S. Jacksonville, IL. (ECWd) - Mayor Manker Ends Past Practice of Unlawful Payments in Violation of Pension Regulations FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Today (July 9, 2021), the Village of South Jacksonville notified the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund (“IMRF”) legal division that the previous administration was unlawfully violating IMRF regulations...
Shelby County, IL. (ECWd) - The Fifth Appellate Court issued its Order affirming the Shelby Circuit Court's decision in granting Defendant Flynn summary judgment based partly on the affidavit submitted by the law firm where the Shelby County State's Attorney attested that she hired a member...
Shelby Co. (ECWd) - We first covered the Keith Petard Insurance scandal in this article. If you have not read that article along with the linked documents, we urge you to do so in order to better grasp the information in this article. For those willing to...
Shelby Co. (ECWd) - Keith Petard, now retired former Shelby County Highway Department employee appears to owe some money to Shelby County. What many may not remember, Alan Spesard, County Highway Engineer, was not the only county employee operating their business out of the County Highway...
Washington, D.C. (ECWd) - The FBI has a page specifically for the U.S. Capitol violence (HERE). The page (scroll towards the bottom) shows photographs of people they are still searching for and other background information. U.S. Capitol Violence The FBI is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying individuals who...
Illinois (ECWd) - The Attorney General disclosed a ransom cyberattack on the computer systems in the morning of April 10, 2021, of their office in this press release published April 29, 2021. With more than two months passing, the Attorney General is not only unable to search...
Iroquois, Co. (ECWd) - The Milford School Board appears to have a special program offered to select board members in contradiction to state laws. After receiving a tip that board members were being compensated, which would violate state law, I submitted our freedom of information act request...
Casey, IL. (ECWd) - On April 16, 2021, Casey, Illinois Police Officer Justin Goble resigned after his admission to the theft of Shop-With-A-Cop funds were reported to the Casey Police Department. Goble was seeking employment with the Effingham Police Department ("EPD"), and underwent a background investigation and...
Cayuga, IN. (ECWd) - Video from the July 1, 2021 town hall meeting in Cayuga, Indiana concerning proposed Vermillion County, Indiana Wind Farm Ordinances is below, in 2 parts. Had to stream part 1 from my desktop - part 2 is also below. ...
Shelby Co. (ECWd) - Both the now-former Shelby County Sheriff and current Shelby County Highway Engineer are subjects involved in criminal investigations for their activities in their official capacity. The Sheriff resigned effective June 25, 2021. A charging decision is in the hands of the Attorney General...
