Coles Co., Ill. (ECWd) - We received a tip in mid 2020 complaining of Coles County Assistant State's Attorney Brady Allen's conduct towards young women being prosecuted and some already prosecuted by the office he was an assistant prosecutor for. We verified the authenticity of certain facts,...
Will-Grundy-Kendall Counties (ECWd) - The 27-year Intergovernmental Agreement ("IGA") between the Will County and Grundy-Kendall County Regional Offices of Education, which set up the Professional Development Alliance ("PDA"), will dissolve on December 31, 2023. According to the initial IGA and the dissolution agreement signed on December 14,...
Illinois (ECWd) - This is a developing story. We received confirmation yesterday that the US Department of Justice was notified by law enforcement in Shelby County about two water plants having their computers hacked in Herrick and Assumption, Illinois. Herrick is in Shelby County and Assumption is...
Coles Co., Ill. (ECWd) - We broke the story about Brady Allen in August of 2020; he was indicted 29 months later - read the articles HERE. ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL OBTAINS GUILTY PLEA FROM FORMER COLES COUNTY ASSISTANT STATE’S ATTORNEY OVER BRIBERY AND MISCONDUCT Chicago — Attorney General...
Will-Grundy-Kendall Counties - (ECWd) - We previously wrote about two contracts between the Professional Development Alliance ("PDA") which is an agency of the Will County and Grundy-Kendall Counties Regional Offices of Education, and Vista Learning, a private corporation. Both of the previously disclosed 2013 and 2017 contracts...
St. Clair Co., Ill. (ECWd) - The subpoena issued to the ECWd last week for records related to an alleged source located in St. Clair County, Illinois, was voluntarily withdrawn during the status hearing this morning. We wrote about this subpoena last week - read about it...
Thorton Twp., Ill. (ECWd) - Thornton Township and its dishonorable Supervisor, Tiffany Henyard, recently passed another patently offensive, unlawful, and self-serving compensation setting ordinance for its elected officials. The Local Government Officer Compensation Act is clear. The compensation setting is tied to the Office, not to...
Shelby Co., Ill. (ECWd) - The Shelby County Electoral Board held its petition objection hearing this afternoon. After placing all the parties under oath, they were given a chance to submit any evidence or testimony they desired to submit. The board asked questions of the parties. At approximately 13:51...
Shelby Co. (ECWd) - After the resignation of the former Shelby County State's Attorney, Nichole Kroncke, in January of 2023, it was discovered by the appointed special prosecutors that records were missing from the office computers. As reported in this article, "According to an email dated February...
Coles Co., Ill. (ECWd) - During the public comment portion of the December 2023, Coles County Board meeting, board member and Eastern Illinois University English Professor, Gail Mason, read a lengthy prepared statement - watch it below or click here. If you are interested in the different...
