Piatt Co. (ECWd) - Piatt County Chairman Ray Spencer called for the resignation of the State's Attorney and Assistant State's Attorney citing lack of legal representation on County matters. The State's Attorney, Dana Rhoades, issued a Press Release yesterday clearly refuting the Chairman's claims, however, the real...
WILL CO. (ECWd) - The Will County Officers Electoral Board held its first meeting of this election cycle earlier this week. Another meeting is scheduled for tomorrow, Friday, June 11, 2020. The Board members were announced as: County Clerk Treasurer Deputy Sheriff The problem with these Board members,...
Joliet, IL. (ECWd) - The Will County Electoral Board held a hearing today to hear a petition objection to the candidacy of a State's Attorney Candidate. The meeting was live-streamed by us (video below). Some of the issues with this meeting, which we hope will be corrected during...
Shelby Co. (ECWd) - Mark Bennett, future Shelby County Board member who smoked current County Board Chairman Bruce Cannon in the primary election (77-23), has filed a Declaratory Judgment Complaint in Shelby County Circuit Court regarding legal fees the Board is trying to pay to a...
Shelby Co. (ECWd) - Shelby County Chairman Bruce Cannon has once again ignored state law. Last week the Shelby County Board held a special meeting at the request of Chairman Bruce Cannon. With 14 years on the County Board, you would think he would have learned...
Bellmont, IL. (ECWd) - We attended a court hearing in Wabash County last Thursday in the matter of a Motion of Sanctions and attorney fees filed against Bellmont Mayor Gary Lance for his performance during his several attempts at obtaining Restraining Orders against people for posting...
Shelby Co. (ECWd) - The auditors for Shelby County presented their report during this week's June 3, 2020, County Board meeting. While we only have the auditor's letters, they are enough to once again expose why the mandated legislative audits do little to actually fix what...
Will Co. (ECWd) - In April we wrote an article detailing the illegal compensation received by Channahon Park District Commissioners (article here). Earlier this week we were notified that the Park District had changed its policy, removing free golf passes for Commissioners. Seven days after our April 13,...
CHAMPAIGN, IL. (ECWd) - Shamar Betts - the person we wrote about who appeared to be inciting riots and looting in Champaign on his Facebook posts a few hours prior to the actual riot/looting in Champaign, was arrested by the United States Marshals Service in Mississippi...
Illinois (ECWd) - When the President of the United States or the Governor declares a disaster, the chief county assessment officer, board of review or board of appeals shall, upon application by the property owner, make a reassessment of any taxable property in the county which...
