Coles Co. (ECWd) - Update: 10-9-2024: Appellate Court's reversing a previous ruling, and now at a Jury trial, Tyler Abbott was acquitted of charges by a Coles County Jury late this morning in Coles County Circuit Court. "Jury returns to open court at 11:52AM with the following verdicts: We,...
Coles Co. (ECWd) - Let's assume you were charged with a crime and the court appointed your defense attorney. Your attorney then negotiates a plea agreement with the prosecuting Assistant State's Attorney assigned to the case, in which you plead guilty and get sentenced to two...
Coles Co. (ECWd) - The Concerned Taxpayers of Coles County group asked for our help almost three years ago regarding the County Assessments. One of the first key items we identified was the improper contracting with an individual to perform the duties of the Supervisor of...
Charleston, IL. (ECWd) - This is a follow-up on our article referencing Coles County Probation Officer Megan R. Weaver and her alleged racists comments during an off-duty fight in Sullivan, Illinois on April 26, 2019 (read it here). The JG-TC is reporting that she has tendered her...
CHARLESTON, IL. (ECWd) - We have been talking to the Coles County Board during public comment time at the board meetings for well over a year. One of the subjects of discussion is county board member participation in the county's health insurance plan. We received nothing but...
Coles Co. (ECWd) - Coles County taxpayers filed a Quo Warranto action against Coles County and their contracted assessor as reported in this article. The suit was brought because the County contracted a person to do the job of the Supervisor of Assessments. We will provide what Mr. Bower states...
Coles Co. (ECWd) - We shared our concerns over the recent Coles County property tax appeal ruling from the Federal Court in this article. Specifically, we found serious fault with the court's analysis and suggestion that the taxpayers have a state remedy in their unequal protection case against...
Coles Co. (ECWd) - A civil rights case brought against Coles County in June of last year has once again been dismissed, however, there appears to be a pattern from both courts. Although we understand this article is very lengthy, there is simply no other way...
Charleston, IL. Former AAU Storm girls basketball coach Barry Wolfe sentenced today to 60 years in prison. He plead guilty to sexual abuse of girls he coached. More info to follow. ...
Coles Co. (ECWd) - Again, we had to extend the series as exposure to more insufficient information has come to light. Our goal is to ensure the people are being provided sufficient information to fully understand what is really going on in Coles County with the...
