Jefferson Co. (ECWd) - The outgoing Mayor of Nason, Illinois, Michelle McKinney, was allegedly arrested today for matters unrelated to Village business. For reasons not yet known, she was cuffed and muzzled before being stuffed into the police car and taken away. Our first article on Nason...
Poplar Grove, Ill. (ECWd) - The Village of Poplar Grove's election this month was supposed to elect the village president, some village trustees, and the village clerk. When it came time for the village clerk, Karri Miller, to certify the names for the ballots to the county...
Hammond, Ind. (ECWd) - HAMMOND – Kimberly Robinson, age 57, of Gary, Indiana, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Gretchen S. Lund after pleading guilty to a single count of wire fraud, announced Acting United States Attorney Tina L. Nommay. Robinson was sentenced to one...
Springfield, Ill. (ECWd) - House Bill 1352, with House Floor Amendment No. 2, passed the Illinois House of Representatives this afternoon with a unanimous vote. It should now move to the Senate for a vote. This Bill amends the Illinois Military Veterans Assistance Act to permit multi-county Veterans...
Paris, Ill. (ECWd) - From a City of Paris Press Release: The City of Paris would like to announce that construction on the Safe Routes to School Improvements around Mayo Middle School, Wenz School and Memorial School are tentatively scheduled to begin April 21, 2025. The contractor...
Illinois (ECWd) - There are a few election results we need to share in light of past articles exposing certain information in those communities. Village of Rochester Mayor Joe Suerdieck was running for reelection even after all the malfeasance with his fingerprints all over it, as outlined in...
Poplar Grove, Ill. (ECWd) - As a result of the April 1, 2025, election, the Village of Poplar Grove will see a new Village President, and it is not Owen Costanza. Krista Richardson won the election over Owen Costanza. This marks the fourth election Costanza has lost (precinct...
Shelby Co. (ECWd) - This is yet another one of the cases where you simply have to say, you can't make this stuff up. WAND News ran this story two days ago. The named DCFS employee in the story, Deborah Riley, jumped out at us. Is it the...
South Holland, Ill. (ECWd) - After the April 1, 2025, election, Thornton Township will have a new Township Supervisor and new Township Trustees. State Senator Napoleon Harris and his slate of candidates won the township election. We suggest one of the first items to tackle should be...
Dolton, Ill. (ECWd) - After the April 1, 2025, election, the Village of Dolton, Illinois will have a new Mayor along with a new majority of trustees aligned with the new Mayor. Hopefully, Tiffany Henyard will never disgrace the halls of Dolton again. We suggest one of the...
