WESLEY TWP (ECWd) - During last night's Wesley Township Board of Trustees meeting, an individual lodged a complaint that Township Trustee Kathy Kennedy had illegally entered her tent while she was away, and left a note saying they owed for camping at the park. See video...
McHenry Co. (ECWd) - Algonquin Township held a special meeting last night and once again, the spoken words from a trustee and attorney conflict with documents and the law. The Board took action to hire an attorney to represent the Township and trustee Lawrence said it was...
PARIS, IL. (ECWd) - On June 6, 2019, Jason Ball, former Edgar County Jailer, plead Guilty to a Class 3 Felony of failing to register as a sex offender (read it on Judici). He was sentenced to: 2 yrs probation under the standard conditions, plus, that he: ...
McHenry Co. (ECWd) - "Details in reporting are what matter most", so says the Northwest Herald Editor Jon Styf.  We agree. A recent report by the NWH informed the public that the Algonquin Township Board is going to appoint an interim Supervisor - Titled - Algonquin Township...
McHenry Co. (ECWd) - Last month we exposed the fact the Algonquin Township Attorney negotiated a tax settlement which resulted in a court order for two tax objection lawsuits, even though the Township Board had not taken appropriate action to settle those cases. (Article here) A Comment...
ATWOOD, IL. (ECWd) - We attended the Atwood Village Board of Trustees meeting last week after being notified the board would hear complaints against its Police Chief, and allegations that they might make a decision concerning his employment. The board heard public comments for roughly 30 minutes...
HUME, IL. (ECWd) - Troy Eads, "Police Chief" of Hume, Illinois (pop. 380), Chairman of the Edgar County Emergency Telephone System Board, and former part-time deputy sheriff, is apparently displeased that we published a photo of him and his son (who is a Village Trustee in...
PARIS, IL. (ECWd) - At about 2 p.m. today there was a two vehicle accident south of Paris in Edgar County on Illinois Route 1 near the Rt 1 and East 400th Road intersection. This was within the IDOT resurfacing Highway 1 project (from Paris to Oliver)...
McHenry Co. (ECWd) - Once again the Algonquin Township finds itself in violation of the Open Meetings Act. This time with the clear assistance of their legal counsel, James Kelly. Let's begin by once again calling for the immediate termination of James Kelly as the Township Attorney. ...
McHenry Co. (ECWd) - Algonquin Township Clerk Karen Lukasik filed a counter-claim after being sued by the Township Road District. Shortly after being served notice of Discovery and realizing her inclusion of her son and husband has subjected them to discovery depositions (article here), she tried...
