Shelby Co. (ECWd) - The Shelby County Vice Chairman Mark Bennett resigned from the county board yesterday. In this email, Bennett provided his reasoning. "For which in the last four years the audits have disclosed procedures and policies with which need to be followed and an unwillingness...
Shelby Co. (ECWd) - The Shelby County Supervisor of Assessments Debbie Dunnaway is supposed to be the one who knows and understands all the ins and outs of the property assessment process, to include corrections needed when errors are made. Last year we saw local propagandists...
Coles Co. (ECWd) - The Hutton Township Board of Trustees held its regular monthly meeting on Monday the 7th of October with a packed house of citizens. We attended after numerous complaints about the board not posting their meetings. Upon showing up we located an agenda inside...
Shelby Co. (ECWd) - The Shelby County Board held their regular meeting last night with several notable points. Chairman Bobby Orman resigned. Resignation email at this link. We agree with the points made in the resignation letter. When there is ongoing disregard for board policy that...
Shelby Co. (ECWd) - Once again Shelby County citizens are being fed propaganda on local social media in what appears to be a political hit job before the November election. We covered the local paper's failure in reporting in this article and it seems some can't...
Shelby Co. (ECWd) - When a unit of government is sued, in this case, Shelby County, the attorney for the county has a duty to defend them. Is that what happened when Ed Flyn sued the county and the treasurer over unpaid invoices? The court ruled...
Shelby Co. - (ECWd) - State law outlines certain obligations for elected officials. The State's Attorney, Ruth Woolery took office in May of 2024. According to state statute 55 ILCS 5/3-9001, "Before entering upon the respective duties of their office, the state's attorney shall each be...
Coles Co., Ill. (ECWd) - Oakland resident Kyley Willison was one of the three family member trustees for the Oakland Fire Protection District and along with his father was charged with multiple felony crimes for alleged theft and official misconduct. While the father/son duo were charged...
Shelby Co. (ECWd) - The Shelby County Board approved the final draft of the audit during the last regular County Board meeting but only after lengthy contentious comments by three board members, Carol Cole, Tim Morse, and Teresa Boehm. Boehm expressed concern over voting on the audit...
Shelby Co. (ECWd) - We requested and received the transcript of the Devin Barger plea deal hearing. The attorney who was set to go to trial on this case on June 10th, 2024 was Elizabeth Dobson, the Moultrie County Assistant State's Attorney who was asked to stay...
