Harrisburg, IL. (ECWd) - RIDES Mass Transit District is the recipient of a $9,825,000 grant as part of the Rebuild Illinois Statewide Transit Capital Program. RIDES-MTD indicated the funds would be used for: • Upgrade all information technology items to replace existing end-of-life hardware and software items and include...
Wesley Township, IL. (ECWd) - This should be our final report on the Stalking / No Contact Order against former Wesley Township Road Commissioner John Norton (read previous articles here). On October 23, 2020, Norton appeared in person in Will County Circuit Court, on the day the...
(ECWd) - There have been statements and allegations in the recent past about public officials providing public records to people without formally using the Freedom of Information Act, and allegations that providing public records without using the FOIA is somehow tantamount to "leaking" records with criminal...
Avon Township, IL. (ECWd) - This make the third vehicle Avon Township Supervisor Terry Wilke has purchased and transferred out of Township ownership without the required Township Board's approval. There was a Chevy Suburban (sold), a Nissan Leaf that he put into his personal name, and...
Shelbyville, IL. (ECWd) - The Special Meeting of the Shelby County Board opened with controversy yesterday. On the Agenda for consideration and vote was a motion to remove the elected County Treasurer from office. After considerable discussion and public comments, the sponsor of the motion removed the motion...
Bolingbrook, IL. (ECWd) - Trustees Oliver and Burgess requested a Special DuPage Township meeting for tonight, but it did not happen because there was not a quorum of the Board present. Trustees Oliver and Burgess were the only two Board members who showed up, along with the...
Shelbyville, IL. (ECWd) - Lame-duck sessions of the Shelby County Board might get interesting - the Chairman was ousted in the primary election (garnering only around 25% of the vote) and is apparently seeking revenge during his last month, and Board Member LeVonne Chaney was ousted...
Edgar County, IL. (ECWd) - At today's meeting of the Edgar County Board, the Board heard public comment, then discussed and voted to approve a Wind Zoning Ordinance establishing a 3250 foot setback from the base of a Wind Turbine, to the closest primary structure (house,...
Washington, D.C. (ECWd) - The Official Court Docket indicates that Judge Sullivan entered the attached draft order and ordered USPS to take extraordinary measures to ensure that ballots remaining at USPS facilities are delivered to polling offices/election officials by end of today. IT IS ORDERED: "Beginning no later...
Bolingbrook, IL. (ECWd) - There is a new political action Facebook Group (page) in Bolingbrook, moderated by two individuals who according to public and Facebook records live in Florida (unless things have recently changed), claiming to be a "Hard Hitting News Source" but obviously lacking in...
