Bloomington, IL. (ECWd) - I met Diane Benjamin on a cold, windy morning, in front of Bloomington-Normal's Mass Transit, Connect Transit, to discuss its massive financial losses each month - all paid for by the taxpayer. According to public records obtained by Diane, Connect Transit loses more...
DuPage CO. (ECWd) - During its October 22, 2019 board meeting, the DuPage County Board approved $1,359,172.00 worth of no-bid Insurance contracts (see pages 3 and 4) with Alliant/Mesirow, the company where Illinois House Speaker Madigan's son, Andrew Madigan, is an Executive. We believe, as does the...
Edgar Co. (ECWd) - An Edgar County Jury returned Guilty verdict on two counts against Justin Heffner on October 30, 2019. Hefner was found guilty of false personation of a peace officer (Class 4 Felony) and false personation of peace officer Class 3 Felony). See Sections 17-2(b)(3)...
SPRINGFIELD, IL. (ECWd) - IL. State Rep. Luis Arroyo resigned today, read his resignation letter below. His resignation letter says he took great pride in being a strong independent voice from his constituents, and that he made the decision that the time has come for him to...
McHenry Co. (ECWd) - Yesterday we published an article on an Emergency Stalking / No Contact Order against a declared candidate for McHenry County Judge in the 2020 election (read it here). Today we have the actual petition(s), and here are the allegations which led to the...
McHenry County (ECWd) - On October 25, 2019, McHenry County's Risk Management Coordinator Lisa Shamhart filed a Petition for an Emergency Stalking / No Contact Complaint in McHenry County Circuit Court against Attorney Mary McClellan. Judge Johnson entered the Emergency Stalking / No Contact Order, which remains...
Will Co. (ECWd) - We sued the WIll County Sheriff last week for alleged violations of the Freedom of Information Act. We requested certain 911 phone calls and incident reports. Will County Sheriff's FOIA Officer either denied or excessively redacted the requested public records. We requested these records after...
Winnebago Co. (ECWd) - In an Illinois Attorney General Opinion dated August 3, 2017, Pecatonica Township was found to have violated the Open meetings Act by improperly limiting public comment to two minutes per speaker (when there was only one speaker). The problem was that they did...
Paris, IL. (ECWd) - The Paris High School held its Senior Night during its last home game of the season. Below are various video clips of the night, to include: Marching band Coin Toss with Honorary Team Captain Team entering field Introduction of Senior Cheerleaders and Football...
EDGAR CO. (ECWd) - We have confirmed allegations of theft from the Vermilion, IL. Fire Department, which is a part of the Paris Community Fire Protection District in Edgar County. The case is currently under investigation by the Paris Police Department and should wrap-up in a few...
