NEWTON, IL. (ECWd) - "We have an emergency" "Two men that are very violent" "Disrupting and yelling and screaming at everyone on the board" All of those statements made by Board Member Melissa Stanley are false. Then she tried to deny saying anything about violence to the Police Officer when...
PARIS, IL. (ECWd) - This is a quick review of only part of what we wrote about in 2017, there is not enough time to talk about everything, and a good bit of it is still being uncovered and dealt with. We would like to specifically thank...
Cook Co. (ECWd)- In yet another shocking example of either ignorance or stupidity of our laws, look no further than Maine Township Supervisor Laura Morask, an attorney at law no less. During the November 28th, 2017, meeting, an agenda item for the destruction of an audio record...
NEWTON, IL. (ECWd) - This school board censured and punished a fellow board member in violation of state law, federal civil rights (of the member and of the voters), and board policy. "Censure" is not found in the school code. Illinois is a Dillon's Rule state, which...
Illinois (ECWd) - Leave it to the worst run state in the country to pass another law attempting to legislate bad human behavior. Now before everyone goes nuts over what I am about to say, know that I do not believe anyone should be subject to sexual harassment in...
Coles Co. (ECWd) - A short notice of appeal has been filed in the Federal Courts pertaining to the lawsuit brought by Rob Perry and Rex Dukeman, both members of the Concerned Tax Payers of Coles County group, that was dismissed at the circuit level earlier...
CAHOKIA, IL. (ECWd) - That's right. Let's make schools safer by hiring a guard that is facing 34 felony charges...
NEWTON, IL. (ECWd) - Watch our video report on the federal lawsuit, and the "incident" after the last school board meeting adjourned. https://youtu.be/Md68OMTHSnc School Board Member Melissa Stanley made false 911 call after School Board Meeting - After the December 18, 2017 school board meeting, and according to the...
NEWTON, IL. (ECWd) - A Federal lawsuit has been filed in the United States District Court Southern District of Illinois naming the following as Defendants: Board of Education of the Jasper County Community Unit School District Number 1 Andrew D. Johnson, Superintendent Jon Fulton, President of...
CHAMPAIGN, IL. (ECWd) - Joseph Meents, former Champaign County Supervisor of Assessments appeared in Circuit Court on December 12, 2017, for a hearing to consider a Motion for Continuance. He appeared in person with Counsel, and Champaign County Circuit Judge Roger Webber granted the Motion with a...
