URBANA, IL. (ECWd) - Samuel J. Byndom, Assistant Superintendent of Schools at Urbana School District 116, was charged earlier this month with eavesdropping. In previous reports, it was alleged that he purchased a voice activated ink pen and placed it in the closed session meeting room of...
Edgar Co. (ECWd) - A BOIL ORDER has been issued by the CERWD for the following areas. The Clark-Edgar Rural Water District has issued an emergency repair for the following location in Edgar County: All of Embarrass Township, all of Kansas Township, and all of Buck Township including...
SPRINGFIELD, IL. (ECWd) - Rep Kifowit stated she filed a Motion to expunge her previous death wish comments (watch them here) from the House records. Motion passed. Rule 51 violations were also discussed (personal attacks) - and the fact the Chair did not gavel the comments when...
SPRINGFIELD, IL. (ECWd) - Illinois State Rep. Stephanie Kifowit (D) reads cold apology, filled with excuses during today's House session. Her "apology" appeared to be more of an excuse of her reprehensible comments, than an actual apology. This comes one day after voicing a death wish (in this...
McHenry Co. (ECWd) - Algonquin Township Attorney James Kelly has provided some interesting information to the Road District's Attorney Rob Hanlon regarding our Freedom of Information Act lawsuit against the Township. Interesting because it appears to contain false information. "It is my understanding that the Supervisor and Highway...
SPRINGFIELD, IL. (ECWd) - On the Illinois House of Representative Floor, during debate on November 27, 2018, Rep. Stephanie Kifowit, D-Aurora, issued a death wish upon Rep. Peter Breen and his family. She was applauded by fellow representative Jonathan Carroll, D-Buffalo Grove, who complimented her on her...
CARY, IL. (ECWd) - In a lengthy Special Meeting called by four village trustees, the village board approved a Resolution to repudiate a recent "illegal" report on a claim of harassment filed by a trustee against another trustee. The Resolution states, in part, as follows (click here...
PARIS, IL. (ECWd) - Just weeks after a previous alleged threat, a note was found on the wall of a restroom stall at the Paris High School this afternoon. The threat (click here to read) states: "F*ck school just wait intell Dec 12 you all died its...
Illinois (ECWd) - Governor Rauner took office on January 12, 2015. Ten days later, he instituted directives that some would consider police state tactics for Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests and the requestors. When these directives leaked to the public, his office tried to hide...
Will Co. (ECWd) - The Plainfield Township Administrator Andi Fench submitted her resignation letter along with another letter that appears to be an admission of guilt. As we outlined in this article, we understood the free storage of private property by Ms. French had gone on for...
