ROBINSON, IL. (ECWd) - The Crawford County Electoral Board today Granted the Motions to Strike Petition Objections against certain nomination papers of candidates for Republican Precinct Committeemen. This action keeps all names on the spring 2018 ballot. Video: https://youtu.be/AhMg-rMUBEY . Our work is funded entirely thru donations and we ask that...
COLES CO., IL. (ECWd) - Electioneering using State Vehicle: On December 4, 2017, John Clough was spotted arriving at the Coles County Courthouse around 11:55 a.m., in his assigned state-owned vehicle. His purpose was to deliver his petition packets for Republican Precinct Committeeman in Coles County. He...
KANKAKEE, IL. (ECWd) - The City of Kankakee appears to have problems posting meeting minutes from four separate October 2017 city council meeting to their webpage. The meetings in question are from October 2, 16, and two from Oct 23. The Open Meetings Act requires posting of these...
McHenry Co. (ECWd) - When an elected official tells you that one of their first of many orders of business is to destroy records, it's no wonder people had concerns over missing records. According to a post on Imgur in the name of Karen Miller Lukasik, which...
ALORTON, IL. (ECWd) - We knew we would see her in handcuffs again...
McHenry Co. (ECWd) - According to the Illinois Local Records Commission, Algonquin Township has provided an application for authority to dispose of local records one time in its history and that was in 1978. The linked request is the record retention disposition, however, none of those...
ROBINSON, IL. (ECWd) - Friday, December 15, 2017, the Crawford County Electoral Board held its initial Hearing on the Petition Objections filed by James M. Snyder against the nominating papers of Patricia Lycan and the nominating papers of James Runyon - both of which submitted petitions...
Illinois (ECWd) - According to Governor Rauner, "In Cook County, we have a corrupt, abusive property tax system that is rigged to benefit political insiders". What makes him think this problem is limited to Cook County? In the fall of 2016, concerned business owners in Coles County asked for our...
PARIS, IL. (ECWd) - A long 5+ year battle has finally ended today with the sentencing of Kami Miller in Federal Court. Kami Miller and her daughter-in-law, Ashley Miller both entered a guilty plea to Felonies earlier this year to federal crimes against the former Paris, Illinois...
COLES CO., IL. (ECWd) - The newest Governor Rauner appointee to the Illinois Prisoner Review Board ("PRB") has filed a false Statement of Economic Interest. John Wayne Clough, hailing from Coles County, was appointed to the PRB on March 30, 2017. He was a long-time employee and Deputy...
