Bob Holmes, the One-Man Volleyball Team @ Paris Cooperative High School –
PARIS, IL. (ECWd) – The evening of August 30th, Bob Holmes, the One-Man Volleyball Team visited the Paris Cooperative High School for an exciting evening of volleyball with several teams who thought they could out-play him. Opposing teams included Precision Collision, Chrisman Girls Volleyball, Paris Girls Volleyball, the Football Players and the Boy Scouts. He brought […]
Carlinville Park District Board President resigned –
CARLINVILLE, IL. (ECWd) – (Updated 8-31-2017 @ 2243 hrs) Towards the end of the August 30, 2017 meeting of the Carlinville Park District Board of Commissioners, Board President and Commissioner Larry Smith read a resignation letter and immediately resigned from office. His letter stated that his resignation was not about Mr. Turley, but decided to […]
NIU appears to be pirating software or is lying to the AG –
Northern Illinois University (ECWd) – Peoplesoft Financials software is part of the enterprise software solution used by Northern Illinois University under a contractual agreement with ORACLE for NIU’s business operations, such as accounts payable, accounts receivables, student services, and human resources. In their contractual agreement, NIU has agreed to only use the software for their […]
Video: Watchdogs with BLNNEWS’ Diane Benjamin discussing Bloomington Mayor Tari Renner
BLOOMINGTON, IL. (ECWd) – Edgar County Watchdogs talk to BLNNEW.com founder Diane Benjamin about the use of city credit to purchase an airplane ticket for Bloomington Mayors Tari Renner’s girlfriend to join him in Japan on a recent Sister Cities trip. Watch the video below: .
ECWd on Watchdog Radio with Ben Yount discussing Bloomington’s Mayor and the ticket purchase –
BLOOMINGTON, IL. (ECWd) – The Edgar County Watchdogs, Kirk Allen and John Kraft, joined Ben Yount in studio for the live Illinois Watchdog Radio Show this afternoon to discuss various issues with the City of Bloomington, its Mayor, the airplane ticket purchase, and other items of interest. You can listen to it on Cities 92.9 […]
School District closes building citing financial concerns then purchases additional property –
HOOPESTON, IL. (ECWd) – Updated Scribner’s error on the dollar amount the school claimed it would save. The Hoopeston Area School District #11 closed its Honeywell elementary school earlier this year citing financial concerns and alleging it would save the district close to 250k annually. Their official website lists the superintendent’s compensation at over $159, […]
Vermilion County Board Chair Mike Marron “called out” by local Danville Resident
DANVILLE, IL. (ECWd) – Mike Marron “called out” by local Danville Resident. Mr. Mike McClain wrote to the News Gazette about his perspective on Vermilion County Board Chairman, Mike Marron. This was published in the August 25th, 2017 paper. “I was appalled upon reading the July 19 News-Gazette and Commercial-News articles announcing Mike Marron’s candidacy […]
Court: Parkland College Trustee and college employee are incompatible –
Champaign Co., IL. (ECWd) – On August 23, 2017, a Champaign County Judge determined that the positions of Parkland Community College Trustee and employee of the college are incompatible with each other and gave College Trustee and employee Rochelle Harding the opportunity to decide which position she would vacate. Such an opportunity to decide is […]
Atlanta Citizen Petition forces Library to vacate Tax Ordinance –
ATLANTA, IL. (ECWd) – During the Atlanta Public Library District’s special meeting on August 24, 2017, the board chairman read a petition signed by registered voters of the library district. It was a petition, signed by the voters, to place the Library Building and Maintenance Tax question on the ballot. “In response to the petition” […]
Want Public Involvement? Turn Backs On Them At Meeting –
JERSEYVILLE, IL. (ECWd) – Someone found a unique way to show the public they want and appreciate public involvement and input. They arranged the board table in such a way as to force the public to look at their back-sides during the meeting. There is no reason these people needed to have their chairs facing […]