Vermilion Co., IL. (ECWd) - Photos of the blade replacement in Vermilion County on December 16, 2014. Thanks goes to the photographer for sending these to us. Click to enlarge...
MARSHALL, IL. (ECWd) - In a resignation letter dated December 16, 2014, Beverly Church resigned as Alderman for the 2nd Ward of the City of Marshall. This comes several months after our initial request that she resign due to no longer being qualified as a city alderman....
PARIS, IL. (ECWd) - Here is an update on the Theresa Smith arrest for abusing the elderly, and is reported on WCIA, Channel 3 (here). PARIS -- An area family was upset about their mother being robbed, so they did something about it. Their investigation ended in...
HASKELL CO. KANSAS We have previously reported on turbine failures, and here is another one that happened just this week: A wind turbine, built in 2014 (yes, this year) collapsed in Haskell County, Kansas on December 15, 2014. [caption id="attachment_17638" align="aligncenter" width="392"] Image from kwch.com[/caption] Local news report on...
DOUGLAS CO. (ECWd) - A temporary blow was dealt to Plaintiff Kraft in Douglas County Circuit Court yesterday with the FOIA lawsuits against Arcola Township. In a Directed Verdict in 2013-MR-53, the Court ruled in favor of Arcola Township, claiming that Plaintiff had failed to establish evidence. In...
College of DuPage (ECWd) - Like a big game hunter, stalking his prey for the first time with his shiny new gun, he chooses his steps carefully, and spots his prey. Aiming ever so carefully, thoughts are running through his head...
PARIS, IL. (ECWd) - On December 11, 2014, Theresa Michelle Smith, 55 years old, turned herself in on warrants issued out of Edgar County for two felony counts that include: Case Number: 14-CF-191 -Financial exploitation of elderly/disabled $300 - $5,000 -Financial exploitation of elderly/disabled $100,000 + No further information is...
VERMILION CO. (ECWd) - . Yes, this the FIFTH blade which we have become aware of in Invenergy's Vermilion County, Illinois project. . Let's reminisce: Remember when Invenergy's spokesperson said that "All defective blades were replaced this winter." on May 7th, 2014 over in Nebraska? THEN, on May 8th (the...
MICHIGAN - From "Farmer's Exchange" - Published: Friday, December 12, 2014 After this year's hubbub over Right-to-Farm Act relevance to urban farming, Michigan Farm Bureau members fine-tuned their Right-to-Farm policies during their 95th annual meeting in Grand Rapids. Tasked with writing guidance for the organization in 2015 as...
ORLAND PARK, IL. (ECWd) - Orland Park Public Library District's public relations employee, Bridget Bittman's personal civil suit against Megan Fox, Kevin DuJan, and others appears to be a weak attempt at silencing critics of the library's stance to not filter internet access and refusing to...
