Wilmington, IL. (ECWd) - The City of Wilmington, Illinois is holding $44,209.78 in water bill payments not yet received, some more than 120 days past due. This puts a tremendous cramp on the water department finances for a municipality of approximately 5,700 people in Will County. We have...
Wilmington, IL. (ECWd) - Local gadfly John Norton was in Will County Circuit Court again today attempting once again to have the Stalking - No Contact Order against him to be removed. He failed. According to the Will County Court Docket on today's Hearing: AB - Defendants Various Motions Plaintiff...
Paris, IL. (ECWd) - From the Paris, Illinois Police Department: Date and Time: 9/30/2020 (1:31 P.M.) Type of Case: Burglary Investigation Offense(s): Burglary to a Place of Worship Location: Paris Church of God (New Hope Ministries)-602 East Wood Street Details: On 9-27-20 at approximately 8:53 A.M., this department was notified of...
Shelby Co. (ECWd) - The onion clearly has many layers in Shelby County, and each time we peel back another layer it exposes more malfeasance and violations of law. The latest being compensation for the County Sheriff Don Koonce. According to the minutes of the County Board,...
United States (ECWd) - A bombshell letter was released by John Ratcliff, Director of National Intelligence that makes it clear the Trump collusion allegations was in fact a Hillary Clinton fabricated event designed to create chaos and divert attention from her own actions. The letter outlines...
Illinois (ECWd) - Voters in Illinois have been receiving a form letter addressed to "Elector" with a concerning claim that the local election authority, which would be your County Clerk, had indicated you have not yet applied for a ballot. As we always ask, Says Who and...
Paris, IL. (ECWd) - Yesterday, Defendant Robert "Steve" Kemper appeared in Edgar County Courtroom #2 with his attorney, Sean Britton, for a preliminary hearing (previous article on charges HERE). He waived the Hearing, Probable Cause was found, he plead Not Guilty and demanded a Jury Trial. He requested...
Shelby Co. (ECWd) - The Stewardson Fire Protection District, based on the photo, has violated the law by electioneering on government property. The sign is informing the public how to vote on a referendum. This type of activity is prohibited under the State Officials and Employee...
Lake Co., IL. (ECWd) - Terry Wilke is currently a Lake County Board Member and Avon Township Supervisor. Avon Township has or did have, contractual relationships between the Township and Lake County. Intergovernmental Agreements ("IGA") were signed by Terry Wilke as Avon Township Supervisor and he also...
Lena, IL. (ECWd) - Elected Officials of municipalities are supposed to pay amounts owed to the municipality on time. After hearing about compensation being overpaid for years, we submitted a FOIA request for copies of water and sewer bills for the Village's elected officials. That information is...
