01 Jan UPDATE: New Year’s Eve fire in Mattoon, IL. (video) –
MATTOON, IL. (ECWd) - UDATED with about 15 minutes worth of video from Disclosure News Magazine's Google+ page...
MATTOON, IL. (ECWd) - UDATED with about 15 minutes worth of video from Disclosure News Magazine's Google+ page...
PARIS, IL. (ECWd) - The Edgar County Board, and each individual board member, are the subject of a lawsuit pursuant to the Illinois Administrative Review Law. The suit was filed on December 30, 2015, exactly 35 days after their final decision to purchase the renewal insurance...
PARIS, IL. (ECWd) - According to time sheet provided pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, Mrs. Bridgette Borries-Pierson, District 5 PD / CADD Unit, worked between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 2:37 p.m. on December 14, 2015, without clocking out for lunch. My FOIA request was clear,...
PARIS, IL. (ECWd) - According to a recent document dump from the Illinois Department of Transportation in relation to a Freedom of Information Act request about certain things happening at the District 5 IDOT Headquarters, it appears they are allowing a private business to utilize office...
Edgar Co., IL. (ECWd) - UPDATE: Dec. 28, 2015 - To clear up some misunderstandings, it is our position and belief that the county elected officials, other than the county board, were not aware insurance was not part of their compensation, and were actually told that...
Clark Co., IL. (ECWd) - Unfortunately, we have learned that two Clark County Park District Commissioners have resigned effective immediately. Stephanie Romero, a newly elected Commissioner cited "personal reasons that will take 100% of my time" as her reason for resigning. Jeff Wallace, a long time and recently reelected Commissioner...
Clark Co., IL. (ECWd) - During today's court hearing, Summer Shaw, former Clark County Circuit Clerk employee and the daughter of the Circuit Clerk entered a guilty plea to a Class 4 Felony of "Theft of less than $500 from the government". She was sentenced to: 30 hours of public service payment of costs payment...
EDGAR CO., IL. (ECWd) - On December 15, 2015 I submitted a request for public records to RIDES Mass Transit District, for all communications between them and Edgar County. [documentcloud url="https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/2649412-FOIA-2-RIDES-MTD/annotations/268024.html"] I received an answer the same day. What I was interested in was any information they may be...
Edgar Co., IL. (ECWd) - The Crosswind Runway Project that the Edgar County Airport completed back in 2012, was approved and constructed in violation of state law. The General County Airport and Landing Field Act, 620 ILCS 40, is the enabling statute for the Edgar County Airport. In...
College of DuPage (ECWd) - Three disgruntled Trustees of the College of DuPage decided it would be a good idea to act like little babies and boycott the regular meeting of the Board of Trustees for personal and political gain. Diane McGuire thinks Hell will freeze over...