Marshall, IL. (ECWd) - Former Marshall, Illinois Mayor Camie Sanders was quoted in the newspaper as advocating sanctioning and disciplining of council members who speak out about closed session discussions. This was directed at Mr. LeFever, who sent us a letter to publish several weeks ago about...
Pontiac, IL. (ECWd) - Another Corrections Officer at the Illinois Department of Corrections, Pontiac Correctional Center was arrested. We previously reported on the five Pontiac officers arrested and charged with felonies in McLean County (here). Pontiac Police Corporal Alan Doran arrested Andrew Krominga, a 5+ year D.O.C. employee...
Bolingbrook, IL. (ECWd) - We previously published an article, including a letter, written to the DuPage Township Supervisor Felix George, by former Supervisor Bill Mayer in which he is trying to get the township board to rescind an action taken in 2019 to issue a corrected...
Clark County, IL. (ECWd) - This is an accident from last week, where an on-duty Clark County Sheriff's Deputy, in his assigned squad, was traveling on a 2-lane highway west of Marshall, Illinois, outside of Martinsville. He came across a van and side-swiped it. The van was...
Bloomington, IL. (ECWd) - This is an update to our earlier article on the five Illinois Department of Corrections Officer who ended up being arrested mid-February. All five officers were charged with Felonies of varying degree, with Bonds between $20,000 and $50,000. All five have bonded out...
Bloomington, IL. (ECWd) - Update: Mugshots in follow-up article (here) Five Illinois Department of Corrections officers (Pontiac State Correctional Institution) found themselves locked up on the wrong side of the bars in McLean County after a wild night out-on-the-town. BLNNEWS (Diane Benjamin) was tipped about five Illinois Department...
Bolingbrook, IL. (ECWd) - At this week's DuPage Township Finance Committee meeting, former Supervisor Bill Mayer appeared to be worried about a W-2 he was given during his tenure as Supervisor. He spoke on the subject during public comment time. Listen to his threats to sue...
Chicago, IL. (ECWd) - Department of Justice U.S. Attorney’s Office Northern District of Illinois FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, February 25, 2021 Consultant Indicted on Federal Charges for Allegedly Providing Bribes to City of Chicago Officials to Benefit Clients CHICAGO — A consultant has been indicted on federal charges for allegedly offering and...
Texas (ECWd) - Today's ruling coming out of the United States District Court, Eastern District of Texas states that the Federal Government does not possess the requisite powers to prohibit residential evictions. From the Opinion This lawsuit presents the question whether the federal government has authority to...
Bloomington, IL. (ECWd) - Our response to Bloomington Mayor Renner's comments to Diane Benjamin's public comment at their City Council meeting: Here is Renner's response during public comment and Renner's radio interview, which prompted our response: ...
