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...
Michigan (ECWd) - Having worked in the Emergency Services field most of my adult life, it appears the very systems we operate under day in and day out have gone somewhat ignored by those in politics, until now when a large scale emergency hits. Sadly, the...
Bellmont, IL. (ECWd) - Use of public property for personal gain. Not even 5 weeks after Gary Lance swore to uphold (video here) the Constitution of the State of Illinois, he chose to violate the very document he swore to uphold. That is what is alleged against Bellmont,...
Newton, IL. (ECWd) - The Jasper County State's Attorney issued a Press Release today indicating a man was charged with Reckless Conduct, a Class A Misdemeanor, after he allegedly ignored medical advice to self-isolate and therefore showed a willful and wanton disregard for the safety of...
