Obituary for Jeremy James Baston Jeremy James Baston, age 27, of Westfield, IL passed away on Tuesday afternoon, March 15, 2016 in Vermilion County, IL the result of an automobile accident. He was born January 20, 1989 in Mattoon, IL, the son of LeRoy Jr. Baston...
PARIS, IL. (ECWd) - With this week's edition of the PP looking like a gigantic sob-fest after election results came in, it is no wonder a completely untrue article headline occurred on its front page, below the fold. LOL. What a joke! I called the State Board of...
CAHOKIA, IL. (ECWd) - Last summer, after taking office, Mayor McCall ordered the Cahokia Police Department to steal all property belonging to the Cahokia Food Basket, a 501(C)(3) non-profit organization. He did this without any legal authority. He ordered them to "supervise" the non-profit and force them to...
CAHOKIA, IL. (ECWd) - The picture says it all. I have yet to attend a public meeting where police officers are used in such a fashion to intimidate the public. Please don't consider this a police-hate article, because we realize they are simply doing their job as instructed. I...
PARIS, IL. (ECWd) - During "National Sunshine Week" in which virtually every organization (and good public official)Â across the nation, who publish information about government is screaming for more transparency and Freedom of Information Act reforms to enhance access to public records, the Prairie Press publishes a...
PARIS, IL. (ECWd) - There has been a recent push to collect donations to help the Paris High School Band and their quest to go to Disney World and march in the Parade. We fully support the band's fund raising for this trip - it will be a...
Northern Illinois University (NIU) - (ECWd) - Northern Illinois University has been paying for President Baker’s membership in a private social club, the University Club of Chicago, which is located at the corner of Michigan and Monroe in downtown Chicago. This "perk" is included in President Baker's...
Tinley Park, IL. (ECWd) - The Village of Tinley Park has bungled yet another public meeting, finding itself in the unusual position of having to adjourn and cancel a scheduled open public meeting (already in progress) because citizens in attendance pointed out a glaring Open Meetings...
DANVILLE, IL. (ECWd) - Frank Wright, the Democrat Party Chairman in Vermilion County, Illinois has reported that an election judge at the Danville Boys and Girls Club called the Danville Election Commission earlier today to let them know she was running out of Democrat Ballots. She called...
ILLINOIS - Here are some of the website links to check online election results: 16 Counties:Â http://www.accessliberty.com/ Edgar: http://il.edgar.accessliberty.com/ DuPage:Â https://www.dupageco.org/electionresults/ McHenry:Â https://www.co.mchenry.il.us/county-government/departments-a-i/county-clerk/elections/election-results Douglas:Â http://www.douglascountyil.com/electionresults.html Vermilion:Â http://www.co.vermilion.il.us/cntyclrk/results-1.htm Crawford:Â http://www.crawfordcountycentral.com/coclerk/2016_primary.htm McLean County:Â http://webapp.mcleancountyil.gov/webapps/CountyClerk/eresults/results-1.htm =================================== WTHI:Â http://wx.wthitv.com/NWT/elections.html ...
