Peotone, IL. (ECWd) - LETTER TO THE EDITOR: The open spigot of tax dollars that pours into local school districts has made school superintendents and the consultants - who are hired to guide district spending, borrowing, and referendums - far too comfortable. The salaries and benefits of...
CLARK CO., IL. — According to Illinois State Police, two are dead following a motorcycle vs. deer crash in Clark County yesterday (Saturday, June 25). ISP District 12, who worked the accident, said that at 8:15 p.m. an orange 2000 Harley Davidson motorcycle, driven by 58-year-old David...
Marshall, CLARK CO., IL. (ECWd) - UPDATE: A single-vehicle, multi-occupant crash very early this morning took the life of a driver and passenger from Brocton and sent two individuals from Paris to a Terre Haute hospital. Illinois State Police in District #12 said that the crash occurred at 2:52...
HUME, IL. (ECWd) - On June 20, 2016, Shiloh CUSD#1 Board of Trustees held a Budget Hearing and Regular School Board Meeting. During the budget hearing, it was stated: The cafeteria ended in the black this year - previous years it had always lost money Education fund...
In a vote that goes down in history as voters refuse to give away their Liberty - Britain voted yesterday to leave the European Union ("EU"). The stunning election results caused Prime Minister David Cameron to resign (video of his full resignation speech here). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uMXWNtXfCoc From Reuters: 'Explosive shock' as...
MARSHALL, IL. (ECWd) - Another lawsuit has been filed naming the Clark County Park District ("CCPD") as Defendants for another in a long line of failures of their Executive Director, Charity Murphy. [caption id="attachment_20947" align="alignleft" width="240"] Charity Murphy - CCPD[/caption] Murphy has consistently failed miserably when it comes...
PARIS, IL. (ECWd) - The Edgar County Board held a study session this morning and discussions centered around: Airport Zoning and setting a date for the Zoning Commission to provide something to the County Board - In our opinion the Zoning Commission is under no obligation...
MARSHALL, IL. (ECWd) - In further efforts to keep those not agreeing with their positions in the dark on matters of public interest and on matters they are legally obligated to cast a vote on in their position as City Alderman, Tim Sanders decided to cry...
TINLEY PARK, IL. (ECWd) - On 6/15/16, the Buckeye Community Hope Foundation (an Ohio-based developer that profits from exploiting tax-credit schemes in other states, such as Illinois) filed an amended complaint against the Village of Tinley Park. This new complaint replaces a poorly-written and meritless...
BELLWOOD, IL. (ECWd) - The Attorney General's Office of the Public Access Counselor (PAC) has now opened in inquiry into the actions of the Bellwood Public Library Board of Trustees from April through June 2016. Violations of the Open Meetings Act are Class-C criminal misdemeanors under the...
