Illinois (ECWd) - The recently unsealed records in Michael Hastings's divorce case are proving to explain why Hastings was fighting so hard to keep them sealed. In a Petition for Contribution To Attorneys Fees and Costs filed on 7/26/2022 by the attorney for Hastings's wife, Kathleen Hastings,...
Illinois (ECWd) - Illinois Senator Michael Hastings lost his battle to keep his court records sealed and it only took moments to reveal serious problems. Within those records is a document that reflects Hastings earned $108,901.00 in 2020 from Geld Solutions, LLC, a company for which...
Mattoon, IL. (ECWd) - During the October 11, 2022, Mattoon CUSD #2 Board meeting, members of the board accused one of their own of violating the Open Meetings Act when she sent an email to more than one board member asking to have a specific agenda...
Shelby Co. (ECWd)- Former Shelby County Board Member Dereck Pearcy was one of the few board members willing to learn their job and not only understand the laws but insist they be followed. After numerous requests for a legal opinion from the State's Attorney on matters,...
HUME, IL. (ECWd) - A concerned parent sent us what is alleged to be a photo (click here) of the actual "hit list" - turns out the school district did not inform the parents of what the list actually contained. From the school district: ". . when...
Shelby Co. (ECWd) - WIPFLI notified Shelby County on October 12, 2022, that they will no longer be providing audit or accounting services for Shelby County. They only cite "after further evaluation" as the reasoning. We first wrote about the audit and some of the concerning information...
Edgar Co. (ECWd) - During the Edgar County Health Department Board meeting I raised a question regarding the compensation they were about to set for the two administrators as can be seen in the video below. The board approved their new salaries to be based on...
Will Co. VAC - (ECWd)- During the last Veterans Assistance Commission ("VAC") meeting, the secretary that was never actually appointed as secretary, article here, attempted to provide cover for Amanda Koch and her conflict of interest of being both a county board member and a VAC member. ...
Edgar Co. (ECWd) - The Edgar County Public Health Department Board is holding a meeting Wednesday of this week at 7 AM. There are several agenda items for action, including salaries, base hours, and the effective dates for those items. We submitted Freedom of Information Act requests...
Veterans Assistance Commission of Will County (ECWd) - So desperate to vote on Veterans Assistance Commission business, Denise Williams came up with another false statement on how she can continue voting during the October 14, 2022, meeting. This time, she claims she was "appointed as secretary by...
