CHRISMAN, IL. (ECWd) - During its July 17, 2018, Special Meeting, the Northern Edgar County Ambulance Service ("NECAS") discussed several items in Executive Session. Among those discussions were: An "ultimatum" presented to the NECAS by Carle Regional EMS (this will be the subject of a future article) ...
CHRISMAN, IL. (ECWd) - During tonight's monthly meeting, the Northern Edgar County Ambulance Service ("NECAS") Board approved and signed employment agreements with its employees. The item was not on the agenda for discussion or vote, as the Open Meetings Act requires, and when I asked for a...
LaSalle Co. (ECWd) - An amended complaint has been filed in the Class Action Racketeering case against 22 defendants tied to the now-indicted former LaSalle County State's Attorney Brian Towne.  You can view numerous articles we have written on Towne and his self-dealings at this link. Towne is...
Illinois - (ECWd) - The Illinois Conservative Union has asked John and I to moderate a panel discussion pertaining to local government citizen watchdog matters. We welcome this opportunity as we have participated in similar panels to include the Illinois League of Women Voters Annual Convention and...
McHenry Co. (ECWd) - In what appears to be another misinformation hit piece by the Northwest Herald reporter Ed Komenda, we find once again key facts just can't seem to quite make the reporting when it comes to Algonquin Township & Road District matters. The current Road...
McHenry Co. (ECWd) - As we continue to expose malfeasance and illegal activity that took place in the Algonquin Township and Road District during the Bob Miller circus acts, we still can't believe the things we are finding. James Kelly, the former attorney for both the Township...
COLES CO., IL. (ECWd) - The convicted felon, Barry Wolfe, appeared in DOC custody, without counsel, in front of Coles County Judge O’Brien this morning on his Motion to Withdraw Guilty Plea. Coles County Case nos. 17CF420 and 17CF433. Wolfe had been previously sentenced to 60 years in...
DANVILLE, IL. (ECWd) - Update 8-29-2018: To avoid any further confusion, the reference to Kietzman not residing within the taxing boundaries of the Authority were drawn entirely from his property tax bill. I did mention it in the video, but did not spell it our in...
Atlanta, IL. (ECWd) - Did the Atlanta Public Library District “lose” a $10,000 CD, or do the trustees not take their job seriously? The September 15, 2016 minutes (here) reflect then-Trustee and Treasurer, Bill Thomas, presented the treasurer’s report to the board, including “…the purchase of a...
U.S. (ECWd) - When an Illinois Community College and its Foundation spent more than $500,000 trying to keep public records from the public (the Foundation even making false claims against the Chicago Tribune and ECWd in the Appellate Court), we thought other public bodies might take...
