PARIS, IL. (ECWd) - Courtni Hays appeared in Edgar County Circuit Court today and entered into a negotiated plea on the charges of theft from the Edgar County Health Department where she was previously employed. According to the court docket: The case will be suspended after 24...
Chrisman, IL. (ECWd) - Congratulations Village of Metcalf taxpayers - the equivalent of all of your payments to NECAS during the past 5 years went towards paying Christmas bonuses! Metcalf's entire financial support (the 2015 payments were the same as the 2016 payments) to the Northern Edgar...
McHenry Co. (ECWd) - To grasp the impact of Bob Miller's actions prior to leaving office, we urge everyone to read Part I. As outlined in Part II, this final article will address the three questions raised. Upon knowledge of a CBA, why not bring the employees...
McHenry Co. (ECWd) - While many have gone to great lengths to blame the current Highway Commissioner for the huge legal bills of the Road District after terminating three employees on his first day, it appears knowledge of certain facts raises more questions and some of...
Chrisman, IL. (ECWd) - The Northern Edgar County Ambulance Service (NECAS) is on the edge of insolvency. They have been telling us as much for the past year or so. There is a Referendum on the ballot to establish a Northern Edgar County Special Service Area for the...
PARIS, IL. (ECWd) - The Edgar County Board called a Special Meeting for Monday, January 27, 2020, to appoint two Edgar County Housing Authority Commissioners to vacancies created by recent resignations. Gene Thomey was appointed as Commissioner with the term ending on 8-1-2020. Donna Vieter was appointed as...
PARIS, IL. (ECWd) - Former Vermilion (Paris Area Fire Protection District) Fireman Dale Colter made an appearance in Edgar County Circuit Court today without an attorney. The Judge asked him if he wished to hire an attorney, and Colter stated he did. Judge Lewis then set the...
Will Co. (ECWd) - Once again we find Joliet Township Supervisor Danial Vera, with blind support from the Trustees, spending thousands of tax dollars in what appears to be a direct violation of the law. In this particular case, it appeared our request for records generated...
FORD CO. (ECWd) - In its supplementary report on the investigation surrounding the death of Richard Gonzalez in the Ford County Jail, the Illinois State Police interviewed Ford County Corrections Officers. In the report, the ISP Investigator indicated that he detected what he believed to be anomalies...
Shelby Co. (ECWd) Our recent article on Shelby County dealt with the improper hiring of legal counsel by the County board and can be read at this link. We routinely find local reporting following our exposure of local matters. In this case, the reporting speaks volumes...
