appointment of Temporary Deputy Supervisor, and, discussion/action on proposed settlement agreement of litigation including, but not limited to...
Algonquin Township (ECWd) - Three members of the Algonquin Township Board held a meeting this evening, where one of the agenda items was to appoint a Temporary Deputy Supervisor since the elected supervisor's health necessitates his temporary absence. With the resignation of one Trustee, and temporary vacancy...
WILL CO. (ECWd) - During its June 18, 2019 Special Township Board Meeting, the Board finally admitted there was no such position within the township as a "Park Ranger" - something we have been saying for several months. This should prove interesting, as Township Trustee Kathy Kennedy...
