DANVILLE, IL. (ECWd) - On January 28, 2014, the Illinois Attorney General's Public Access Bureau ("PAC") concluded that the Vermilion County Board and Chairman Gary Weinard violated Section 2.06(g) of the Illinois Open Meetings Act ("OMA") by imposing an arbitrary and extemporaneous rule during their November...
SPRINGFIELD, IL. (ECWd) - Â "Yes, Illinois is doing well...
VERMILION CO. IL. (ECWd) - WGN Farming America radio interviewed Ted Hartke on the problems with wind turbines, especially the ones at the California Ridge Wind Farm in northern Vermilion County Illinois. The farm is operated by Invenergy. Ted and his family were forced to move...
DANVILLE, IL. (ECWd) - There is a steady flow of information coming from Vermilion County and it all points to conflicts (either actual or perceived) of certain county board members that either refuse to acknowledge it or just don't care. The below letter, was printed in...
Scot Slocum from WJOL 1340, talks to Randy Steidl and Will County Sheriff Candidate Ken Kaupas. Former defendant in the Steidl-Whitlock federal lawsuits and prominent figure in Michale Callahan's book, Too Politically Sensitive --Â Ken Kaupas -- is running for Will County Sheriff. He hopes to replace...
PARIS, IL. (ECWd) - In another update to these articles on what we found and considered a fraudulent grant application (Part 1 - Part 2 - Part 3 - Final Article), we have more information on the Fuel Farm Grant, and are waiting on a FOIA...
COLES CO. (ECWd) - CORRECTED: Former Coles County Public Defender, Lonnie Lutz, has been disbarred from the practice of law in his third disciplinary hearing since 2007. What stands out here is that this is the SECOND time he has been disciplined since 2008, with a...
DANVILLE, IL. (ECWd) - January 14th, 2014. Vermilion County Board Meeting. The January meeting began on time at 6 pm. The monthly agenda was adopted and the December meeting minutes were approved. The chairman lets us know that under audience comments the limit will be 5 minutes...
PARIS, IL. (ECWd) - Additional information found in the FOIA responses used in this article were little things that violate the Freedom Of Information Act. This article deals with the little statement most people put on their FOIA requests to ensure the public body acts within the...
METCALF, IL. (ECWd) - On January 11, 2014, the Edgar County Sheriff's Office was called to report possible animal abuse in Metcalf, Illinois. The report was made by the property owner. The owner had entered into an owner financed sale of the house to "The former residents",...
