Bolingbrook, Ill (ECWd) - Imagine being a child and riding your bicycle to school, only to be struck in a crosswalk by a car, and the driver leaves the scene. Imagine being the parent of that child. Yes. It happened. Jackie Traynere, Will County Board Member and DuPage...
Orland Park, Ill. (ECWd) - After we published articles on the Orland Fire Protection District spending $432k on Media Relations and $18k to diversity consultant while she was incarcerated in a federal penitentiary, the Orland Professional Firefighters Union wrote a letter to the district's board asking...
Springfield, Ill. (ECWd) - The Illinois Attorney General sent the following to the various county Veterans Assistance Commissions congratulating them on their appointments and touching on some of their responsibilities as appointed members of their commissions. Dear member of the Veterans Assistance Commission, Our democracy is built on...
Charleston, Ill. (ECWd) - Public hearings on the siting application for "Coles Wind" are underway in the Coles County Courthouse. Below are parts 1 and 2, more to follow: ...
DuPage Township, Ill. (ECWd) - DuPage Township (Will County) owns and maintains two cemeteries, Alexander in Romeoville, and Boardman in Bolingbrook. The DuPage Township democrats have placed (or permitted one to remain) a campaign sign on the iron fence of Alexander Cemetery. The sign was recently updated...
Pecatonica, Ill. (ECWd) - PRESS RELEASE:Â Pecatonica Township and Candidates Win Lawsuit Against Township Clerk Kelly Olson-Fuca On March 10, 2025, Winnebago County Chief Judge Lisa Fabiano ruled in favor of Pecatonica Township, Pecatonica Township Officers Electoral Board, and Candidates, Gregory Deppe and Thomas Menge in their...
Springfield, Ill. (ECWd) - UPDATE: Edited to replace "Champaign County" with "Sangamon County" According to the Veterans Assistance Commission of Sangamon County, this is what lead up to the VAC filing suit against the county: the Veterans Assistance Commission of Sangamon County (VACSC) submitted its certified budget...
Rockford, Ill. (ECWd) - The Illinois Military Veterans Assistance Act was recently amended to mandate funding for county Veterans Assistance Commissions ("VAC") by each county through a tax levy or other means. Section 2(1) of the Act states, in part:Â . . . the county board shall...
Pecatonica Township, Ill. (ECWd) - This morning a Winnebago County Judge ordered all candidates for elected offices in Pecatonica Township to be placed on the ballot. Within the order, the judge stated the township clerk was “terribly misguided,” acted arbitrarily and abused her discretion. We will provide the...
Pecatonica Township, Ill. (ECWd) - While listening to Friday's court hearing in Winnebago County related to the Pecatonica Township Clerk's decertification of certain candidates, it was clear to us that this type of issue needs legislative intervention. The question needing addressed in the legislature is "at what...
