Shelby Co. (ECWd) - The Shelby County Farm Committee met to finalize the steps required to move forward with their custom farming operation. To our surprise, Chairman Coffman implied they would not have to bid out certain inputs because those inputs would be below the $30,000.00 threshold...
Shelby Co. (ECWd) - During the last Shelby County Board meeting which we first covered in this article, we sat in amazement as we listened to the comments from certain board members and one particular lie from a county employee who misrepresented the matter being discussed...
Shelby Co. (ECWd) - The Shelby County Board will be holding their July meeting on 7/14/22 at 7 pm. While the agenda has numerous issues of concern from a legality standpoint, one important line item is the discussion with the forensic auditor who exposed over $750,000.00...
McHenry Co. (ECWd) - Robert Shelton, the current Mayor of the Village of Hebron, wheels into the Police Department on his motorcycle to complain about a personal vehicle parked in the Police Sally Port. A sally port is a location where police typically unload those who...
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...
Shelby Co. (ECWd) - For years we have referred to election season as the silly season because of all the lies and misinformation spread by those seeking office, and election law violations such as signs being placed on public property and other election law malfeasance that...
Shelby Co. (ECWd) - Part IV is the interview dealing with the ISP report of the Treasurer being interviewed. We will point out the misinformation and false representations made during the interview and the lack of follow-up questions by the ISP. The audio recording of these...
Shelby Co. (ECWd) - The ISP interview report of the former Shelby County State's Attorney Gina Vonderheide has several missed opportunities to get to the truth. We will point out the misinformation and false representations made during the interview and the lack of follow-up questions by...
Shelby Co. (ECWd) - The Shelby County Sheriff's Office payroll has been under criminal investigation for some time now and we understand a charging decision is pending from the Attorney General, but we are not holding our breath as this is Illinois. That investigation involved a...
Shelby Co. (ECWd) - The power of the Freedom of Information Act is only as good as the public body's willingness to be honest with the production of records. Knowing that, we have learned to request key documents in a manner that boxes in the public...
