KANKAKEE, IL. (ECWd) - During its June 26, 2017 Kankakee Valley Park District Board of Commissioners meeting, the Board considered and approved Ordinance # 1.75, "AN ORDINANCE ELIMINATING FREE RENTAL OF PARK FACILITIES BY COMMISSIONERS" This is a clear example of how a local public body, when...
SAWYERVILLE, IL. (ECWd) - We received a tip about the Village of Sawyerville, a small rural community just South West of Litchfield, IL. Â I requested public records in an attempt at verifying the claim(s) provided from our tip line, sent March 28th, 2017. No answer. A follow-up...
CARLINVILLE, IL. (ECWd) - A second lawsuit was filed yesterday, July 11, 2017, alleging more Freedom of Information Act violations against the City of Carlinville and its Freedom of Information Act Officer, Carla Brockmeier. ECWd's John Kraft is the Plaintiff. This case is listed in Judici's online database of court...
EDGAR CO., IL. (ECWd) - Recent reports in the local paper stating that the "taps are back on" for federal funding are turning out to be more fake news. County Chairman Voigt's assertion these complaints stopped the repairing or replacing the rotating beacon light at the airport...
CARLINVILLE, IL. (ECWd) - [caption id="" align="alignleft" width="123"] Carla Brockmeier[/caption] Today, the Illinois Attorney General's Public Access Bureau issued a Binding Opinion #Â 17-009Â (2017 PAC 47126) stating that the City of Carlinville [under the direction of Mayor Deanna Demuzio]Â and its Freedom of Information Act Officer, Carla Brockmeier, violated...
Wheeling, IL. (ECWd) - During the June 19, 2017 Village of Wheeling Board of Trustees meeting, Trustee Ken Brady yelled out at young lady: "We've Heard From You - Shut Up!" This outburst of Wheeling Trustee Ken Brady comes just minutes after fellow Trustee Mary Krueger said people...
Wheeling, IL. (ECWd) - During the June 19, 2017 Village of Wheeling Board of Trustees meeting, Trustee Krueger said that when addressing the village board with things they don't like to hear, you lose your first amendment rights. What did she say? Watch it below: . We think the United...
Safety: Snap, Crackle, and Drop Master Resource Lisa Linowes 19 June  2017 Wind turbine safety had an ugly three weeks. During the late hours of May 31, a turbine blade at NextEra’s Breckinridge Center in Oklahoma (in-service since August 2015), broke off near its base and was thrown to the ground – snap. [caption...
SPRINGFIELD, IL. (ECWd) - It took a while, but we eventually succeeded in obtaining the alleged letter from the Higher Learning Commission being touted as the death to Illinois universities. People always "quoted" it, but could never produce it, now we know why. For several weeks, we have...
EFFINGHAM, IL. (ECWd) - According to 979 XFM, Effingham Mayor Jeff Bloemker has resigned his position with the Illinois Department of Corrections. He was appointed to the position of CEO of Illinois Correctional Industries by Gov. Rauner. XFM says Bloemker provided a written statement saying in part...
