Shelby Co. (ECWd) - We requested and received the transcript of the Devin Barger plea deal hearing. The attorney who was set to go to trial on this case on June 10th, 2024 was Elizabeth Dobson, the Moultrie County Assistant State's Attorney who was asked to stay...
Shelby Co., Ill. (ECWd) - In 2019, Deven Barger was arrested for killing his unborn child and girlfriend by shooting her in the face with a sawed-off shotgun. Barger has sat in the Shelby County Jail since July 8, 2019, awaiting trial for those murders. The...
Shelby Co. (ECWd) - Prior to former State's Attorney Nichole Kroncke leaving office, Steven Decker was charged with multiple felonies and misdemeanors related to his driving through a cemetery in Moweaqua. We understand at least 16 headstones were destroyed among other damage to the property. We...
Shelby Co. (ECWd) - Once again, we must publish the actual court hearing transcript that provides the public with the whole truth rather than the partial truth wrapped in assumptions and innuendos by local propagandists on social media. We covered the improper subpoenas issued by Shelby County...
Shelby Co. (ECWd) - We covered "wrongs make it right" in this article and as we sift through numerous FBI investigation files it's no wonder it is taking time to fix the pattern of practice in Shelby County government. The following quotes come from this FBI document...
DeWitt Co. (ECWd) - DeWitt County signed this contract for the sale of the county-owned marina with Clinton Marina and Campground for the purchase of the marina for $1,620,000.00.  Strangely, all request for a copy of their bid for the purchase was not provided and as...
Shelby Co. (ECWd) - It appears we have identified a common denominator in Shelby County as it relates to all kinds of malfeasance in local government. When the County-hired forensic auditor spoke about his findings in his audit of the payroll fraud in the Sheriff's office, he...
Coles Co. (ECWd) - Clear back in December of 2022, we posted this article outlining that the Coles County Board would be serving without compensation. As months passed, turns out the board ignored the failed compensation-setting resolution and continued receiving compensation. After raising the issue, what did...
Shelby Co. (ECWd) - For the record, it is our understanding Nichole D. Kroncke is alive and well. However, according to a letter from American Express to the Estate of Nichole D. Kroncke, she passed away. "We are very sorry to hear about the death of Nichole D...
Shelby Co. (ECWd) - Rather than blindly following the rants of a Dr. (non-medical), and an "anonymously" ran tabloid we urge the adults in the room to seek out the truth on matters. Many in Shelby County have heard claims about criminal cases getting dismissed and how...
