Former Calumet Township Trustee Sentenced for Wire Fraud –
…resigned her position as Calumet Township Trustee. According to documents in the case, Robinson served as the elected Calumet Township Trustee from 2015 to 2024. The Calumet Township Trustee’s Office…
Local Election Updates –
…and it appears the Village of Rochester is on a path toward better things. Rochester Fire Protection District Efforts to silence Trustee Marty Fairchild, who is trying to stop tax…
Thorton Township Gets New Supervisor, Trustees –
South Holland, Ill. (ECWd) – After the April 1, 2025, election, Thornton Township will have a new Township Supervisor and new Township Trustees. State Senator Napoleon Harris and his slate…
Teacher Charged With Criminal Sexual Assault/Supervisory, Held Without Bail In Edgar County Jail –
…former teacher at the Kansas, Ill. School District and a current teacher at the Martinsville School District. The Kansas, Illinois Police Department published a statement on its Facebook page. (HERE)…
Paris-Crestwood School District #4 Election Complies With State Law –
Paris, Ill. (ECWd) – There has been considerable online chatter about the Paris (Crestwood) Community Unit School District #4 elections this spring, with people opining that there is something wrong…
Oakland Fire Protection District Former Trustee Sentencing Delayed Again –
Coles Co., Ill. (ECWd) – The Oakland Fire Protection District was the subject of massive theft by its own trustees several years ago. We broke the first story on it…
D-95 School Board Candidate Arrested For Domestic Violence While Apparently Intoxicated –
Paris, Ill. (ECWd) – On March 15, 2025, Paris District 95 School Board Candidate Andy Roberts was arrested without warrant for Domestic Battery and was held in the Edgar County…
Child On Bicycle Hit By Will County Board Member/DuPage Township Administrator Who Left Scene –
…Imagine being the parent of that child. Yes. It happened. Jackie Traynere, Will County Board Member and DuPage Township Administrator, was involved in an accident the morning of March 11,…
Orland Firefighters Union Demands Independent Investigation Into Contract Awards, Financial Issues –
…the Orland Fire Protection District. Local 2754 and its members have sworn to serve and protect the citizens within the District. However, if proven, the alleged financial mismanagement and improprieties…
DuPage Township Dems Electioneering At Township Cemetery –
DuPage Township, Ill. (ECWd) – DuPage Township (Will County) owns and maintains two cemeteries, Alexander in Romeoville, and Boardman in Bolingbrook. The DuPage Township democrats have placed (or permitted one…