Champaign Co. (ECWd) - We first covered the Sangamon Valley Public Water District in this article that outlined what we believed to be electioneering with public resources. Our suspicion appeared to be confirmed because 37 minutes after publishing that article they corrected the press release while...
SPRINGFIELD, IL. (ECWd) - Governor Pritzker appointed Matthew Coates to the Prisoner Review Board last Friday. Coates, at the time of his appointment, was still listed as Director of Communications for the Bloomington School District 87 (according to their website), is an appointed (since May 2022) McLean...
Shelby Co. (ECWd) - Over the last two years, we have observed numerous unchecked statements from Shelby County Board members and chalked most of them up to simple ignorance. However, it appears Board Member Jeff Slifer has chosen to take things to a new level that...
Champaign Co. (ECWd) - It appears the Sangamon Valley Public Water District (SVPWD) got the message in our last article published at 11:42 AM today. Thirty Seven minutes after posting the article we received a message that the District has changed its press release. The original press...
ILLINOIS (ECWd) - Rodney Davis appears in photos next to Chrisman School Superintendent Jim Acklin, while wearing a “Take Back The House” vest, in what appears to us as a campaign slogan. According to Open Secrets, Davis has received more than $174,000 from "Take Back The...
Champaign Co. (ECWd) - The Sangamon Valley Public Water District issued a press release dated June 13, 2022, that by all indications, appears to constitute both electioneering with public resources and in violation of the state ethics act. The citizen of the district organized and circulated petitions...
Lake County, IL. (ECWd) - Last month we wrote about resignations of the Shields Township Clerk, Assessor, and two Trustees (here) - but as it turns out, the two township trustees were permitted to withdraw their resignations because they only stated they "intended" to resign, not...
McHenry County, IL. (ECWd) - Held: The objection to the candidate’s qualifications for the office of Sheriff based on the candidate’s certification for completing a Minimum Standards Basic Law Enforcement Officers Training Course was properly denied. The Second Appellate Court issued its Order today that Tony Colartorti...
Shelby Co. (ECWd) - In our last article, we pointed to Benjamin Franklin's famous response regarding the form of Government we have, "A Republic if you can keep it".  As we mentioned in that article, we referenced how people pump out misinformation which contains an element...
Tazewell County, IL. (ECWd) - The former county auditor, through her attorney, has petitioned the Tazewell County Circuit Court asking to have the court order a special prosecutor to look at allegations against the Tazewell County Board Chairman J. David Zimmerman. The petition alleges a conflict of...
