Coles Co. (ECWd) - A multi-count lawsuit was filed today in Coles County by Charles Lee Stodden's attorney, Thomas DeVore. The lawsuit is seeking a declaratory judgment regarding the County Board's hiring of a private contractor to perform commercial assessments and for providing compensation of health insurance...
Clark County, IL. (ECWd) - This is an accident from last week, where an on-duty Clark County Sheriff's Deputy, in his assigned squad, was traveling on a 2-lane highway west of Marshall, Illinois, outside of Martinsville. He came across a van and side-swiped it. The van was...
Bloomington, IL. (ECWd) - This is an update to our earlier article on the five Illinois Department of Corrections Officer who ended up being arrested mid-February. All five officers were charged with Felonies of varying degree, with Bonds between $20,000 and $50,000. All five have bonded out...
Bloomington, IL. (ECWd) - Update: Mugshots in follow-up article (here) Five Illinois Department of Corrections officers (Pontiac State Correctional Institution) found themselves locked up on the wrong side of the bars in McLean County after a wild night out-on-the-town. BLNNEWS (Diane Benjamin) was tipped about five Illinois Department...
McLean Co. (ECWd) - We ran our story on the City of Bloomington police coverup in this article. After that article published and the Mayor got called out during public comment by Diane Benjamin of BLNNews, the Mayor went on a rant that included lies, false...
U.S. (ECWd) - For years we have exposed public officials who have filed false statements of economic interest documents, and for years law enforcement and State's Attorneys have ignored the violation. Once again we see that the FBI has come to the rescue of Illinois citizens and...
Bolingbrook, IL. (ECWd) - At this week's DuPage Township Finance Committee meeting, former Supervisor Bill Mayer appeared to be worried about a W-2 he was given during his tenure as Supervisor. He spoke on the subject during public comment time. Listen to his threats to sue...
Chicago, IL. (ECWd) - Department of Justice U.S. Attorney’s Office Northern District of Illinois FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, February 25, 2021 Consultant Indicted on Federal Charges for Allegedly Providing Bribes to City of Chicago Officials to Benefit Clients CHICAGO — A consultant has been indicted on federal charges for allegedly offering and...
Texas (ECWd) - Today's ruling coming out of the United States District Court, Eastern District of Texas states that the Federal Government does not possess the requisite powers to prohibit residential evictions. From the Opinion This lawsuit presents the question whether the federal government has authority to...
Bloomington, IL. (ECWd) - Our response to Bloomington Mayor Renner's comments to Diane Benjamin's public comment at their City Council meeting: Here is Renner's response during public comment and Renner's radio interview, which prompted our response: ...
