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...
Clark Co., IL. (ECWd) - Several people, including juveniles, were taken to an Indiana hospital last night following an accident on Illinois Route 1 just north of Marshall, IL. Illinois State Police form District 12 in Effingham said the incident occurred last night (Thursday, June 29) at...
Des Plaines, IL. (ECWd) - Back in the fall of 2016, Paul Hertel, Associate Superintendent of Des Plaines School District 62 filed a complaint with their local police department complaining about frequency of emails sent to the district. Deborah Wilson submitted various Freedom of Information Act requests, and sent...
CLARK CO, IL. (ECWd) - The Clark County Park District board appointed Lisa Thomas as Park Commissioner at its last meeting, and at tonight's meeting she took her Oath of Office and her seat at the table. Tonight's agenda includes interviewing applicants for Park Executive Director position. Park...
MARSHALL, IL. (ECWd) - Gary Strohm, Marshall Advocate, printed a piece of misinformation (unsubstantiated rumor) while bidding Terry Stepp goodbye from the Clark County Park District. He claimed that "According to his [Stepp's] best estimate" the district received FOIA requests for 55,000 pages of information at a...
