Springfield, IL. (ECWd) - The Appellate Court heard oral arguments in the Brotze v Carlinville et al case related to the formation of Illinois Alluvial. Illinois Alluvial argued their points, then the Brotze's argued theirs with Attorney Jacob Smallhorn. Listen to the audio (click here). We assume that Carlinville...
Joliet, IL. (ECWd) - The Joliet Park District released a statement today, which according to the Patch, include "revealing that certain potential financial improprieties by a former employee are now under investigation by the Joliet Police Department. "It was a large, large sum. It's thousands, not...
Avon Township, IL. (ECWd) - Avon Township Supervisor Terry Wilke claims he is a "victim" of ECWd and the truth we write about him. He also called a fellow Lake County Board Member a "rightwing kook." His claim was in response to an email FOIA and personal...
Shelby Co, IL. (ECWd) - The Shelby County Board held their regular board meeting Thursday night of last week which is the first time in years their meetings were held in the evening rather than the early morning when most people can not attend due to...
Metcalf, IL. (ECWd) - As it stands now, the small Village of Metcalf (pop 189) in North-Central Edgar County, Illinois, has no candidates on the ballot for the elective offices of Village President and Village Trustee(s). There is still time remaining for interested persons to file as...
Chicago, IL. (ECWd) - Last August, after hearing about the officer-involved shooting of Lantrell Allen by members of the Chicago Police Department, and reading CPD's official statements to the public, we submitted a Freedom of Information Act request for all police incident reports, text messages and...
Springfield, IL. (ECWd) - For your reading pleasure. We have not read it yet. [pdf-embedder url="https://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/10100HB3653sam002.pdf"]...
Washington, D.C. (ECWd) - ACTING ATTORNEY GENERAL JEFFREY A. ROSEN'S VIDEO STATEMENT ON THE SEIZURE OF THE U.S. CAPITOL January 13, 2021 Video: ...
Avon Township, IL. (ECWd) - Terre Wilke, Avon Township Supervisor and Lake County Board Member, was caught allegedly using his official township email account for electioneering purposes and for campaign fund raising purposes. On December 4, 2020, he responded to an email by stating that yes, he...
Will County, IL. (ECWd) - Yesterday, January 11, 2021, Will County Circuit Court Judge John C. Anderson granted, in part, our Motion for Summary Judgment and ordered the Will County Sheriff's Department to either release the 911 recordings after disguising the voice, or to provide a...
