Christian Co. (ECWd) - Over the weekend, we published this article regarding an Assumption Alderman and his wife, who were arrested according to the police report. To our surprise, social media exploded with comments ranging from defending them to claims that we are exploiting them by publishing...
Coles Co - (ECWd) Today, we attended the case status hearing for Jerry Willison, former Oakland Fire Protection District Trustee and father of now convicted felon and former trustee Kiley Willison, who was sentenced last Friday as covered in this article. Of interest in today's hearing was...
Christian Co., Ill. (ECWd) - While we field numerous complaints about some alleged financial issues in the City of Assumption, Illinois, an alderman and city fire fighter and his wife, the city treasurer, get arrested and charged just after 2 am May 4th, 2025. Herbert Palmer was...
Shelby Co., Ill. (ECWd) - The Attorney General Public Access Office issued a determination noting that the Shelby County Public Safety Committee, which was chaired by the current county board chair, Tad Mayhall at the time, violated the Open Meetings Act. While Mayhall basically admitted the violation,...
Coles-Douglas Co. (ECWd) - The former Oakland Fire Protection District trustee, Kiley Willison, was sentenced today on a single Class 1 Felon charge while 10 other charges were dropped. This entire process, from our first Freedom of Information Act submission that resulted in the resignation of...
Grundy, Kendall, and Will Co. (ECWd) Yesterday, we published this article regarding the massive malfeasance that was taking place with the now-former Superintendent of the Grundy-Kendall Regional Office of Education. As referenced in that article, we were awaiting the response to a Freedom of Information Act...
Will Co. (ECWd) - Too little, too late. When former Attorney General Lisa Madigan was in office, we routinely saw the Public Access Counselor's (PAC) office issue clear language determinations regarding the Open Meetings Act (OMA), and Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) violations. The same cannot be...
Shelby Co. (ECWd) - Hypocrisy is the word that comes to mind for the unilateral action taken by Shelby County Chairman Tad Mayhall and the current lease for the farming of the county farm ground. During the prior board's process of selling the farm, a resolution was...
Shelby Co. (ECWd) - The Shelby County Board Chairman has failed to address the Dive Team Forensic Audit during a public meeting for months. As it stands, that Audit has not been approved and is considered a "Draft" until the board takes action. We recall that the...
Jefferson Co. (ECWd) - Statement from the Jefferson County Sheriff: "April 16, 2025, at 10:56:42 AM CDT Yesterday afternoon, 48-year-old Michelle L. McKinney of Nason, IL was arrested for the felony crimes of Possession of a Stolen Vehicle and Obstructing Justice. The arrest was a result of a...
