Champaign Co., IL. (ECWd) - The Champaign County Zoning Board held a hearing last night on suggested changes to the county wind farm zoning ordinance. One of the changes recommended was to eliminate any height restrictions on wind turbines. Currently, it is set at a maximum of 500...
Champaign, IL. (ECWd) - USDOJ Press Release can be found (HERE), Shamar Betts plead guilty to Count 1, Inciting a Riot, in the Federal Complaint and Indictment from his actions on May 31, 2020, in Champaign, Illinois. According to the Complaint and Indictment: Betts made by Facebook post...
Champaign, IL. (ECWd) - Public Officials must be familiar with state laws governing the local governments they are members of, prior to taking any action. A prime example for this article is the Public Health District Act - the state law governing the Champaign Urbana Public Health...
Champaign Co. (ECWd) - As we see the unraveling of the rule of law across the country, it is no surprise to us in light of the ongoing abuse of power and violations of law that take place on a regular basis in our local governments. Almost...
Urbana, IL. (ECWd) - UPDATE #2: the Urbana School District has confirmed that Shamar Betts does not and did not work for them and is/was not a school district employee. The "afterschool program" at the Urbana Middle School was in cooperation with the Urbana Park District....
Champaign Co. (ECWd) While we recognize the need to take appropriate measures related to the Covid-19 situation, we must also recognize the importance of our laws and the fact an emergency does not negate the City's obligation to follow our laws, both State and Federal. After the...
Champaign, IL. (ECWd) - The City of Champaign, IL. will hold an Emergency Meeting this morning to pass an Ordinance related to the "Emergency Created by the Impact of the COVID-19 Virus" - better known as the "Coronavirus" or the "Wuhan Virus." The City proposes to grant...
Champaign Co. (ECWd) - The County Clerk position is one of great importance and demands total trust as they not only handle all the paperwork for the County government, but they also control the election operations in the County. Voting is one of our most sacred rights...
Champaign Co. (ECWd) - “My family sits upon the foundation of truth, love, dignity and integrity that Carol and I both decided to stand upon and we are teaching our children to do the same.” (quoted from Ammons’ pardon petition) The quote above was first used as part...
CHAMPAIGN, IL. (ECWd) - WCIA-3 reported on our citizen watchdog training held in Champaign yesterday. It was sponsored by AFP Foundation - Americans For Prosperity Foundation and was a non-partisan 4-hour session on how to monitor local government using the Open Meetings Act, the Freedom Of Information Act,...
