Illinois (ECWd) - The recently unsealed records in Michael Hastings's divorce case are proving to explain why Hastings was fighting so hard to keep them sealed. In a Petition for Contribution To Attorneys Fees and Costs filed on 7/26/2022 by the attorney for Hastings's wife, Kathleen Hastings,...
Illinois (ECWd) - Illinois Senator Michael Hastings lost his battle to keep his court records sealed and it only took moments to reveal serious problems. Within those records is a document that reflects Hastings earned $108,901.00 in 2020 from Geld Solutions, LLC, a company for which...
Mattoon, IL. (ECWd) - During the October 11, 2022, Mattoon CUSD #2 Board meeting, members of the board accused one of their own of violating the Open Meetings Act when she sent an email to more than one board member asking to have a specific agenda...
Dolton & Thornton Twp - (ECWd) - Tiffany Henyard's rampant commingling of public funds, property, and personnel is nothing less than a contractual relationship, albeit an unwritten relationship, between two local governments spearheaded by the same person elected to head both units of local government. Although the...
Shelby Co. (ECWd)- Former Shelby County Board Member Dereck Pearcy was one of the few board members willing to learn their job and not only understand the laws but insist they be followed. After numerous requests for a legal opinion from the State's Attorney on matters,...
HUME, IL. (ECWd) - A concerned parent sent us what is alleged to be a photo (click here) of the actual "hit list" - turns out the school district did not inform the parents of what the list actually contained. From the school district: ". . when...
HUME, IL. (ECWd) - Letter issued to parents:  SHILOH COMMUNITY UNIT SCHOOL DISTRICT #1 21751 N 575th Street Hume, Illinois 61932-7013 Phone: 217-531-1850 Fax: 217.531.1851 Dear Parents and Guardians, At Shiloh CUSD #1, we work diligently to keep students safe and maintain open lines of communication with our families. It’s extremely...
Dolton, IL. (ECWd) - Dolton Mayor Tiffany Henyard, who was elected by 10.9% of the registered voters (82% of a 13.76% voter turnout) in Dolton, apparently decided it was a good idea to go live to Facebook from the Mayor's office. We don't know who the...
Shelby Co. (ECWd) - WIPFLI notified Shelby County on October 12, 2022, that they will no longer be providing audit or accounting services for Shelby County. They only cite "after further evaluation" as the reasoning. We first wrote about the audit and some of the concerning information...
Edgar Co. (ECWd) - During the Edgar County Health Department Board meeting I raised a question regarding the compensation they were about to set for the two administrators as can be seen in the video below. The board approved their new salaries to be based on...
