Iroquois Co., Ill. (ECWd) - A Freedom of Information Act request for search warrants and subpoenas sent to the Iroquois County Public Health Department in 2022 resulted in the court sealing those records the same day of our request. The request was in relation to the...
Shelby Co. (ECWd) - For at least the last two years in Shelby County, the subject of ARPA money being spent has been discussed to include the deadlines of December 31, 2024, for the funds to be obligated and December 31, 2026, for final expenditure. During a...
Champaign Co. (ECWd) - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CHAMPAIGN STATE’S ATTORNEY OFFICE CLAIMS PROHIBITION ON SPENDING TAX DOLLARS TO ADVOCATE FOR REFERENDA ON BALLOT IS UNCONSTITUTIONALLY VAGUE October 21, 2024 MAHOMET, IL - Today Mahomet Resident John Bambenek released the following statement on the State’s Attorneys office filing an...
Champaign, Co. (ECWd) - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 11, 2024 MAHOMET, IL - Today Mahomet Resident John Bambenek filed the attached demand for a special prosecutor to investigate Champaign County Government is skirting bidding requirements to use public dollars to campaign for a sales tax increase on the...
Shelby C0., Ill. (ECWd) - Shelby County, Illinois, held an emergency meeting this week in order to elect a new County Board Chairman and Vice Chairman. During the public comment portion of the meeting, county board member Jeremy Williams spoke about a complaint lodged against him alleging...
Shelby Co. (ECWd) - A recent Freedom of Information Act request that also included media questions to the Shelby County State's Attorney resulted in what we believe was an improper denial of records and a very interesting statement that had nothing to do with our question...
Shelby Co. (ECWd) - Several years ago we published numerous articles pertaining to the county boards hiring of private counsel and paying them with public funds. We asserted and stood fast to this day, the hiring was illegal and should have never taken place. We covered...
Moultrie Co., Ill. (ECWd) - The Moultrie County Board met last night to conduct their regular course of business, which had been postponed from last week due to something not getting posted properly for the regular meeting. Moultrie County's seat is Sullivan, IL., 23 miles northeast of...
Shelby Co. (ECWd) - The Illinois Comptroller notified Shelby County of the following: "This notice is to inform you that the fiscal year 2023 Annual Financial Report (AFR) for your unit of local government is currently delinquent." "Local governments that do not submit the AFR by the deadline...
Shelby Co. (ECWd) - Today was a status hearing for the Temporary Restraining Order case filed by Chris Boehm. Once again, things under the big top in Shelby County should concern everyone who believes in an honest and fair judicial system. A motion to intervene was filed...
