Shelby Co. (ECWd) - The Shelby County Farm has been the subject of more misinformation than we thought possible, and just when we thought things were going in the right direction, the current contract is ignored. For months we have raised the issue of selling the crop,...
Will Co., IL. (ECWd) - Will County Board Member Amanda Koch resigned from office after the Will County State's Attorney's Office delivered a 4-page letter to her spelling out the conflicts of her serving as a county board member and as a Commissioner of the Veterans...
WILL CO., IL. (ECWd) - Denise Williams, Veterans Assistance Commission Board Secretary, insists she has the right to vote during commission meetings. She has no right to vote and any bylaws purporting to grant her the right to vote are invalid and violative of Section 9...
Chicago, IL. (ECWd) - A new 117-page 23-Count superseding federal indictment was handed down on October 12, 2022, against former Illinois Speaker of the House, Mike Madigan. From among the counts are allegations of: Bribery, Official Misconduct Acceptance of money, etc.; prohibition Legislative Misconduct Extortion and interstate...
Coles Co. (ECWd) - We recently received multiple requests to investigate the Oakland Fire Protection District Trustees as it was alleged meetings were not being held as required in the Open Meetings Act and people felt something was going on that was just not right. September...
Edgar Co. (ECWd) - The Edgar County Health Department Board held a special meeting Friday morning to discuss meeting schedules and administrative salaries. We first exposed the allegedly fraudulent documents, illegal compensation, and illegal meetings in this article. During the meeting, Oliver Smith confirmed the record he...
Charleston, IL. (ECWd) - We had previously published an article about this JB Pritzker campaign event at the Charleston Library and stated we would publish the video once it was made available. Now we have the video. The man stood up and shouted: "You shut my gym down...
Edgar Co. (ECWd) - The Edgar County Health Department is once again plagued with financial malfeasance and disregard for the law. In 2013 and 2019, two employees were charged with theft of funds. We covered those events in the articles linked here and here. The County Health...
Edgar Co. (ECWd) - The Edgar County Jail is once again making a name for itself under the leadership of Sheriff Jeff Wood. The Illinois State Police are investigating the alleged videotaping by a corrections officer of an inmate on the toilet engaged in some kind of...
Shelby Co. (ECWd) - The Shelby County Board awarded the custom farming contract to Kenny Compton during last week's special meeting as covered in this article. We received a copy of the 6 bids received which can be downloaded at this link or viewed below. While the full...
