Wayne City, Ill. (ECWd) – EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. – A federal grand jury returned an indictment charging the former Wayne City police chief with selling forfeited items confiscated by the department for his personal benefit. Anson Fenton, 46, of Belle Rive, is facing one count
Wayne City, Ill. (ECWd) – EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. – A federal grand jury returned an indictment charging the former Wayne City police chief with selling forfeited items confiscated by the department for his personal benefit. Anson Fenton, 46, of Belle Rive, is facing one count
Tolono, Ill. (ECWd) – Public bodies are prohibited from advocating for or against ballot measures or candidates for public office (electioneering), but that doesn’t stop some of them, especially in Champaign County. The Tolono Fire Protection District placed a tax increase referendum on the ballot,
Shelby Co. (ECWd) – Last Tuesday the Shelby County Farm Sale TRO case had yet another hearing in which neither the county chairman nor the county board have legal representation. That fact should concern everyone. During the hearing, the judge indicated that the attorneys, State’s
Jasper Co. (ECWd) – Good governance is a learning process in which few are truly willing to take the time to learn. After our first article on Yale, at this link, the appointed officials began their schooling. I attended the meeting in order to provide
Shelby Co., Ill. (ECWd) – As promised, below is a copy of the redacted bid submitted for the Shelby County Farm purchase. It appears the bid is for more than the minimum price listed in the resolution (link to resolution is here). Minimum for the
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Shelby Co., Ill. (ECWd) – This morning, Judge Kibler granted our Motion to Intervene in the Boehm v. Shelby County case for the limited purpose of unsealing the sole bid for the county farmland. The Court continued with sealing the name and contact information of
Shelby Co., Ill. (ECWd) – Yesterday we filed a Petition and Motion to Intervene in the Boehm v. Shelby County case filed several weeks ago attempting to stall the opening and awarding of the sole bid for selling the county-owned farmland. According to the court’s
Shelby Co. (ECWd) – According to the judicial docket entry for Shelby County, the Judge opened the single bid received for the sale of the farm and did so in the presence of Shelby County Sheriff Brian McReynolds and Shelbyville Police Chief Brachbill. The court
Dolton, Ill. (ECWd) – Dolton Mayor and Thornton Township Supervisor Tiffay Henyard, along with township employee (“youth director”) Kamal Woods and “unknown occupants” are facing a residential eviction case filed on September 18, 2024, in Cook County Circuit Court. According to the Cook County online
Shelby Co., Ill. (ECWd) – Shelby County Board Member Teresa Boehm’s pre-trial is scheduled for next Wednesday, October 2, 2024, at 9:3- a.m. in Shelby County Circuit Court. Boehm was indicted in January 2024 by a Shelby County Grand Jury for violation of the Public
