Bellmont, IL. (ECWd) - ". . . the Public Access Bureau concludes that the Village of Bellmont (Village) Board of Trustees (Board) violated OMA in connection with its April 13, 2021, meeting." Jonathan King, a Bellmont resident, filed a Request for Review with the Attorney General's Public...
Madison County, IL. (ECWd) - The Madison County Electoral Board held its objection hearings last week but did not publish the meeting agenda at least 48 hours in advance of the hearing. This rendered every decision made during the hearing as invalid. The Board then announced it would...
White County, IL. (ECWd) - The objection to current White County Supervisor of Assessments Terry Abell's candidate filing was, in the end, sustained by the White County election board on Monday afternoon. After a 90-minute hearing of evidence and much deliberation, the board, consisting of County...
Edgar Co., IL. (ECWd) - We recently became aware of allegations of Custodial Sexual Misconduct, Bringing Contraband into a Penal Institution, and Official Misconduct against now-former Edgar County Corrections Officer, Mark C. Holloway. This involved one suspect, two victims, five witnesses, and four employees were also questioned....
Lake County, IL. (ECWd) - After losing his bid for reelection as Avon Township Supervisor in April 2021, by a huge 73% to 28% margin, the embattled former township supervisor and current Lake County board member, Terry Wilke, decided he should take a stab at running...
White County, IL. (ECWd) - Several weeks ago, we filed a Motion for Leave to Intervene in a lawsuit in southern Illinois on the issue of the right of the public to access records filed with the courts. This morning without opposition from the named parties, Judge...
Springfield, IL. (ECWd) - The candidacy petitions of the incumbent of the 10th Congressional District, U.S. Congressman Brad Schneider (D) were objected to this afternoon. The objectors are challenging incumbent Congressman Brad Schneider because he has listed on his statement of candidacy and petitions that he is...
McHenry County, Illinois (ECWd) - A petition objection was filed today in McHenry County objecting to the petitions of McHenry County Sheriff Candidate Antonio "Tony" Colatorti. The objection alleged Colatorti has not obtained the required training certificate, did not file such a certificate, and falsely swore he...
Boone Co., IL. (ECWd) - Our previous article indicated a Boone County Board member was under investigation, and we can now confirm it is Boone County Board Chairman Karl Johnson as the board member under investigation, and the Illinois State Police have taken charge of the...
Champaign Co., IL. (ECWd) - The Champaign County Zoning Board held a hearing last night on suggested changes to the county wind farm zoning ordinance. One of the changes recommended was to eliminate any height restrictions on wind turbines. Currently, it is set at a maximum of 500...
