U.S. (ECWd) - SCOTUS is hearing a major public corruption case, aka "Bridgegate" on Tuesday, January 14, 2020 which could impact future public corruptions cases nationwide, including those in Illinois. This case appears to center around a public official's concealment of a political act (a stated public...
Shelby Co. (ECWd) - We attended the Shelby County Board meeting this week after several requests from concerned citizens and several elected officials. In our brief inquiry into a few things, it became clear there were several concerns that needed to be addressed. Below you can see...
Will Co. (ECWd) - The former Lincoln-Way District 210 Superintendent Lawrence Wyllie has recieved yet another continuance to his criminal prosecution. We outlined the charges in the indictment in this article. in September of 2017. In October of 2018, Wyllie filed a motion for leave to file...
Will Co. (ECWd) - We reported on an Affidavit which was provided to us in this article. We urge everyone to read the article because comments made by Trustee Maripat Oliver during last night's meeting refer to it, however, she does so in a fashion that...
Vermilion, IL. (ECWd) - The Edgar County Sheriff's Department served a warrant on former Vermilion (Paris Fire Protection District) Fireman Dale Colter, who was arrested at 8:40 a.m. on January 6, 2020, and charged with Felony Theft of between $10k and $100k. According to Court records, it...
Iroquois Co. (ECWd) - An allegation of sexual discrimination and retaliation was lodged against Watseka Police Chief Jeremy Douglas and filed with the Illinois Department of Human Rights and the EEOC in May of 2019. The allegation timeline covers over three years (January 2015 - September 2018),...
Kankakee, IL. (ECWd) - Earlier last year, the City of Kankakee appointed its City Comptroller to the Kankakee River Metropolitan Agency Board - the appointment comes with a $600 per month paycheck. We have previously written about the inappropriate appointments to the KRMA (read about them here). The...
JOLIET TOWNSHIP (ECWd) - We don't know what was going through his head when he made the following comments, but it appears he doesn't think women can work as good as men can work. When talking about moving cat cages at the Joliet Township Animal Control, Vera...
McHenry Co. (ECWd) The Algonquin Township Road District former Highway Commissioner Bob Miller signed a Collective Bargaining Agreement with Local 150 Union just twenty days before leaving office. That agreement points to its taking effect on May 1, 2017, just two weeks prior to Miller's departure...
Mattoon, IL. (ECWd) - On December 20, 2019 at approximately 11:48 p.m., at Old State Road and 610 East, in Coles County, Mattoon Police Officer / School Resource Officer Michael Shane West, 47, was arrested by the Coles County Sheriff's Department for the allegations of Driving...
