ILLINOIS (ECWd) - We finally obtained a copy of the settlement agreement in the lawsuit where Senator Michael Hastings was sued, along with the Illinois Senate, for discrimination and harassment against Cassandra Matz, a former employee of Sen. Hastings. In the settlement agreement, Hastings and the Senate deny...
Shelby Co. (ECWd) - UPDATE: Meeting postponed until Sep 1st. Shelby County will hold a special meeting Tuesday the 30th of August at 9 a.m. in Courtroom B. (Agenda at this link) We refer to the budget as the elected official's contract with the people, which in Shelby...
(ECWd) - BP Indiana Refinery Plant in Indiana Offline due to electrical fire (that plant generates 25% of all Midwest capacity, 430,000 barrels); 4 Midwestern states (Illinios, Indiana, Michigan, and Wisconsin) might face gas shortage. More information published at "The Hill." Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration   ...
U.S. (ECWd) - Redated Affidavit for those interested in reading it: [pdf-embedder url="https://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/gov.uscourts.flsd_.617854.102.1_2.pdf"]...
Thornton Twp., IL. (ECWd) - Our previous article referenced a complaint I sent to the Director of the Secretary of State Police (read it here) alleging fraudulent Municipal Police license plates and police equipment on two Thorton Township vehicles when the township does not have a...
Thornton Township (ECWd) - People should be able to trust that those operating vehicles displaying Municipal Police license plates and police equipment such as the lights used to pull people over, that there are legitimate law enforcement officers behind the wheel. Fake police cars further erode...
Will Co. (ECWd) - Wesley Township has been fighting a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit since 2019 in which the former clerk admitted she was not going to provide the requested records in her Affidavit. During the hearing for a Summary Judgement yesterday, the attorneys went back...
Shelby Co. (ECWd) - While the City of Shelbyville did the right thing during their last meeting and did not implement the proposed standard of care document which basically eliminated any competition to Abbot Ambulance, the RFP issued does exactly that. During the meeting, the city council,...
Poplar Grove, IL. (ECWd) - Owen Costanza is the former Mayor of Poplar Grove, Illinois, a former Precinct Committeeman and former Boone County Republican Party Chairman. He was voted out of both offices at their most recent elections. After losing the mayoral election, Costanza decided it might be...
Paris, IL. (ECWd) - Paris, Illinois had two structure fires overnight within blocks of each other. One in the 800 block of Maple Street, the other on Browning Street, just off of Maple. The first fire on Browning (click for google photo) was a house and it was...
