Riverton, IL. (ECWd) - On April 6, 2020, Steven Behl filed a Federal lawsuit naming the City of Riverton, and Police Officers Grant Peterson and Tricia Summerson (Langon), violated his civil rights by using excessive force, unreasonable seizure, and false arrest, arising out of an incident...
Illinois (ECWd) - Ventilators in use by COVID-19 Patients in Illinois as of April 3, 2020 totals 666. With 935 COVID-19 patients in ICU according to April 3, 2020, update, 71.23% are on ventilators. That 666 ventilator figure reflects 26.19% of the total ventilators available, according to...
U.S. (ECWd) - I recieved an update from Illinois Representative Brad Halbrook this morning regarding Walmart and their new policy. "As the COVID-19 situation continues to develop, Walmart’s focus remains on the health and safety of our associates, customers and communities. I wanted to share with you...
SPRINGFIELD, IL. (ECWd) - The Illinois State Board of Education has published a spreadsheet which shows the estimated/tentative amount of CARE Act funding each school district should receive in Illinois. In the spreadsheet, you can sort by County or by School District to find out an estimate...
Piatt Co., IL. (ECWd) - The Piatt County Board held an Emergency Meeting this morning at 10:00 via teleconference for the express purpose of funding the Piatt County Emergency Management. The Agenda: Friday, April 3, 2020 10:00 a.m. AGENDA • Call to Order/Pledge of Allegiance • Roll Call • Amendment to budget...
BELLMONT, IL. (ECWd) - Gary Lance, Mayor of Bellmont, Illinois, decided he didn't like village residents video taping him while allegedly committing a felony by using the village tractor to spread rock on his private property. He did this to have a place to park his...
Illinois (ECWd) - While many in the state still don't know the number of positive COVID-19 patients who have needed to be hospitalized, the state has provided no numbers for those that have actually recovered. Those are key markers people should know, but the State is...
United States (ECWd) - For those who are prepared to be intellectually honest with themselves, and put down the political finger-pointing, I urge you to read an article published yesterday, by Christine Dolan, but more importantly, read ALL the links in the "DIG IN" tab found...
PARIS, IL. (ECWd) - After the March 24, 2020 Edgar County Board Special meeting, and following our reporting of the Edgar County Sheriff Administrative Assistant, Jamie Trogdon's, alleged fudging of time cards (which Sheriff Wood claims "it's not like we all haven't fudged our time sheets...
(ECWd) - We addressed the basic Due Process issue during emergencies in this article. Our 5th Amendment of the US Constitution protects us from being deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law. “No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise...
