NEWTON, IL. (ECWd) - "We have an emergency" "Two men that are very violent" "Disrupting and yelling and screaming at everyone on the board" All of those statements made by Board Member Melissa Stanley are false. Then she tried to deny saying anything about violence to the Police Officer when...
PARIS, IL. (ECWd) - This is a quick review of only part of what we wrote about in 2017, there is not enough time to talk about everything, and a good bit of it is still being uncovered and dealt with. We would like to specifically thank...
NEWTON, IL. (ECWd) - This school board censured and punished a fellow board member in violation of state law, federal civil rights (of the member and of the voters), and board policy. "Censure" is not found in the school code. Illinois is a Dillon's Rule state, which...
CAHOKIA, IL. (ECWd) - That's right. Let's make schools safer by hiring a guard that is facing 34 felony charges...
NEWTON, IL. (ECWd) - Watch our video report on the federal lawsuit, and the "incident" after the last school board meeting adjourned. https://youtu.be/Md68OMTHSnc School Board Member Melissa Stanley made false 911 call after School Board Meeting - After the December 18, 2017 school board meeting, and according to the...
NEWTON, IL. (ECWd) - A Federal lawsuit has been filed in the United States District Court Southern District of Illinois naming the following as Defendants: Board of Education of the Jasper County Community Unit School District Number 1 Andrew D. Johnson, Superintendent Jon Fulton, President of...
CHAMPAIGN, IL. (ECWd) - Joseph Meents, former Champaign County Supervisor of Assessments appeared in Circuit Court on December 12, 2017, for a hearing to consider a Motion for Continuance. He appeared in person with Counsel, and Champaign County Circuit Judge Roger Webber granted the Motion with a...
Effingham, IL. (ECWd) - How do you know a public board is trying to hide things? Changing rules to make things harder for citizens Intimidate those attending meetings Try to revoke the First Amendment of the Constitution of the United States Find unique and illegal ways...
ATLANTA, IL. (ECWd) - Doug Wolfe, WAND's I-TEAM reporter, discusses the troubled Atlanta Public Library District: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aYZ7FyehNdQ ...
COLES CO., IL. (ECWd) - The State of Illinois Prisoner Review Board ("PRB") is a state agency whose members are appointed by the Governor of Illinois. According to its website (here) the PRB is a quasi-judicial body and is tasked with making recommendations for parole and clemency...
