Illinois (ECWd) - Does the local property tax assessor have the legal right to assess personal property? That basic question was posed to numerous attorneys and legislators and every one of them responded by referencing our State Constitution, specifically Article IX section 5, which abolished taxation of...
DOLTON, Ill. (ECWd) - This is what your tax dollars paid for. Watch the vulgar, disgusting public display of Dolton's Mayor Tiffany Henyard, Trustee Andrew Holmes, Police Chief Lacey and several members of the Dolton Police Department. *Language warning* Video on Facebook used with permission: HERE. See it on YouTube:...
Chicago, Ill. (ECWd) - Dolton Mayor Tiffany Henyard's right-hand-man, Keith Freeman is scheduled for an arraignment and detention hearing on April 24, 2024, at 3 p.m. This arraignment comes from the federal indictment last week alleging Freeman committed bankruptcy fraud. We believe there will be more indictments headed...
Dolton, Ill. (ECWd) - Records recently provided to us from the Village of Dolton related to a FOIA request for all payments made to Keith Freeman clearly show Freeman was employed by the village and is still employed by them, albeit without payroll taxes being taken...
Dolton, Ill. (ECWd) - A Village Trustee, along with ABC7-Chicago have both confirmed that the FBI is conducting a raid on Dolton Village Hall at this time. There was no indication of what they were looking for but did note it was court-authorized. It began a little after...
Shelby Co. (ECWd) - The Shelby County Board has called an emergency meeting for Monday, April 22, 2024, at 7pm. The courthouse windows are the topic to be discussed and acted on. With numerous uninformed social media posts blaming the county board for the delays in courthouse...
Champaign County, Ill. (ECWd) - Towards the end of the April 18, 2024, Champaign County Board Meeting, County Auditor George Danos apparently mentioned "ethics" in his presentation. A board member questioned him on ethics and made the comment that Auditor Danos had used the county computer to...
DeWitt Co. (ECWd) - The Illinois Attorney General's office is currently reviewing a criminal investigation of matters in DeWitt County. We covered it in this article. As referenced in the article, we had not received any response from the County Chairman at the time of publication. March...
Dolton, Ill. (ECWd) - A Federal Indictment was handed down today on Keith Freeman, Tiffany Henyard's Administrator for Thornton Township and Village Administrator for the village of Dolton, Illinois. We wrote about his alleged fraudulent scheme on February 8, 2024, (here) where we noted discrepancies in his...
Downers Grove, Ill. (ECWd) - After receiving information regarding the push by the Downers Grove Village counsel to remove an appointed library board member we quickly recognized they appeared to be ignoring the law governing the removal of volunteer uncompensated board members. According to the Village's resolution,...
