Springfield, IL. (ECWd) - SPRINGFIELD, Illinois – At the request of the U.S. Department of Defense, Illinois Governor JB Pritzker has activated approximately 500 Illinois National Guard members in support of the continued security mission in Washington, D.C. The mission in Washington, D.C. will not impact...
Paxton, IL. (ECWd) - By WILL BRUMLEVE [email protected] PAXTON — Ford County officials sent a third courtesy letter Friday to the company that owns the Pioneer Trail Wind Farm near Paxton, reminding the firm to pay the $679,908 it still owes in unpaid property taxes and accrued interest. Ford...
Edgar County, IL. (ECWd) - ECWd – 2020 Time for our annual report on some of our activities throughout 2020, so here goes: We finished up 2019 with a long-awaited report from the Attorney General, which determined that the College of DuPage had violated the Freedom of...
McHenry County, IL. (ECWd) - Former State Representative and former McHenry County Board Chairman, Jack Franks, has admitted his involvement with "Illinois Integrity Fund" with a signed acknowledgment (click here): "I publicly acknowledge my role and involvement in the publication of the Flyers in connection with the...
Marshall, IL. (ECWd) - I was shocked to be informed that a request by the Velsicol property owners to sell the property to the City was even being considered by Marshall’s Mayor and the Economic Development person. I thought nobody could be that dumb to consider...
Springfield, IL. (ECWd) - The Appellate Court heard oral arguments in the Brotze v Carlinville et al case related to the formation of Illinois Alluvial. Illinois Alluvial argued their points, then the Brotze's argued theirs with Attorney Jacob Smallhorn. Listen to the audio (click here). We assume that Carlinville...
Joliet, IL. (ECWd) - The Joliet Park District released a statement today, which according to the Patch, include "revealing that certain potential financial improprieties by a former employee are now under investigation by the Joliet Police Department. "It was a large, large sum. It's thousands, not...
Will Co. (ECWd) - Update: Corrected to eliminate reference to "A Fractional CFO" as the alleged "Company A". The Plainfield Township Supervisor Anthoney Fremarek is facing a 6 count Federal Indictment. According to the indictment docket, Fremarek has been charged with the following in part: Count 1...
Avon Township, IL. (ECWd) - Avon Township Supervisor Terry Wilke claims he is a "victim" of ECWd and the truth we write about him. He also called a fellow Lake County Board Member a "rightwing kook." His claim was in response to an email FOIA and personal...
DuPage Co. (ECWd) - The Board of Trustees of The College of DuPage approved a $587,773.00 restitution payment from Vortex Commercial Flooring Inc. during the December 2020 board meeting. "Vortex Commercial Flooring Inc., a Chicago-area commercial flooring contractor, has been charged for its role in a long-running...
