ORLAND PARK - From "Rebel Pundit": A suburban Chicago mother and political writer faced retaliation when she discovered the cover-up of sex crimes at her local public library. On October 3, 2013, Megan Fox was in the Orland Park Public Library (OPPL) in suburban Chicago when she spotted...
EDGAR CO. (ECWd) - When writing about a particular subject, a journalist should disclose conflicts. This means that when one writes about something, and about a public body in particular, they should disclose any relationships existing that might be perceived as having an influence on the...
PARIS, IL. (ECWd) - We have received information from multiple credible sources that state there was an airplane crash at the Edgar County Airport sometime during the late June to early July time-frame of this year, or Aug-Oct depending on who you talk to - and...
EDGAR CO. (ECWd) - “To sin by silence when we should protest makes cowards out of men.” — Ella Wheeler Wilcox When we first reported on Dr. John Wheatley (here) and the fact that he had been arrested, charged, and convicted of criminal sexual abuse and battery...
PAXTON, IL. (ECWd) - From the Paxton-Record: Mon, 11/10/2014 - 11:04am | Will Brumleve PBL, township official arrested for two felonies PAXTON — A longtime Paxton-Buckley-Loda school board member and Button Township supervisor has been arrested on allegations he did not disclose his financial relationship with businesses hired to...
Lariat Advance: That is a term not too many young folks will know now-days. I learned that word on my first three year tour in West Germany in the mid 1980s. I spent three years there, expecting the "commies" to come rushing across the border at...
PARIS, IL. (ECWd) - Today, at around 1:00 p.m., the RIDES Mass Transit District completed the purchase of the former Ford Dealership building in Paris to use as it's Edgar County Headquarters, and to better serve the citizens of the county. This purchase was made possible through...
CLARK CO. (ECWd) - The Clark County Park District Board of Commissioners had scheduled their board "retreat" - a public meeting - for this morning at 9:00 a.m. at St. Mary's Church in Marshall, Illinois. When I arrived, I informed the board that the meeting location was...
Wilmington, IL. (ECWd) - The Wilmington Public Library Board of Trustees had one of its members convicted of possession of child porn back in 2010!!! This is incredible. So, according to this article, Maria Meachum was Library Director then and had to ask for the resignation...
VENICE, IL. (ECWd) - I requested copies of Cullen Cullen's calendar for this year so I could see how many days he worked at the school district. I had planned on cross-referencing that with the times he has been out campaigning for State Representative. This was...
