Clark Co., IL. (ECWd) - According to the Complaint received from the Clark County Sheriff Department, Jonathan Kaye, Candidate for the 110th District in Illinois was with his wife, Claire Kaye, on February 2, 2016, in West Union, Illinois. After a pancake breakfast at the West Union...
CLARK CO., IL. (ECWd) - New tactics of public officials (and former officials) travels fast, even if they have no merit. As some of you may remember, Edgar County Board Member Charles Michael Heltsley tried to keep a citizen and taxpayer from attending public meetings by filing...
MARSHALL, IL. (ECWd) - The Clark County Board held a meeting this morning and took action on a couple items. First, they effectively removed the Circuit Clerk from office by declaring the seat vacant due the Clerk's inability to obtain the appropriate amount of bonding as required...
Clark Co., IL. (ECWd) - Unfortunately, we have learned that two Clark County Park District Commissioners have resigned effective immediately. Stephanie Romero, a newly elected Commissioner cited "personal reasons that will take 100% of my time" as her reason for resigning. Jeff Wallace, a long time and recently reelected Commissioner...
Clark Co., IL. (ECWd) - During today's court hearing, Summer Shaw, former Clark County Circuit Clerk employee and the daughter of the Circuit Clerk entered a guilty plea to a Class 4 Felony of "Theft of less than $500 from the government". She was sentenced to: 30 hours of public service payment of costs payment...
EDGAR CO., IL. (ECWd) - On December 15, 2015 I submitted a request for public records to RIDES Mass Transit District, for all communications between them and Edgar County. [documentcloud url="https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/2649412-FOIA-2-RIDES-MTD/annotations/268024.html"] I received an answer the same day. What I was interested in was any information they may be...
PARIS, IL. (ECWd) - This article is simply another in the long line of problems created when the Edgar County Board refuses to follow the law, even when that law and their proposed actions are pointed out to them well in advance of any decision they...
Springfield, IL. (ECWd) - The Illinois State Board of Elections held the lottery on December 9, 2015, to determine ballot placement in the upcoming election. Ballot order for the 102nd Illinois State Representative District is Brad Halbrook Randy Peterson Jim Acklin Ballot order for the 110th Illinois State Representative District (without...
Clark Co. (ECWd) - Lisa N. Thomas, a Clark County resident filed a pro se thirteen-count Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) law suit against the Clark County Park District. After numerous FOIA requests for public records not being complied with in accordance with the Act, the...
Clark Co., IL. (ECWd) - Clark County Park District Commissioner Ron Stone, along with all the other commissioners, voted to keep the same tax levy for another year. This comes after several months of Ron Stone stating they need to eliminate or reduce the levy. So after all...
