COLES Co., IL. (ECWd) - Two Coles County residents, Rex Dukeman and Robb Perry, filed a Petition for Leave to File Quo Warranto Complaint. This revolves around the authority, or alleged lack thereof, of the County of Coles and its Supervisor of Assessments Office and their "contracting"...
COLLINSVILLE, IL. (ECWd) - Last year, the Madison County State's Attorney Thomas Gibbons and a special task force conducted a raid on certain Madison County Offices. In a case brought by the subjects of a raid of their county offices, Douglas Hulme, Rob Dorman, Stephen Adler, and...
LAKEWOOD, IL. (ECWd) - We had previously written about Paul Serwatka, Village of Lakewood's President, "removing" two trustees from their positions as Village Trustees. During the Lakewood Village meeting tonight, the village clerk refused to call the complete roll-call of trustees, and a trustee asked the attorney...
DANVILLE, IL. (ECWd) - Within days of our article explaining that 4 of the 5 Vermilion County Regional Airport Authority Commissioners were disqualified from serving in that capacity, Commissioner Jonathan Myers made the correct and honorable decision to resign from the Board of Commissioners. Now if the...
LAKEWOOD, IL. (ECWd) - It appears, from two recent letters written by Lakewood, IL. Village President Paul Serwatka, that he is usurping the powers, rights, and responsibilities of a couple of village trustees by attempting to remove them from office. Hopefully, the village's attorney will inform...
PARIS, IL. (ECWd) - The Edgar County Shrine Club held its annual parade today in Paris, Illinois. The weather was fantastic for this year's parade. Enjoy the video below: https://youtu.be/134x0xm60gA . Our work is funded entirely thru donations and we ask that you consider donating at the below link. ...
PARIS, IL. (ECWd – News they don’t want you to know) - After almost 4 years of review, the Edgar County Airport Apron Expansion / Fuel Farm project has been given somewhat of a "green light" by the FAA and IDOT. This project was first stopped due...
ALGONQUIN, IL. (ECWd) - When a Township donates taxpayer funds to a museum, for instance, the McHenry County Historical Society and Museum, there are certain things that must be accomplished according to law. Algonquin Township failed to comply with the law while their attorney sat through the...
Vermillion County, Indiana. (ECWd) - On May 23, 2018, Randy Peterson appeared in Vermillion County, Indiana Court and admitted to violating the terms of his probation by "failing to behave well." Motion to Revoke Probation was granted, and Peterson was directed by the Indiana Court: to serve...
PARIS, IL. (ECWd) - On May 14, 2018, Randall Peterson appeared in Edgar County Circuit Court to enter a negotiated guilty plea of Battery - which amended the original charge from "domestic" battery, to "battery." (even though we all know it was domestic) Peterson pleads guilty to...
