Champaign Co. (ECWd) - Mahomet Township has once again been found in violation of the Illinois Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), according to the Attorney General's Public Access Counselor (PAC). PAC determination letter at this link. Two individuals submitted similar FOIA requests in July and August of...
Shelby Co., Ill. (ECWd) - The manufactured public outrage about the Shelby County Dive Team continued at last night's Shelby County board meeting by the same select few. The county board has continually been blamed for the resignations of the dive team members, when the former...
Paris, Ill. (ECWd) - At the end of December 2023, Paris School District 95 accepted the resignation of its now-former superintendent, Jeremy Larson, and entered into a mutual separation agreement with him. Part of his separation agreement (below) included stipulations that the district would not seek any...
Shelby Co. (ECWd) - As covered in previous articles, the Illinois State Police interviewed four people in relation to the payroll malfeasance that was taking place in the Shelby County Sheriff’s office several years ago. While we were able to obtain the written reports of those...
Shelby Co., Ill. (ECWd) - As covered in previous articles, the Illinois State Police interviewed four people in relation to the payroll malfeasance that was taking place in the Shelby County Sheriff’s office several years ago. While we were able to obtain the written reports of...
Shelby Co., Ill. (ECWd) - Press Release 1-3-2024: A missing child from Pana, Illinois was recently located in Shelbyville, Illinois. Based on information obtained in locating the child and other evidence available to investigators, the Shelbyville Police arrested Kristopher R. Karcher of the 100 block of North Broadway,...
Shelby Co., Ill. (ECWd) - As covered in the first article on the recently court-ordered release of audio interviews in this article, the Illinois State Police interviewed four people in relation to the payroll malfeasance that was taking place in the Shelby County Sheriff’s office several...
Dolton, Ill. (ECWd) - Dolton Mayor Tiffany Henyard has been sued by Dolton Village Trustees Jason House, Brittney Norwood, Kiana Blecher, and Tammy Brown, and the Village Clerk Alison Key, alleging, among other things, that Mayor Henyard forged checks by using the Clerk's stamp on village...
Christian Co. (ECWd) - We reported on the Assumption and Herrick, Illinois water plants being hacked last month as covered in this article. We submitted a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), request to both places, and to date, only Assumption has responded. Herrick appears to be ignoring...
Will-Grundy-Kendall Counties (ECWd) - The 27-year Professional Development Alliance ("PDA") of the Will County and Grundy Kendall County Regional Offices of Education officially dissolved over the weekend and its website was promptly removed from public viewing on January 1, 2024. The PDA has been the subject of...
