Shelby County Tax Levy – Not What Promised
Shelby Co. (ECWd) – For years, we have been hearing talk of how well off the county is, to the tune of over $20,000,000.00. Those same people, some now county board members, took great strides in bashing the County Treasurer regarding the amount of interest that could be earned if she would do as they […]
IDOT: CRIS Mass Transit Has Severe Financial And Governance Deficiencies –
Danville, Ill. (ECWd) – In a November 3, 2025, letter from the Illinois Department of Transportation (“IDOT”) to the Vermilion County Board Chairman, IDOT appointed the City of Danville, Illinois, to act as the designated funding recipient for the Downstate Operating Assistance Program (“DOAP”) for CRIS Rural Mass Transit District. IDOT also froze a capital […]
What Say You?
Illinois (ECWd) – Once again, we want the public’s input on a matter. Scenario 1: You have been told the following on January 11, 2023: The board is going to recommend that you be terminated at the January 16, 2023, meeting. Do you want your employment to end through a resignation rather than termination? At […]
CRIS Rural Mass Transit District Has Never Filed Annual Financial Report With Comptroller –
Danville, Ill. (ECWd) – The CRIS Rural Mass Transit District (“CRISMTD”) has never filed its required annual financial reports with the Illinois Comptroller. This issue is nothing new to us, as early on we found our local rural water district hadn’t filed one in over 23 years of its existence – it files them now. […]
Shelby County – Twilight Zone – Laws Mean Nothing
Shelby Co. (ECWd) – Shelby County, Illinois, may well be the foundation for educating America on why there is a culture of corruption in local government, just as the forensic auditor advised the county board a few years ago. Unless that culture changes, expect to live in the twilight zone. Over numerous years of reporting […]
ECWd Sues Bolingbrook Police Department for Records About Road Rage Incident Involving Off-Duty Officer –
Bolingbrook, Ill. (ECWd) – We recently two lawsuits against the Village of Oswego Police Department and Village of Bolingbrook Police Department for both refusing to release records about a road rage incident in which an off-duty BPD officer allegedly brandished a firearm at another driver. From our previous article (here): An off-duty Bolingbrook Police Officer was involved […]
Florida’s Updated Vexatious Litigant Law And List –
Florida (ECWd) – Vexatious litigants. Earlier this year, Florida’s Governor DeSantis signed an expanded Vexatious Litigant law, which became effective on July 1, 2025. This comes a few months after the Florida Supreme Court’s Workgroup on Vexatious Litigants issued its final report and recommendations (here). The Florida Bar published an article explaining the new changes […]
Dolson Township Update – Is It Asking Too Much For Honesty?
Clark Co. (ECWd) – For those not familiar with the Dolson Township issues involving what appears to be theft of over $200,000.00 by the former Supervisor and/or Clerk, we urge you to read the articles at this link. Before and during the November 4, 2025, Township meeting, the public was told that the alleged theft […]
City Of Mattoon Cites Old Law In FOIA Denial – Gets Schooled On The Law
Coles Co. (ECWd) – We first exposed the City of Mattoon’s ignorance of public records laws in this article; however, things are pointing to an intentional attempt to suppress a public record. The city denied a request for a copy of Officer AJ Roley’s job application. In doing so, they cited the following as their […]
WRN Snow Report Thru Dec 1, 2025 – Illinois –
Illinois (ECWd) – The big picture: An upper level trough is coming onshore in the Pacific Northwest right now. When that crosses the Great Plains tomorrow night, surface low pressure will develop. That low will lift northeast across Missouri and into Illinois on Saturday, with accumulating snow spreading across the region ahead of it. Snow […]