Paris, IL. (ECWd) - That lawsuit filed after Taylor Smith left the Paris Beacon News was dismissed on all counts - with leave to refile. In the Order, the Court determined Smith plead no Causes of Action on any of the three Counts. Smith's Complaint contained Counts complaining...
Edgar Co., IL. (ECWd) - In past articles I wrote about Board Member Karl Farnham collecting insurance payments in violation of law, Board Members Mike Heltsley and Alan Zuber collecting "opt-out" payments in violation of law, State's Attorney Mark Isaf collecting the opt-out payments and previous...
Posted by WICS (click here) - The trucks used to deliver food to state prisons have been stripped of their state seals and repossessed from the state. Thursday morning, Larson Group hauled back the five Peterbilt trucks they leased out to the Department of Corrections. Because of the...
Edgar Co., IL. (ECWd) - Is it any wonder certain county board members are collecting county insurance benefits (Farnham, and Heltsley and Zuber) in violation of law when the very person charged with prosecuting lawbreakers and advising the county board "as to their duties and responsibilities...
Edgar Co., IL. (ECWd) - With absolute disbelief that any person, or group of people, could be so wrong, I read the editorial in this week's Prairie Press on their assumption that "There is no conflict" in Sheriff Jeff Wood being on the Edgar County ETS...
College of DuPage (ECWd) - It is now more obvious than ever College of DuPage Trustee Diane McGuire has bought the Breuder line of "they shouldn't be allowed to vote" - which shows just how mentally unstable they are becoming. The latest Daily Herald article, "McGuire asks...
DeKalb, Co., IL. (ECWd) - When Governor Rauner appointed Mr. Tim Struthers (President of First National Bank, Illinois) to the Northern Illinois University Board of Trustees, we were initially quite surprised. Mr. Struthers has multiple conflicts of interest that should have prevented him from being installed...
Cahokia, IL. (ECWd) - The Mayor of Cahokia, IL., Mr. Curtis McCall, Jr., sent out a Press Release concerning his illegal use of force at the City Council meeting last night (video in previous article). The Press Release was factually inaccurate. McCall states the Open Meetings Act "strictly...
Edgar Co., IL. (ECWd) - Video of the Edgar County Board Study Session is below. This meeting was held on October 26, 2015 at the Edgar County Highway Department. Enjoy watching Karl Farnham ignoring people during public comment - he does this when he doesn't like the subject,...
Cahokia, IL. (ECWd) - Cahokia, Illinois' elected Village Clerk, Rich Dunkan, had his salary reduced so he could hire his wife, Debbie Dunkan, as his assistant. There is a provision in the Illinois Constitution, Article VII, Section 9 (b), which states: (b) An increase or decrease in...
