Peru, Ill. (ECWd) - On June 24, 2025, the Illinois Attorney General's Public Access Counselor issued Binding Opinion 25-007 stating the City of Peru's Pool Committee is a subsidiary body of the city council and is subject to the Open Meetings Act (which also makes it...
Orland Fire Protection District (ECWd) - This is what happens when public entities permit unlimited accumulation of sick time and also permit the converting of comp time to sick time. Upon his retirement, former Orland Fire Chief Michael Schofield received a lump-sum payout of more than $390,000.00...
Kankakee, Ill. (ECWd) - Kankakee County Board Member Chris Tholen has apparently resigned from office after a lawsuit seeking his removal was filed. The lawsuit filed by the State's Attorney alleged Tholen failed to file his mandated Statement of Economic Interest, even after timely notices were given. The...
Hinsdale, Ill. (ECWd) - During their May 2025, meeting, the Board of Trustees of Hinsdale Township High School District 86 voted to approve two Student Residency Settlements, which waived any fees for these students for the 2024-2025 school year. While this is not something we would typically...
Coles Co., Ill. (ECWd) - As part of his guilty plea and sentencing, Kyley Willison was required to pay $236,000 in restitution, with his first payment due on or before June 16, 2025, in the amount of $100,000. On June 16, 2025, he posted two payments, one...
Kankakee Co., Ill. (ECWd) - Kankakee County State's Attorney James Rowe's office filed suit against three elected officials in Kankakee County seeking their removal from office for failing to file their required annual Statements of Economic Interest ("SEI") with the County Clerk. Chris Tholen, a Kankakee County...
Coles Co., Ill. (ECWd) - As part of his guilty plea and sentencing, Kyley Willison was required to pay $236,000 in restitution, with his first payment due on or before June 16, 2025, in the amount of $100,000. On June 16, 2025, he posted two payments, one...
Springfield, Ill. (ECWd) - For the past several months, the City of Springfield, Illinois city council has been allegedly violating the First Amendment rights of speakers and of those who chose to receive the spoken words of the speakers. The Supreme Court, in Board of Education v....
Jersey Co., Ill. (ECWd) - This is an update from our previous reports on Katie Abbey's criminal charges in Jersey County (here). *** For Immediate Release:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Contact: June 9, 2025Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â [email protected] ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL OBTAINS GUILTY PLEA, OVER $58,000 IN RESTITUTION FROM FORMER JERSEY COUNTY TREASURER Jersey County Woman...
Dolton, Ill. (ECWd) - During the June 6, 2025, hearing on our Freedom of Information Act ("FOIA") lawsuit against the Village of Dolton, disgraced former Mayor Tiffany Henyard was held in contempt of court for ignoring and noncompliance of two previous court orders. Henyard appeared in person...
