CHAMPAIGN, IL. (ECWd) - Shamar Betts - the person we wrote about who appeared to be inciting riots and looting in Champaign on his Facebook posts a few hours prior to the actual riot/looting in Champaign, was arrested by the United States Marshals Service in Mississippi...
Illinois (ECWd) - When the President of the United States or the Governor declares a disaster, the chief county assessment officer, board of review or board of appeals shall, upon application by the property owner, make a reassessment of any taxable property in the county which...
Illinois (ECWd) - One of the well-established foundations in our Country is our First Amendment, which includes freedom of the press. As most of the state is aware, Governor Pritzker banned Amy Jacobson’s access to his daily press briefing, claiming she is not an “impartial journalist.” In...
United States Attorney John C. Milhiser Central District of Illinois Federal Grand Jury Indicts Former Urbana University High School Teacher, Girls’ Cross Country Coach on Child Pornography Charges: URBANA, Ill. – A federal grand jury has returned an indictment that charges a former physical education teacher at Urbana’s...
WESLEY Twp. (ECWd) - The Former Wesley Township Clerk, Sarah Norton, appointed to the position in July of 2018 and resigned in Aug 2019, has signed an Affidavit acknowledging what we knew all along; that the FOIA denials were willful and intentional, and that her father...
CHICAGO, IL. (ECWd) - Mr. Marcus D. Fruchter, Illinois Gaming Board was sent a Cease and Desist letter from Thomas DeVore, attorney for "Poopy's Pub and Grub" in response to a "Warning Notice" (see page 3 of the letter) sent to the business. The Cease and Desists...
Effingham Co. (ECWd) - The Village of Montrose, Illinois has a recent history of intimidating people wanting to attend village meetings. April 2020: Village attempts to keep people from attending the meeting. There were only 8 people in the meeting room, and they refused another person...
Champaign Co. (ECWd) - As we see the unraveling of the rule of law across the country, it is no surprise to us in light of the ongoing abuse of power and violations of law that take place on a regular basis in our local governments. Almost...
PRESS RELEASE from the LIBERTY JUSTICE CENTER MEDIA CONTACT:  Kristen Williamson, 773-809-4403 [email protected] Salem Media, veteran journalist Amy Jacobson sue Illinois governor over exclusion from press briefings Amy Jacobson, a journalist for Salem’s AM 560 The Answer in Chicago, broke news that the governor’s family had traveled to Wisconsin...
Urbana, IL. (ECWd) - UPDATE #2: the Urbana School District has confirmed that Shamar Betts does not and did not work for them and is/was not a school district employee. The "afterschool program" at the Urbana Middle School was in cooperation with the Urbana Park District....
