MATTOON, IL. (ECWd) - The Mattoon School District held a meeting this evening in which one of the items was a presentation by Todd Ratliff. Todd and Becky Ratliff own and operate "Total Home and Farm Video Solutions" ("THFVS") out of Mattoon. They are a local, veteran-owned...
Kankakee, IL. (ECWd) - We recently received a tip that the City of Kankakee has failed to provide minutes to any of its meetings since the September 18, 2017 meeting. After submitting a Freedom of Information Act request for either the minutes, or in the absence of...
DES PLAINES, IL. (ECWd) - Des Plaines School District 62's Superintendent Floyd Williams appears to have a history of allegations of sexual harassment that keeps following him from school district to school district. If these new alleged allegations are founded, he should be immediately terminated without...
Atlanta, IL. (ECWd) - The Atlanta Public Library District canceled its regular meeting after it was noted that the Agenda had not been posted at the building at least 48 hours in advance of the meeting, a sign they can't even follow the simple rules. We suspect,...
Atlanta, IL. (ECWd) - ECWd has discovered that Randy Brooks, the Chairman of the Atlanta Public Library's Board of Library Trustees (and City of Atlanta employee) has filed false statements of economic interest ("SEI"). In his 2017 and 2016 SEIs, Randy Brooks marked "Not Applicable" to question...
DECATUR, IL. (ECWd) - WAND's Investigative Reporter Doug Wolfe highlighted the spending habits of some Illinois Townships. We are proud to be a part of this story. Watch the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3jes5wIAsNs&feature=youtu.be...
COLES CO., IL. (ECWd) - ECWd has just learned that the Accused AAU girls basketball coach, Barry Wolfe, from Martinsville, Illinois has been charged a second time, with what appears to be a second victim. This Charge includes 42 COUNTS of various Criminal Sexual Abuses of...
CARLINVILLE, IL. (ECWd) - At least that's what Attorney Rick Bertinetti said during Carlinville's City Council Meeting tonight. When discussing the recent Opinion issued by the Attorney General's Public Access Counselor's Office, Carlinville's Attorney, Rick Bertinetti, stated "...
COLES CO., IL. (ECWd) - Coles County State's Attorney filed a Motion for Additional Bond Conditions (read it below) for the accused AAU Girl's basketball Coach Barry Wolfe last Friday. The Motion indicates there are other victims coming forward from other jurisdictions related to the sexual impropriety...
FOSTERBURG, IL. (ECWd) - Wow. We've seen ignorance, but never to this level. Maybe that's why they call it "practicing" law...
