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) - "On November 22, 2022, the Office of Executive Inspector General (OEIG) received an anonymous complaint against Illinois Department of Innovation and Technology (DoIT) Public Service Administrator Daniel Pittman. The complaint alleged that, while previously employed as a Public Service Administrator at the Illinois...
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...
Edgar County, Ill. (ECWd) - Michael Lowery, a former Kansas, Illinois teacher and current Martinsville, Illinois teacher was arrested in Edgar County yesterday and held in the Edgar County Jail. According to Judici, today the Court found probable cause for the charges of three counts of Criminal...
