LADD, IL. (ECWd) - As if Ladd, Illinios Mayor Frank Cattani's use of the N-word during a public meeting wasn't enough, the excuses given were even more bizarre. According to a KWQC.com article on the meeting, Trustee Dan Nelson was quoted as saying that using the N-word...
ILLINOIS (ECWd) - This needs to stop. Now. In recent days and months, there have been some local elected officials who think they can commandeer public property for their own personal agendas, and think they can keep other elected officials from doing their jobs. Locking elected officials out...
PARIS, IL. (ECWd) - Late-afternoon on Monday, August 23, 2021, a garage caught fire in the W. Crawford and Alexander Street area. The structure was a total loss. Video below: ...
Illinois (ECWd) - What may go down as the biggest failure of any President in US History, our enemy is now armed with our own weapons of war and we did not bat an eye. In fact, we appeared to have tucked tail and ran in...
Illinois (ECWd) - For years we have been reporting on local government malfeasance of every imaginable type as well as those you would never imagine possible. Over and over we see zero accountability to our laws and total disregard for even the most basic level of...
Champaign, IL. (ECWd) - Shamar Betts pled guilty in Federal Court earlier this year on one Count of "Inciting a Riot" and this week was sentenced to 4 years in federal prison, according to WAND he was credited with one year for time served awaiting trial...
PARIS, IL. (ECWd) - PRESS RELEASE: Not only do all Paris District 95 students get free lunch, now they’re getting free laptops! Superintendent Dr. Jeremy Larson applied and received a grant for the laptops through E2E Exchange (government e-rate funding). Students at Memorial and Wenz Elementary, as well as...
SPRINGFIELD, IL. (ECWd) - ECWd attended the Illinois State Board of Education meeting yesterday in Springfield, Illinois, where the Board heard more than 2 hours of public comment, mostly concerning the school mask requirements. The majority of those speaking were asking for it to be changed to...
LADD, IL. (ECWd) - During a Village of Ladd, Illinois trustee meeting on August 10, 2021, Village Mayor Frank Cattani, Trustee Nelson and others were in a discussion on whether or not to support changing the name of "Negro Creek" to "Adams Creek." During this discussion, Mayor...
Illinois (ECWd) - The Illinois State Board of Education has posted its agenda for its next meeting Wednesday, August 18, 2021, at 10 AM. While we found nothing on the agenda regarding any attempted rulemaking for mask mandates at schools, we must admit surprise to their public...
