...the Edgar County Sheriff’s Department, the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Department and the Illinois State Police with what we considered credible death threats sent to us thru an electronic medium. An...
...the same laws they are obligated to enforce. In Illinois, accountability is a moving target. John Clough, a former Coles County Deputy was recently terminated for multiple reasons, but one...
ILLINOIS (ECWd) – Brace yourselves! Rough road ahead… With Sunshine Week just around the corner – March 11-17, 2018 – we will be writing on several issues concerning access to...
...$2000 to the Mattoon YMCA to $625 to numerous charities and youth support groups to include Ashmore Mentoring Program and Hope of East Central Illinois. A recent debate between the...
Illinois (ECWd) – The morning of Aug. 3, 2017, Diana Rauner wasn’t sleeping well. It was 3:50 a.m. and she was wide awake, thinking about the Rauner brand and legacy,...
Illinois (ECWd) – Governor Rauner is spending millions misrepresenting and lying about his opponent Jeannie Ives, a West Point graduate and three-term Republican State Representative. In that race, the lies...
MARSHALL, IL. (ECWd) – Clark County Judge Tracy W. Resch determined that probable cause was found in the felony case against Ronald Wells of Dennison, Illinois. On March 5, 2018,...
...then he needs ditched. In Vermilion County Illinois, it appears Mike Marron is an Illinois State Representative candidate who has his (or family) farmland leased by InvEnergy. Be wary of...
CARLINVILLE, IL. (ECWd) – On March 7, 2018, the Illinois Attorney General’s Public Access Counselor issued a determination that the Carlinville City Council violated Section 2.02(c) of the Open Meetings...
Illinois (ECWd) – In yesterday’s article exposing the Governor’s wife signing off on the final version of the abortion bill, per protocol, we made reference to “sources”. We rarely ever...