FORD CO. (ECWd) - In its supplementary report on the investigation surrounding the death of Richard Gonzalez in the Ford County Jail, the Illinois State Police interviewed Ford County Corrections Officers. In the report, the ISP Investigator indicated that he detected what he believed to be anomalies...
Shelby Co. (ECWd) Our recent article on Shelby County dealt with the improper hiring of legal counsel by the County board and can be read at this link. We routinely find local reporting following our exposure of local matters. In this case, the reporting speaks volumes...
University Park, IL. (ECWd) - On January 16, 2020, Governors State Faculty Senate voted 25 - 1 for a No Confidence vote against Dr. Elaine P. Maimon, President of Governors State University. The Office of the Executive Inspector General issued its report finding that President Maimon engaged...
McHenry Co. (ECWd)- The former Algonquin Township Road District Highway Commissioner, Bob Miller, signed a Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) just weeks before leaving office after losing his re-election efforts. The signing of that agreement eludes his memory though as his position on the subject is he...
Winnebago Co., IL. (ECWd) - [caption id="attachment_56570" align="alignleft" width="415"] From the Left: Attorney John M. Nelson, Trustee Boomer, Trustee Zimmerman[/caption] Last month we reported on Pecatonica Township's banning of Rogene Hamilton from township property for 6 months and 10 days. We believe a township does not have...
Woodstock, IL. (ECWd) – For Immediate Release: Woodstock, Illinois January 23, 2020. Local 395 Iron Workers Union President and Business Agent entered guilty pleas in connection with an attack on a McHerny County company that took place on January 7, 2016. Pursuant ot the guilty pleas, the Local Union...
Mattoon, IL. (ECWd) - [caption id="attachment_56553" align="alignleft" width="123"] Mattoon Mayor Tim Gover[/caption] During the first City Council meeting of 2020, Mattoon Mayor Tim Gover appointed Mark Nelson as Commissioner of the Coles County Airport Authority. Nelson is an employee of Mattoon CUSD 2 (School District). The problem is...
Coles Co. (ECWd) - UPDATE 4-21-2021: Hilary Rawlings was found NOT GUILTY during a bench trial on 4-20-2021. The Jury Trial for Hilary Rawlings, former Mattoon area Special Education Nurse, was vacated. The trial was previously scheduled for January 14, 2020. There is a Status Hearing set for...
Edgar CO. (ECWd) - Courtni Hays, is scheduled for a Hearing on January 30, 2020, at 11:00 a.m. for a negotiated plea to the charges of theft of between $10,000 and $100,000 from the Edgar County Health Department. Former Edgar County Health Department employee Courtni Hays was...
Coles Co. (ECWd) - On January 17, 2020, Michael "Shane" West plead Not Guilty to the charges of DUI. On January 21, 2020, West appeared in court again, and waived formal reading of the charges. According to his Judici file, he did not request Petition to Rescind Statutory...
