OAKWOOD, IL. (ECWd) - I contacted the Director of Communications at Invenergy this morning and asked them to comment on the Oakwood Turbine failure and their plan on lighting the warning lights during power outages. They responded by declining to comment on the warning light question and...
OAKWOOD, IL. (ECWd) - Early this morning, there was a wind turbine failure at the California Ridge Wind Farm just north of Oakwood, Illinois near the Newtown Middle School location. What we do know at this time is that blade debris was thrown an unknown distance from...
PARIS, IL. (ECWd) - Shortly after 10:00 p.m. on November 18, 2013, there was a fire at the Edgar County Airport that involved two airplanes and suspected arson. The two airplanes belonged to an individual from Terre Haute and were ones that RSB Aviation had used...
PARIS, IL. (ECWd) - Updated Here: https://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2013/11/explosive-devices-found-and-arson-suspected-at-edgar-county-airport/ It has been reported to us, and broadcast over scanners, that there was a fire at the Edgar County Airport last night that involved two airplanes. That is the extend to what we know at this time. I am headed out there...
  David A. Love Executive Director, Witness to Innocence Gordon "Randy" Steidl is a survivor and a hero. He survived 17 years in the Illinois prison system, 12 on death row, for a crime he did not commit. That is something few of us can fathom. Now he is...
TUSCOLA, IL. (ECWd) - During the hearing on this FOIA civil suit yesterday, the attorney for Arcola Township successfully argued that the service of the summons was improper and therefore the Court had no jurisdiction. The Judge agreed. The summons was served as: "William Coombe, c/o Arcola...
Edgar Co. - ECWd's From the Investigating Innocence Organization comes an interesting twist that should not surprise anyone in Edgar County. Conflict of interest! Yes, that common phrase that permeates our public offices in this county has raised its ugly head again and this time it could have...
ECWd's- Unsealed DOJ report unveils that CNSI officials threatened to murder a whistle-blower and here in Illinois Governor Quinn and Honorable Julie Hamos have given them over $190 million in business circumventing procurement. Earlier this year we were tipped off from various whistle-blowers that Julie Hamos and...
Danville, IL. (ECWd) - Just when we thought we would no longer hear about the Vermilion County Nursing Home disaster, where 30+ jobs were lost after the sale of the nursing home, the situation continues to smell bad. Â In fact, it smells like there's a sewage...
Danville, IL. (ECWd) - You might remember our October 14, 2013 article on the Two (False) Memos in which we talked about the two memos that Mr. Donahue referenced during a county board meeting. These memos basically accused members of the public of harrassing, bullying, and speaking...
