Urbana, IL. (ECWd) - Caught on a hot mic, Urbana City Councilwoman Shirese Hursey was confused about how to exit a Zoom meeting, and spewed out several "F-Bombs" before being reminded the public was listening. Video is below, as recorded by Checkcu.com. This comes after several months of...
Madison Co., IL. (ECWd) - On November 3, 2020, Madison County State's Attorney Tom Gibbons sent a letter to the Illinois Attorney General asking his office to review certain emails sent from the county's email server and determine if any of them constitute evidence of criminal...
Lisle, IL. (ECWd) - The Lisle Park District is asking for a 4.99% tax levy increase this year, while at the same time, its Commissioners and their family members continue ripping off the taxpayers with unauthorized compensation. Commissioner Michael Olson is the only Commissioner who spoke against...
(ECWd) - Update: Trump's main Brief can be found (here) - state must respond by Tomorrow. Update 2: The Court of Appeals upheld the lower court's ruling. We understand this will be appealed to the SCOTUS. We have attached the Appeal (Emergency Motion For Expedited Review), and the...
Paris, IL. (ECWd) - November 18th was the seven year anniversary of the firebombing at the Edgar County Airport where two aircraft were destroyed by unknown suspects in the middle of the night. Our hope is that anyone who knows anything about the firebombing of these two...
LaSalle County, IL. (ECWd) - The LaSalle County Republican Central Committee has filed for an Emergency Ex Parte Temporary Restraining Order and Preliminary Injunction against the LaSalle County Clerk, Lori Bongartz, in her Official Capacity, asking the Court to restrain Defendant from continuing to count and...
Chicago, IL. (ECWd) - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, November 20, 2020 College Professor Indicted on Fraud Charges for Allegedly Embezzling More Than $650,000 From Student Organization CHICAGO — A college professor has been indicted on federal fraud charges for allegedly embezzling more than $650,000 from a national student organization...
Paris, IL. (ECWd) - The Hampton Inn in Paris, Illinois held its ribbon cutting this morning. This new Hampton Inn, built by Horve Builders, consists of 72 rooms on 4 floors including 8 extended-stay suites, pool, meeting room, business center, fitness center, and is pet-friendly. It is the...
Urbana, IL. (ECWd) - Reprinted with permission from checkcu.org please visit their website for more information on the Champaign-Urbana area. The November 16th Urbana City Council meeting brought greater insight into the heavy-handed and poorly defined public speaking rules imposed last month. Apparently, the rules created by Mayor Diane...
Chicago, IL. (ECWd) - On November 18, 2020, a Federal Grand Jury handed down a 9-count Indictment naming three Madigan associates and an Ex-ComEd CEO. "The indictment was announced by John R. Lausch, Jr., United States Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois; Emmerson Buie, Jr., Special...
