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...
Will Co. VAC - (ECWd)- During the last Veterans Assistance Commission ("VAC") meeting, the secretary that was never actually appointed as secretary, article here, attempted to provide cover for Amanda Koch and her conflict of interest of being both a county board member and a VAC member. ...
Pecatonica, IL. (ECWd) - According to the Court Docket and WIFR-Rockford, newly appointed Pecatonica Police Chief Mike Mund was charged with DUI after a vehicle crash at around 6:30 p.m. Sunday, October 16, 2022 in Rockford, Illinois. Mund was arrested, charged, and taken to the Winnebago County...
Edgar Co. (ECWd) - The Edgar County Public Health Department Board is holding a meeting Wednesday of this week at 7 AM. There are several agenda items for action, including salaries, base hours, and the effective dates for those items. We submitted Freedom of Information Act requests...
