Coles Co. (ECWd) - Edited 9-3-2025 @1918: The statement within the police report attributed to Judge Sullivan appears to be incorrect. See this article (HERE). Edgar County Judge Matthew Sullivan was arrested on August 16, 2025, for "Driving Under the Influence, Improper Lane Usage, and Illegal Transportation...
Milton Township, Ill. (ECWd) - We first reported on the unlawful contract to issue traffic tickets (here) signed by the former Milton Township Supervisor. We also noticed the township posted a "Scam Warning" on its website in an attempt at distancing themselves from the actions of the...
DeKalb Co., Ill. (ECWd) - Nathan P. Sweeney was sentenced to 14 years in prison in DeKalb County Circuit Court yesterday for a DUI resulting in the death of a DeKalb County Sheriff's Deputy. He should have had his CDL license revoked previous to this incident, but...
Dougals Co. (ECWd) - We provided information to the Douglas County State's Attorney, Robert Kosic, regarding the Murdock Township Road District Highway Commissioner not residing in the district for which he was elected. The details of that matter were exposed in this article. Our request was that...
Milton Township, Ill. (ECWd) - After several attempts at obtaining records of employees of the Milton Township Food Pantry, we can only report that "there are no records related to employees of the Milton Township Food Pantry in the possession of Milton Township."Â We noticed the township...
Will County, Ill. (ECWd) - According to the Court Docket, Will County Board Member Jackie Traynere was charged (again) on August 18, 2025, with failure to yield right of way to pedestrian in crosswalk. Traynere is schedule to be in court in early September to answer this...
Will County, Ill. (ECWd) - Jackie Traynere, Will County Board Member, was charged with three Class B Misdemeanor counts of computer tampering by the Illinois State's Attorney Appellate Prosecutor's Office ("ILSAAP"). COUNT 1: "on or about March 6, 2024, ...
Edgar County, Ill. (ECWd) - From today's Court Docket: Jury Trial resumed at 9:00 a.m. All parties present. Jurors present. Continued sworn testimony heard on behalf of the State. People's flash drive Exhibit 2, 3 and 4 admitted and published to the jury without objection. The State rests. Jury...
Coles Co. (ECWd) - If you missed Part I of the "Everyday living expense" article, you should read it first at this link. For those facing ever-increasing Ameren bills, let this article sink in. Kyley Willison, the convicted former Oakland Fire Protection District trustee, managed to deal with...
Douglas Co. (ECWd)- The Murdock Township Road District Highway Commissioner, William Deckard, appears to have some serious issues coming his way. We first reported on the fact that he does not reside in the district he was elected to in this article. As we stated in the...
