Champaign Co. (ECWd) - Once again, the Champaign Mental Health Board has voted to approve Mental Health funds for Robert Ebert's Film Festival.  Although this year they tried to categorize the expenditure as an anti-stigma event, the fact remains the funds are for a sponsorship of...
COLES CO., Ill. - As if things in Coles County weren't already questionable enough, what with reports of bullying coming forth from the various schools almost daily, now a popular NON-school-associated coach has been charged with sexual activity with one of the kids under his supervision. Barry S....
WASHINGTON D.C. - (ECWd) - Today, the 12-Count Federal Indictment of Paul Manafort Jr. and Richard Gates III was publicly released (copy below). Indictments generally center around money laundering, tax evasion, and registered agent statuses. Conspiracy to defraud the United States Conspiracy to launder money Failure to...
FOSTERBURG, IL. (ECWd) - Fosterburg Water District Trustee Frederick "Fritz" Aljet has reaped at least $14,287.80 in illegal payments for contracts for work of the district or sales of articles to the district, by conducting business between Aljet's Automotive, Inc., and the Water District. These invoices and...
Illinois (ECWd) - In a state that is truly crumbling, we find investigators who can't comprehend and apply the law, police who refuse to investigate public officials, appointed board members who can't even do the one job they were assigned to do and top elected and...
[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="191"] Mugshot of Randy Peterson from one of his arrests earlier this year in Indiana[/caption] PARIS, EDGAR CO., IL. (ECWd) - Paris Area Chamber of Commerce Director, Randall "Randy" Peterson, has been charged with Domestic Battery against his wife. This Complaint was filed on October...
Fosterburg, IL. (ECWd) - While we deeply sympathize with families and friends of loved ones who have died, there is absolutely no excuse for using public funds to pay for funeral dinner food. If there was a need, the board members should have reached into their...
Cumberland Co., IL. (ECWd) - The underlying questions: Was it necessary for the "board" of this alleged organization to ban an 11-year old from participating as a cheerleader in the final game of the year, based off of what they perceived was a "threat" after her...
Fosterburg, IL. (ECWd) - After receiving financial records dating back to 2008, it has become more apparent this water district thinks it is a private company and thinks it can expend public funds on anything it pleases - the law be damned. As an example, since December...
Cumberland Co., IL. (ECWd) - When an organization purports to establish rules, which include punishing offenders, the written rules are what must be followed. In this situation, it is our opinion that the Cumberland JFL Cheer Board failed to follow their own rules. There appear to be 5...
