PARIS, IL. (ECWd) - 703 Douglas Street, Paris, IL. Witnesses say they spotted a female running from the house and noticed smoke coming out of the building – there are unconfirmed reports that she in custody of the Paris Police Department. House was allegedly set on fire while...
Effingham Co. (ECWd) - We have learned over time when Freedom of Information Requests are not provided on key issues before a public body there tends to be something to hide. Such appears to be the case in Effingham County who is scheduled to vote...
DeKalb, IL. (ECWd) - On May 31, 2017, the Office of the Executive Inspector General publicly released a scathing report of findings in a nearly three-year long investigation into complaints against several employees, including NIU President Douglas Baker, of Northern Illinois University. We have to say,...
Effingham Co. (ECWd) - During the failed attempt to hold a county board meeting last week, John Kraft raised an interesting point that garnered a response from the attorney that we have now confirmed was not true. During the multi-year legal challenges the County has been dealing...
Illinois (ECWd) - According to legislators in the General Assembly, telecommunication providers have managed to lobby their agenda and wrapped it up in a 911 bill with the added benefit of sticking it to every phone user in the state, but especially to those in Chicago...
PARIS, IL. (ECWd) - We broadcast a live video feed of this meeting (below) on our ECWd Facebook page - The Edgar County Board Finance Committee held a meeting this afternoon at 4 p.m. in the Edgar County Clerk's Office to open the sealed bid submitted for possible purchase...
EFFINGHAM, IL. (ECWd) - Mark Doan, Superintendent of Effingham Unit #40 School District, says he wanted to issue $14,000,000.00 (fourteen million dollars) in Bonds in order to punish voters, by making them freak out, for voting down the sales tax for the second time. After a stunning, but predictable, defeat on...
Illinois (ECWd) - In light of the fact, the State Board of Elections failed to ever rule on the original complaint filed against the campaign of Illinois Auditor General Frank Mautino, a motion to reconsider has been filed by David Cooke. Motion to Reconsider: "despite being labeled...
LaHarpe, IL. (ECWd) - Ryan Kienast, the long-embattled Mayor of LaHarpe, Illinois tendered his resignation prior to the May 22, 2017, city council meeting by placing a copy of his resignation at every seat of the city council. His most recent scandal involved the firing of a water...
DuPage Co., IL. (ECWd) - This has become routine in Illinois and a large part of why public corruption runs rampant at all levels of Illinois government. Last summer, we wrote about DuPage County Board member Don Puchalski, who was also the appointed DuPage County Public Guardian...
