(ECWd) - The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), is the law outlining people's rights to public records. "Sec. 1. Pursuant to the fundamental philosophy of the American constitutional form of government, it is declared to be the public policy of the State of Illinois that all persons...
(ECWd) - I have been blessed to be able to instruct fire departments all across the country on the subject matter of adequate water flow, the key to fire suppression. During a recent training in Massachusetts, Electric Vehicle (EV), fires became the topic of discussion. While many...
Shelby Co.- (ECWd) - Once again we find ourselves witnessing the spin cycle after attending the Shelby County regular board meeting. In January of 2022, we published this article after former county board member Gary Patterson pointed out the number of county audits listed with one accounting...
Shelby Co. (ECWd) - On May 8, 2024, Judge Miller issued an order granting a motion for a criminal defendant's compliance with the Criminal Identification Act and outlined compliance was to be done by May 10, 2024, - 4 PM. (2024CM22) Attorney Tom Finks appeared on May...
Shelby Co. (ECWd) - In Shelby County, ongoing discussions have been regarding accurate timekeeping and payroll records. This was just discussed again in the Legislative Committee meeting on Tuesday evening. The Shelby County Health Department Administrator has refused to allow the county board to install electronic...
Shelby Co., Ill. (ECWd) - The Shelby County Board approved a claim by the new State's Attorney for the purchase of a refrigerator for her office. For those who have not followed the local propaganda about the prior State's Attorney and his purchase of a refrigerator,...
Will Co. (ECWd) - We were the first to break the stories back in 2015 of massive corruption at Lincoln Way District 210 that involved more malfeasance under one unit of government than we have ever seen. Most of the articles can be found at this...
Shelby C0. (ECWd) - A recent investigation by county officials resulted in the recovery of over $24,000.00 of donated funds for the Shelby County Dive team. That investigation resulted in the discovery that even though people wrote checks payable to the Shelby County Dive team, they...
Iroquois Co. (ECWd) - The Iroquois County Public Health Department has denied our request for records a second time and now faces another Freedom of Information Act lawsuit for records the courts have ordered unsealed. On August 16, 2022, we requested search warrants and subpoenas issued to...
DeWitt Co. (ECWd) - During the May 23, 2024, county board meeting, it was announced that Chairman Matthews had withdrawn his candidacy for office and will not be on the November 2024 ballot. The resignation comes on the heels of both criminal investigations being conducted by the...
