ALORTON, IL. (ECWd) - Update: Today's (9-28-2018) mugshot added: [caption id="attachment_48031" align="alignleft" width="152"] Mugshot obtained by KMOV.[/caption] Jo Ann Reed, the Mayor of Alorton, Illinois, and once-convicted felon, has been arrested again today on a Bench Warrant for charges of two Class 3 Felonies of Official Misconduct (One...
CHRISMAN, IL. (ECWd) - Below are the employment agreements for the Northern Edgar County Ambulance Service, NECAS, which were signed at the last meeting without the issue ever being placed on an agenda, nor voted on during a meeting. The employees signing the agreements are: David Craig ...
SPRINGFIELD, IL. (ECWd) - We have been sitting on this article for several months waiting on some issues to surface, which included communications with certain officials, and since the story broke on Lopez' termination from Country Financial, and the subsequent Springfield Police Department investigation into financial...
MARSHALL, IL. (ECWd) - During last week's Clark County Board meeting, several residents talked to the board during public comment to address their concerns with recent thefts in rural Clark County and what could be done to stop them. Others chimed in and talked about the...
CHRISMAN, IL. (ECWd) - The Northern Edgar County Ambulance Service, a public body created thru Intergovernmental Agreements, has posted the agenda for Thursday's meeting. It now appears they are wanting to comply with the Open Meetings Act for this meeting (and hopefully future meetings), and to "reaffirm"...
PARIS, IL. (ECWd) This just occurred about 3 miles south of Paris, Illinois on Illinois Highway 1. It appears a deer hit the van on the left, front side, which activated the van's airbags. Edgar County Special Service Area Emergency Medical Services, Edgar County Sherriff's Department, Paris Community...
MORGAN CO., IL. (ECWd) - Morgan County has a population of around 35,500 people, with its County Seat located in Jacksonville, IL. It is managed by an elected three-person Board of Commissioners. In 1996, it established the Morgan County Regional Planning Commission ("MCRPC"), who's sole statutory duty...
CARLINVILLE, IL. (ECWd) - On August 2, 2018, the Illinois Attorney General's Public Access Counselor determined that the City of Carlinville improperly withheld public records requested by me in February of 2017. That same day, I emailed Carlinville FOIA Officer Carla Brockmeier (and Dan Schuering) requesting production...
ALORTON, IL. (ECWd) - It isn't just the Mayor ...
NAPERVILLE, IL. (ECWd) - As a result of a lawsuit filed on Monday, and the ruling handed down today, Candidate for Illinois State Representative, Val Montgomery (D) (41st) is ineligible for office as she actually lives in (according to her petition sheets) the 49th Representative District. At...
