McLean Co. (ECWd) - City of Bloomington Mayor Tari Renner fabricated information during a phone interview in an attempt to deflect from the resignation of a police officer, Curtis Squires. Renner's interview was on WJBC radio on the 25th of September, following the City Council meeting...
Paris, IL. (ECWd) - When the pending Edgar County jail closure was announced, we reported it (here). Since that article, the County has been searching for a different insurance company that is willing to insure all or part of the jail, or in the alternative, they are...
KANKAKEE, IL. (ECWd) - No matter what your personal views are on particular subjects, I think we can all agree the Government has no place in deciding which speech is acceptable, political or not. The United States Supreme Court has repeatedly upheld the right to free speech,...
SPRINGFIELD, IL. (ECWd) - As of Sep 24, 2019, the Springfield Mass Transit District's Facilities Manager / Supervisor of Maintenance, Aaron Beck, is no longer employed at the District. This came in a notice posted throughout the District's offices (read it here). We understand Mr. Beck had worked...
Paris, IL. (ECWd) - We recorded two bands last Saturday afternoon at the 2019 Paris Honeybee Festival. Videos below are of the "Coon Holler Kids" and "Our Youth" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hPXfaxR-mDI https://youtu.be/LSku5KWIPq0 . ...
Paris, IL. (ECWd) - Video of the 2019 Paris Honeybee Parade below: https://youtu.be/Ic4V1fxofGw . ...
Edgar Co. (ECWd) - In a 33-page Summary Judgment decision, the United States District Court, Central District of Illinois, Urbana Division, found Edgar County Deputy Dee Burgin and Sheriff Jeff Wood liable in 9 Counts brought against them by Edgar County resident Charles F. Barrett. We published...
Onarga, IL. (ECWd) - We previously reported on the Onarga Public Library District's unlawful removal of an elected (or appointed to an elected position) Library District Trustee, destruction of public records, and failure to post an Agenda, (read them here). Here is the latest, with an embellished...
PARIS, IL. (ECWd) - There have been recent reports about the possibility of the Edgar County Jail closing, but the immediate reason has not been publicly stated...
McHenry Co. (ECWd) - Tuesday's Algonquin Township Clerk Karen Lukasik hearing was probably the most entertaining day in a courthouse I have ever experienced. The morning court call for David McArdle, attorney for Lukasik, was set for 9 am.  It appeared the Attorneys do not appreciate being...
