SPRINGFIELD, IL. (ECWd) - Rob Bogue and I made a visit to the State Capitol today and talked with several State Legislators and a State Senator about some concerns we had in southern Illinois. Took a picture with State Representative Brad Halbrook, from the 110th Legislative District,...
EDGAR CO. (ECWd) - After being repeatedly asked who is paying us to report on the race for the 110th legislative district, here is the answer: . . Nobody!...
CHARLESTON, IL. (ECWd) - There has been considerable chatter in reference to Jimmy Rankin, candidate for Coles County Sheriff. Most of it centered around people claiming he was never in the military. We have obtained several documents (HERE) that verify he was in fact in the military...
DOUGLAS CO. (ECWd) - UPDATED: New hearing on all motions scheduled for May 6 at 3:00 p.m. in the Douglas County Courthouse. Freedom Of Information Act civil suit 13MR53, Kraft v Arcola Township had an appearance hearing in the Douglas County Circuit Court on March 3, 2014. I...
VERMILION Co., IL. (ECWd) - This six year old girl is wearing her Hello Kitty headphones to bed in July 2013 because the wind turbines operating on the adjacent farm property is making too much noise. This photo was taken at 10:43 PM after being in bed...
PARIS, IL. (ECWd) - As promised in this article (click here), we finally received the FOIA request back from the Illinois State Police. It turns out there was an investigation into allegations that a corrections officer traded prescription drugs for sex. The Edgar County Sheriff Department contact the...
PARIS, IL. (ECWd) - During the Edgar County Board Study Session on February 24, 2014, board member Jeff Voigt talked about the email from Hanson Engineering and IDOT in reference to the airport fuel farm and apron expansion projects. View the conversations starting at the 1:23:24...
PARIS, IL. (ECWd) - In the February 26, 2014, edition of the Paris Beacon-News ("PBN"), the headline read: "IDOT: Airport Project Justified". The subtitle prominently proclaims: "State official says nothing wrong with application". Then in the third paragraph, is a statement proudly proclaiming that: "IDOT says Bogue's claims...
SPRINGFIELD, IL. (ECWd) -  60% of Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Officers Ignored Mandated Training and Certification Quinn Administration | Major State Agencies read zip file of all agency responses here "Increasing government openness and accountability ...
PARIS, IL. (ECWd) - “Faith In Our System” I have heard those words used lately, but what do they mean? Do they mean faith in the status quo…Don’t question anything because that’s the way we’ve always done it…That things will fix themselves without outside interference? Does “Faith In...
