Sangamon Co. (ECWd) - Once again, Rochester Fire Protection District (FPD) Trustee Gary McBride becomes newsworthy. The trustees of the Rochester FPD held a meeting on December 14, 2022. Gary McBride is the Board President and apparently, he felt he could intimidate and headbutt a camera...
DuPage Co. (ECWd) - Yesterday a federal jury in Chicago returned a NOT GUILTY verdict ($0.00) in the wrongful termination and defamation lawsuit brought by Principal John Thuet against Chicago Public Schools (CPS). Thuet's case was filed in the US District Court for the Northern District of...
Coles Co. (ECWd) - Coles County has once again gone rogue with its property tax assessments, and hundreds of citizens are standing up for their Constitutional rights as it relates to fair and equitable taxation of their property and intend to challenge their assessments. Tom Devore, the...
Coles Co. (ECWd) - The newly elected Coles County Board members will be serving without any compensation. The current board is required to set the compensation of the elected officers as outlined in the Counties Code at this link. During the May 2022 Coles County Board meeting, the...
Will Co. (ECWd) - Anthony Fremarek, the former Plainfield Township Supervisor has pleaded guilty to defrauding a company in which he was one of the 5 partners as well as the CFO and Manager. During his time as the Township Supervisor, we met with him and provided...
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,...
Shelby Co. (ECWd) - The Shelby County Board approved the custom farming contract and steps to be taken to receive sealed bids and award the contract for next year's wheat and bean crop. For those interested in bidding on the custom farming of the Shelby County farm...
Shelby Co. (ECWd) - The Shelby County Board voted to rescind the "Ambulance Standard of Care" ordinance that was adopted during last month's meeting. We covered its passage and explained all the reasons it needed to be rescinded in articles here and here. We were pleased to...
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...
