Bellmont Referendum To Dissolve Village –
Wabash Co., Ill. (ECWd) – The Village of Bellmont, Illinois has placed a referendum on the ballot asking its residents if the village should be dissolved (unincorporated). There has been a long-running dispute between residents and elected/appointed officials on how the village operates. With the current officials apparently refusing to appoint anyone who doesn’t align […]
Edgar County’s Truth In Taxation Hearing –
Edgar County, Ill (ECWd) – Edgar County has scheduled its Truth In Taxation Hearing for November 4, 2026, at 8:30 a.m. in Courtroom #2 in the Edgar County Courthouse. For those wishing to present testimony at the hearing, the county requests you contact the following prior to the hearing: Jeff Voigt. Chairman of the county […]
Colchester FPD – ‘If I Go To Jail, I Go to Jail’ – The Mystery Memorial Funds Received
McDonough Co. (ECWd) – In June of this year, we shared the resignations of the Colchester Fire Protection District Chief and his brother, the assistant chief, in this article. Those resignations came after financial concerns were raised over alleged missing memorial funds. A couple of weeks after that article, we exposed the past criminal history […]
Former Dolson Twp Clerk Gets 5 Years In D.O.C., Must Pay $168K Restitution –
Clark Co., Ill. (ECWd) – Today, former Dolson Township Clerk, Kimberly Grable, pled guilty to one count of Official Misconduct, a Class 3 Felony, in a negotiated plea. She was sentenced to 5 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections with credit for time served of 2 days, ordered to pay more than $168,000.00 in […]
9.8% Edgar County Tax Increase Coming Your Way?
Edgar Co. (ECWd) – It’s that time of year, and people need to pay attention. This time last year, we published this article regarding a 4.9% tax levy increase for the county. In that prior article is the video of the meeting that clearly shows the room was too small for the attendance of citizens […]
Kankakee School District 111 Admitted It Was A Personal Debt, But Paid It Anyway – Didn’t Know What They Voted For –
Kankakee, Ill. (ECWd) – A vote to pay the personal debt of school board member Kathy Yancy-Smith, which they thought was $2,100, ended up being a $6,515 payment, courtesy of Kankakee Taxpayers. We submitted a Request For Review of an alleged violation of the Open Meetings Act to the Illinois Attorney General’s Public Access Counselor […]
Bonnie Kurowski Found Guilty Of Stalking/Cyberstalking –
Polk Co., FL. (ECWd) – On October 7, 2026, Bonnie Kurowski pled “no contest” in Polk County Florida Court and was adjudicated “guilty” of the first-degree misdemeanor of stalking follow/harass, cyberstalk another as defined in the Florida Statute. *The Polk County Florida Court sentenced her to time served (presumably the 10 days from July 27 […]
13 Years Later…Cognizant And H-1B Visas –
United States (ECWd) – Updated: 10-13-2026 UPDATE: Quote from Andrew Garrett, Garrett Discovery: “When we first began examining the practices of certain IT contractors, it quickly became clear what they were doing. Soon afterward, I was contacted by Louisiana Attorney General Buddy Caldwell’s office. Before long, the Attorney General’s office sent investigators to work alongside […]
Village of Kansas Ignores Key Subpoenas
Edgar Co. (ECWd) – The Village of Kansas was a recipient of multiple subpoenas, two of which were from the defense attorney for the local citizen who was arrested for an alleged felony destruction of government property, as covered in this article. According to the subpoena, it was for records only, and the requested records […]
Murdock Township Highway Commissioner Charging Decision Update
Douglas Co. (ECWd) – We first exposed the Murdock Township Highway Commissioner holding an office in a township in which he did not reside in August of 2025 in this article. We then published this article in June of 2026, pointing out that the Douglas County State’s Attorney, Robert Kosic, has still not made a […]