Orland Park, Ill. (ECWd) - The Orland Fire Protection District has spent more than $432,000 over the past several years to Ray Hanania (Urban Strategies Group) and All-Circo, Inc. for "public relations" work, which included production of "press releases" and social media postings. Ray Hanania receives $4000...
Collinsville, Ill. (ECWd) - A lawsuit filed in Madison County Circuit Court on January 7 accuses Collinsville Police Officer Giuseppe Michael Coppotelli of sexual battery and other misconduct, alleging he used his position of authority to coerce a citizen into non-consensual sexual acts. Filed under the 14th...
Shelby Co. (ECWd) - We would like to think there are times when something as simple as a classic Christmas movie can put things in perspective. During my routine morning coffee discussion with friends in the morning, one being a former credit union manager, the subject of...
Thornton Township, Ill. (ECWd) - The Thornton Township Meeting of the Electors was held in a packed gymnasium at the South Suburban Community College. This meeting was called by the electors to elect a person to fill the vacancy of a township trustee who resigned several months...
Shelby Co., Ill. (ECWd) - A Federal Civil Rights lawsuit has been filed in the Central District of Illinois naming Tad Mayhall in his individual capacity and Shelby County as Defendants, alleging violations of the federal civil rights of John Kraft. Statement from Robert T. Hanlon, the...
Shelby Co. (ECWd) - During this month's regular board meeting, Chairman Tad Mayhall took no action on the appointment of James Mitchell to the County Board to fill a vacancy in District 1. Mayhall claimed there would be no action on the agenda item because the...
Jerseyville, Ill. (ECWd) - Jersey County Treasurer Katie Abbey has been under investigation by the Illinois State Police Public Integrity Unit since at least October of 2024, after allegations surfaced of her misappropriation of public funds. The criminal investigation is still ongoing at this time. This is according...
Maryland, USA (ECWd) - Thomas C. Goldstein, founder and publisher of SCOTUSblog.com, was indicted today in Maryland Federal Court. The 50-page, 22-Count Indictment alleges the following: Four Counts of Tax Evasion for 2016, 2017, 2018, and 2021 Ten Counts of Aiding and Assisting the Preparation of False...
Rantoul, Ill. (ECWd) - The Village of Rantoul Electoral Board held a petition objection hearing on January 13, 2025, to hear objections to the petitions filed for a referendum to eliminate electing village trustees by district. In our previous article on this years' referendum, as with the...
Champaign Co., Ill. (ECWd) - In December of 2022, the Mahomet Township Supervisor, Aaron Wheeler, and Township Clerk, David Parsons, filed a Complaint against seven township residents because they were critical of Mahomet Township government and filed FOIA requests (see previous article here). The entire case was...
