ARCOLA, IL. (ECWd) - Former Arcola Mayoral Candidate Sharilyn Kibler failed to appear in Douglas County Circuit Court last week on a Criminal Misdemeanor (Class A) charge of Resisting a Peace Officer. A warrant for her arrest was issued on Aug 10, 2021, and was returned...
Edgar Co. (ECWd) - The Edgar County Board confirmed this morning during their study session that they will not be reducing the wind farm set-back limits from the current 3,250 feet from primary structures. The meeting was attended by people from all parts of Edgar county and...
ATWOOD, IL. (ECWd) - The Village of Atwood, Illinois attempted to hold a meeting tonight, but there was a lack of quorum. The resignations of Village President Farrar, Trustee Farrar, and Trustee Danford were read aloud by the Village Attorney. A Trustee read a text message he received,...
ATWOOD, IL. (ECWd) - [caption id="attachment_54134" align="alignleft" width="144"] Atwood Village President Farrar[/caption] Sometime in the past couple of months, the Atwood Village President had security cameras installed inside and outside the Atwood Police Department. At least one of the cameras recorded audio. Apparently, nobody was informed of the audio...
ATWOOD, IL. (ECWd) - We attended the Atwood Village Board of Trustees meeting last week after being notified the board would hear complaints against its Police Chief, and allegations that they might make a decision concerning his employment. The board heard public comments for roughly 30 minutes...
Will & Dupage Co. (ECWd) - Wanting to make a difference in your local government but don't know where to start? Join us Sunday afternoon, September 16th at the Holiday Inn & Suites in Bolingbrook, IL from 1 pm - 5 pm. This FREE training will provide you with the...
Douglas Co., IL. (ECWd) - According to the Tuscola Journal, Douglas County has contracted with Stan Jenkins to "give advice" to the Supervisor of Assessment's Office for $50 per hour plus mileage. The Problem: The County Board does not have the statutory authority to contract for anyone to...
ILLINOIS (ECWd) - The Illinois Appellate Court, 5th Appellate District, issued an Order which effectively revoked the Illinois Commerce Commission's issuance of a nonpublic utility company's certificate of public conveyance and necessity under the expedited review process set forth in the Illinois Public Utilities Act. Click here...
TUSCOLA, IL. (ECWd) - We finally have a copy of the "Complaint" filed against Tuscola CUSD #301 Superintendent, and now candidate for Regional Office of Education Superintendent, Michael Smith. Last month I requested a copy of this letter from the Tuscola Schools FOIA Officer, Superintendent Michael Smith,...
CHRISMAN, IL. (ECWd) - More alleged electioneering using public resources. This time it is in a school building in Chrisman. In addition to the 6 School Superintendent's electioneering with public resources detailed in a previous article (here), we now find campaign signs for the Michael Smith for...
