Dolton, Ill. (ECWd) - A new federal lawsuit was filed today alleging deprivation of rights under U.S.C. 1983, which include: Six Counts of First Amendment Retaliation; Speech and Right to Associate against Tiffany Henyard and Keith Freeman in their personal capacities, and Thornton Township One Count...
Dolton, Ill. (ECWd) - Another consequence of Dolton Mayor Tiffany Henyard failing to pay bills and Judgments. A Motion for Citation to Discover Assets has been filed against the Village of Dolton for their nonpayment of a Judgment against Dolton in the amount of $220,194.56. This is the...
Thornton Township, Ill. (ECWd) - A federal lawsuit file on June 13, 2024, accuses Thornton Township Supervisor and Dolton Mayor Tiffany Henyard and Keith Freeman (who has been indicted for fraud) of attempting to essentially take over the Thornton Township Trustee of Schools Board. We were fully...
Springfield, Ill. (ECWd) - In May 2024, we published an article highlighting former Village of Poplar Grove President Owen Costanza's continued use of the title of Village President - including his sporting of Mayoral license plates on his private vehicle in violation of the Illinois Vehicle...
Bureau County, Ill. (ECWd) - Bureau County held a county board meeting earlier this year, in the county courthouse, and when residents attempted to enter the courthouse with their cell phones to attend and record the meeting they we stopped by court security and told they...
Dolton, Ill. (ECWd) - On June 5, 2024, the Federal Bankruptcy Court in the Northern District of Illinois has granted Keith Freeman's voluntary motion to waive discharge of any and all debts under his bankruptcy filing. The Bankruptcy Trustee filed the motion after obtaining a signed request...
Indianola, Ill. (ECWd) - We attended last night's village board meeting in Indianola, Illinois after receiving several messages about the village. During the meeting we learned the village attorney and village auditors had resigned earlier this year, the village clerk's seat is vacant, and the treasurer is...
Shelby C0. (ECWd) - A recent investigation by county officials resulted in the recovery of over $24,000.00 of donated funds for the Shelby County Dive team. That investigation resulted in the discovery that even though people wrote checks payable to the Shelby County Dive team, they...
Iroquois Co. (ECWd) - The Iroquois County Public Health Department has denied our request for records a second time and now faces another Freedom of Information Act lawsuit for records the courts have ordered unsealed. On August 16, 2022, we requested search warrants and subpoenas issued to...
DeWitt Co. (ECWd) - During the May 23, 2024, county board meeting, it was announced that Chairman Matthews had withdrawn his candidacy for office and will not be on the November 2024 ballot. The resignation comes on the heels of both criminal investigations being conducted by the...
