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...
McHenry Co. (ECWd) - March 20, 2017, Bob Miller told the Chicago Tribune he lost because of several factors but clearly cited "Fake News " "Miller, however, blamed his loss on negative campaigning and "fake news," including politically sponsored newspapers and a controversial video from years ago...
US (ECWd) - After years of success in rooting out public corruption and malfeasance in Edgar County, we still hear the claim, Edgar County is the most corrupt county in the state. Local success led to people in other counties asking for our help. Each and every...
CHARLESTON, IL. (ECWd) - Barry Wolfe, the former AAU Girls Basketball Coach who plead guilty to criminal sexual assault (in a supervisory position) of underage victims, girls aged 13-17, who played basketball for him, apparently did not agree with his 60-year sentence. After his sentencing, Wolfe wrote...
CARLINVILLE, IL. (ECWd) - After Daniel P. Schuering, Carlinville's assistant city attorney, falsely accusing us of "wasting taxpayer funds" and claiming we were "political terrorists," we decided it was time to show Carlinville's residents and taxpayers the timeline of events leading us to where we are...
Will Co. (ECWd) - This morning's online publication by the Herald News shares some information regarding a lawsuit that has been filed against Kathy Kennedy, a Wesley Township Trustee. The lawsuit alleges Kathy Kennedy called a local citizen a pedophile.  We broke the story in this...
CARLINVILLE, IL. (ECWd) - The City of Carlinville assistant attorney, Daniel P. Schuering, had a bad day at the last city council meeting. Instead of commenting on the still-pending Freedom of Information Act lawsuits against the city of Carlinville, Schuering elected to shift blame to the council....
DYER, IN. (ECWd) - On Thursday August 16, 2018, the United States Department of Justice announced the indictment of two union officials. Jeffrey Veach, the current President of Local 395 Iron Workers Union and Thomas Williamson Sr., former Business Agent of Local 395 Iron Workers Union...
Effingham County, IL. (ECWd) - Today, an Effingham County Circuit Judge denied the county's efforts to restrain a private ambulance company from operating or advertising in the county. The county filed for a temporary restraining order to prevent Lakeside EMS, a private ambulance company, from transporting non-emergency...
MADISON CO., IL. (ECWd) - Madison County Board member Michael Parkinson claimed IT Director, Rob Dorman, "purchased tobacco and rolling papers" using a county credit card during a Chicago area conference earlier this year. https://youtu.be/xXrygAwX8Ds We looked into his claim and found there was absolutely no purchase of...
