South Holland, Ill. (ECWd) - There have been many conversations and publications lately concerning compensation being paid to current Thornton Township elected officials. Here is our opinion on this subject, which is focused solely on how it got to this point, not on the dollar amounts...
Coles Co. (ECWd) - As we continue to go through records tied to the conviction of Kyley Willison and criminally indicted father Jerry Willison, we once again are amazed. During the initial criminal investigation interview, Kyley admitted his use of the credit card was for "everyday living...
Edgar Co., Ill. (ECWd) - There is a Carbon Capture and Storage ("CCS") project proposed to be located just off the (Edgar County) Illinois-Indiana state line. Landowners on the Illinois side of the border need to know that their land use rights could be impacted by...
Peru, Ill. (ECWd) - On June 24, 2025, the Illinois Attorney General's Public Access Counselor issued Binding Opinion 25-007 stating the City of Peru's Pool Committee is a subsidiary body of the city council and is subject to the Open Meetings Act (which also makes it...
United States (ECWd) - Are you tired of the political bantering back and forth and the mainstream media's talking points about what the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" does or doesn't do that Congress passed yesterday? Read it for yourself! You can download it at this link...
Coles Co. (ECWd) - We received additional records in the Oakland Fire Protection District criminal spending by Kyley Willison and allegedly his father. How many pool parties were held at the Willison's place? How many people knew the pool was purchased with taxpayer funds through the...
Shelby Co., Ill. (ECWd) - We covered the dismissal of the Sheriff from the lawsuit brought by Chad Hammond in this article. According to the public records obtained through a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request to the Shelby County State's Attorney, ADVANCED CORRECTIONAL HEALTHCARE (ACH) and...
Coles Co. (ECWd) - We will be publishing a series of articles exposing the criminal spending that took place for years by Kyley Willison and allegedly, his Father, who are now former trustees. Kyley's wife, who was also a trustee during the crime spree, was not...
Coles Co. (ECWd)- We covered the inconsistencies in the property tax concerns for the now-convicted and former Fire Protection District trustees' home in this article. After our request for assessment records for the last 6 years on the property in question, according to his Mother, Shirley Willison,...
Coles Co. (ECWd) - The now-convicted former Oakland Fire Protection District Trustee Kyley Willison has placed his home for sale as shown on Zillo with an asking price of $395,000.00. The estimated sales range listed on Zillo is $271,000 - $424,000, with a "Zestimate" of $347,400.00. According...
