Madison Co., IL. (ECWd) - The Illinois Attorney General's Public Access Counselor has issued a determination that the Madison County State's Attorney did not demonstrate it conducted an adequate search for public records requested under the Freedom of Information Act. The AG asked the Board and...
Madison Co., IL. (ECWd) - The Illinois Attorney General has issued an opinion which states that the Madison County FOIA Officer violated the Freedom of Information Act by not conducting a proper search for certain emails requested under the Act. In the opinion, the AG states: the...
PARIS, IL. (ECWd) - According to court records, Conan McArthur entered a plea of Guilty yesterday for his role in setting the fire(s) in the former Save-A-Lot grocery store last year. Sentencing for McArthur is scheduled for July 18, 2022, at 2:30 p.m. Since the fire destroyed much...
CHAMPAIGN, IL. (ECWd) - We were present in the courtroom with video cameras (the court authorized extended media coverage) in 2018 when Samuel J. Byndom was arraigned on felony eavesdropping for his alleged attempts at recording a closed session meeting of the Urbana School Board through...
Bellmont, IL. (ECWd) - Gary Lance finally resigned as Village President of Bellmont, Illinois. Lance was the Village President who was accused of using village equipment on his personal property (caught on video), admitted to lying to the Courts "because it was fun" and was sanctioned by...
Crestwood, IL. (ECWd) - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, April 25, 2022 Former Crestwood Mayor Sentenced to a Year in Federal Prison for Participating in Bribery Scheme Involving Red-Light Camera Services CHICAGO — The former mayor of Crestwood, Ill., was sentenced today to a year in federal prison for improperly...
Rantoul, IL. (ECWd) - Last night, Andy Graham, the School Board President of Rantoul School District #137, resigned from office after several residents had alleged a conflict of interest (holding incompatible offices) in his holding the office of school board president and township supervisor simultaneously. Attorney General...
Chicago, IL. (ECWd) - Last fall, we were named in a federal lawsuit by a plaintiff from Florida who was unhappy about our truthful articles. This Illinois lawsuit came after we filed suit in the Federal Middle District of Florida against her. After due diligence, we filed our...
Paris, IL. (ECWd) - A reader sent us this video of a house fire yesterday evening. The house is located across the street from St. Mary's Catholic Church on North Main Street. [video width="320" height="240" mp4="https://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/20220419_185910_001.mp4"][/video]...
McHenry Co., IL. (ECWd) - A petition for Judicial Review was filed yesterday in McHenry County Circuit Court challenging the McHenry County Electoral Board's decision to leave Sheriff Candidate Tony Colatorti on the ballot by denying the objection to his qualifications for the office. The issues complained...
