Piatt Co. (ECWd) - While awaiting his criminal trial after being indicted for Offical Misconduct and Forgery, we wonder if Chairman Ray Spencer might face some more charges for violating other parts of the county code? We recently covered the failures of the Piatt County Board and...
CHICAGO, IL. (ECWd) - Department of Justice U.S. Attorney’s Office Northern District of Illinois FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, March 6, 2020 Consultant Indicted for Allegedly Corruptly Offering Money to Illinois State Senator CHICAGO — A Chicago consultant has been indicted in federal court for allegedly corruptly offering money to an Illinois State...
Shelby Co. (ECWd) - The local reporting in Shelby County highlighted the current contested race for County Board. In light of what we have been exposing, once again we must expose when local media fails the public. According to the local reporting: "Cannon brings a wealth of experience...
Shelby Co. (ECWd) - Words shared by the State's Attorney appear to conflict with an Attorney General's response to our Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), request. Two key statements below are what triggered our search for confirmation of what was claimed in the last Shelby County Board...
Wesley Township (ECWd) - Wesley Township local John Norton appeared in Court again this morning attempting to gain service thru alternative means, since he cannot figure out how the service process works; one summons per defendant you are serving. Meanwhile, the several defendants served upon Norton a...
Piatt Co. (ECWd) - The Piatt County Board held 6 Special Meetings in 2019. This is the same county where the currently indicted County Chairman has filed claims for attendance at 30 meetings a month, and he and other board members are being paid in violation...
Piatt Co., IL. (ECWd) - The Piatt County Personnel Committee held a meeting on March 5, 2020, where one of the agenda items was Board Member Per Diem. Board members questioned when the proper time was for setting their compensation - nobody knew the answer. Time for setting...
Kankakee County, IL. (ECWd) - We have been reading about issues between County Auditors and County Boards for several months and decided to interview Jake Lee, Kankakee County Auditor, to get his perspective of problems between Kankakee County and his office, which essentially prohibits him from...
Wesley Township (ECWd) - On March 2, 2020, Motion Hearing for an Alias Summons in the frivolous lawsuit former appointed Wesley Township Road Commissioner John Norton filed against several people, Norton was asked, once again, what he had done to effectuate service on the remaining defendants. During...
McHenry Co. (ECWd) - As a candidate for Judge Mary McClellan seeks voter approval, it's a safe bet to say the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's findings will impact her campaign. A former employee filed a complaint against the Clerk's office in March of 2016 with allegations...
