Dolton, Ill. (ECWd) - The Attorney General's Public Access Bureau has issued a rare Binding Opinion, #24-010, directing the Village of Dolton to "take immediate and appropriate action to comply with this opinion by taking measures to make all future meetings convenient and open to the...
Dolton, Ill. (ECWd) - Thornton Township Supervisor Tiffany Henyard is once again using public funds, property, or credit for her private purpose of electioneering for public office. She is apparently begging to be prosecuted under Article VIII, Section 1 if the Illinois Constitution - which the courts...
Shelby Co. (ECWd) - Once again, we must publish the actual court hearing transcript that provides the public with the whole truth rather than the partial truth wrapped in assumptions and innuendos by local propagandists on social media. We covered the improper subpoenas issued by Shelby County...
Shelby Co. (ECWd) - We covered "wrongs make it right" in this article and as we sift through numerous FBI investigation files it's no wonder it is taking time to fix the pattern of practice in Shelby County government. The following quotes come from this FBI document...
DeWitt Co. (ECWd) - DeWitt County signed this contract for the sale of the county-owned marina with Clinton Marina and Campground for the purchase of the marina for $1,620,000.00.  Strangely, all request for a copy of their bid for the purchase was not provided and as...
Shelby Co. (ECWd) - It appears we have identified a common denominator in Shelby County as it relates to all kinds of malfeasance in local government. When the County-hired forensic auditor spoke about his findings in his audit of the payroll fraud in the Sheriff's office, he...
Indianola, Ill. (ECWd) - During the June 2024 Indianola Village Board meeting, then-Mayor Thomas Gooch admitted he rented a skid steer in the name of the village, purportedly for village use, and that he also used that skid steer at his personal residence for around a...
Washington, D.C. (ECWd) - Watch your desire news related to this new superseding indictment on former President Trump. We will not comment. Read it for yourself: [pdf-embedder url="https://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/superseding-indictment-doc-226-filed-8-27-2024.pdf"]...
Dolton, Ill. (ECWd) - Dolton's former Assistant Police Chief Lewis Lacey is no longer listed as a certified police officer in the ILETSB officer certification database. Lacey is the officer who was indicted by a federal grand jury on 9 counts related to bankruptcy fraud. In that case,...
Coles Co. (ECWd) - Clear back in December of 2022, we posted this article outlining that the Coles County Board would be serving without compensation. As months passed, turns out the board ignored the failed compensation-setting resolution and continued receiving compensation. After raising the issue, what did...
