PARIS, IL. (ECWd) - Edgar County Coroner, Scott Barrett, has released details on an early Saturday morning apartment house fire that has resulted in the death of two Paris residents. . A call came into the Edgar County 911 Dispatch Center at 6:07 a.m. Saturday, October 1. The...
Edgar Co. (ECWd) - The Edgar County Health Department is once again plagued with financial malfeasance and disregard for the law. In 2013 and 2019, two employees were charged with theft of funds. We covered those events in the articles linked here and here. The County Health...
Edgar Co., IL. (ECWd) - More offensive sexual related videos have apparently surfaced coming out of the Edgar County Jail. This time an Edgar County Sheriff's Corrections Officer (CO), apparently videoed a prisoner being strip-searched, while the CO was singing a rap song about strip searches, and...
EDGAR CO., IL. (ECWd) - Edgar County Sheriff's Corrections Officer Heather Mccullough is scheduled for pre-trial on November 30, 2022, in Crawford County where she was previously charged with Assault earlier this summer. Assault is a Class C Misdemeanor according to the Illinois Criminal Code. Our previous article...
Charleston, IL. (ECWd) - Governor Pritzker spoke at a campaign event open to the public and sponsored by the Coles County Democrat party, at the Charleston Public Library on Thursday, August 25th. While Governor Pritzker was touting his record, a Coles County resident and fitness business owner...
Edgar Co. (ECWd) - The Edgar County Jail is once again making a name for itself under the leadership of Sheriff Jeff Wood. The Illinois State Police are investigating the alleged videotaping by a corrections officer of an inmate on the toilet engaged in some kind of...
Veterans Assistance Commission of Will County (ECWd) - During the September 6, 2022, meeting of the Veterans Assistance Commission ("VAC") of Will County, alleged Commissioner Denise WIlliams read a prepared statement filled with inaccuracies and out-right lies in her attempt at painting residents and delegates to...
Shelby Co. (ECWd) - The Shelby County Board awarded the custom farming contract to Kenny Compton during last week's special meeting as covered in this article. We received a copy of the 6 bids received which can be downloaded at this link or viewed below. While the full...
Shelby Co. (ECWd) - The Shelby County Board held a special meeting at 10 AM on the 21st of this month for the purpose of awarding a custom farming contract and approving the annual audit. Kenney Compton was the low bidder of the 6 bids received...
Benton, IL. (ECWd) - On August 29, 2022, Donald Storey, former Illinois Department of Transportation ("IDOT") employee, and current elected Public Health and Safety Commissioner for the City of Benton, Illinois, was charged with a Class B Misdemeanor of carrying a concealed firearm in a government...
