Effingham Co. (ECWd) - We are taking the position that the Effingham County Board usurped their authority when they entered into a 5-year contract with Abbott Ambulance and that this contract is void ab-initio. We take this position based on lengthy research which included key Illinois case...
Coles Co. (ECWd) - The Concerned Tax Payers of Coles County are hosting an informational meeting this Wednsday night, June 28th at 7pm. Meeting to be held at the Burgess Auditorium, 1701 Wabash Ave, Mattoon, IL. We urge all taxpayers and citizens of Coles County to attend. ...
Effingham Co. (ECWd) - Towards the beginning of 2017, Effingham Mayor Jeff Bloemker was hired by the state of Illinois to be the CEO of the Illinois Correctional Industries. In January, we were tipped off that Mayor Bloemker was doing city business on state time to...
PARIS, IL. (ECWd) - Update: 6-26-20017 - The responding "SWAT" was the "Illinois Law Enforcement Alarm System Special Response Team" ("ILEAS") based in Urbana, Illinois. Paris Police Department called the SWAT team out to a West Van Buren residence earlier today. According to witnesses at the scene, the incident...
NAUVOO, IL. (ECWd) - A few days after we published a Press Release from opennauvoo.org about Nauvoo Councilwoman Beverly Reynolds and her unflattering comments about "tar and feathers" on "people like this" and her apparent references to the 1840s murder of Mormon founder Joseph Smith and...
DuPage County, IL. (ECWd) - The College of DuPage Foundation has released the Federal Grand Jury Subpoena which was the subject of an Appellate Court decision on A Freedom of Information Act lawsuit brought against the College of DuPage and its foundation by the Chicago Tribune. It...
TERRE HAUTE, IN. (ECWd) - Jerome "J.D." Kesler, Vigo County Indiana Emergency Management Agency ("EMA") Deputy Director, Vigo County Sheriff Special Deputy and former Edgar County Airport Board Member was arrested and charged this morning in Vigo County, Indiana. Kessler was arrested and charged with two Felony counts of...
College of DuPage (ECWd) - The College of DuPage will vote on June 22nd to approve the settlement agreement in the Federal lawsuit filed by former employees Thomas Glaser and Lynn Sapyta who had filed a suit alleging, among other things, wrongful termination. This includes NO money paid...
Springfield, IL. (ECWd) - A motion to reconsider a previous decision of the Illinois State Board of Elections to fine the Mautino campaign and close the complaint was filed. The board met this morning, and  with a 4-4 vote the motion did not pass. This vote was on...
STARK CO., IL. (ECWd) - The Stark County News is reporting on its Facebook page that Fulvio Zerla, Stark County Board Vice-Chairman has resigned from the board. Chairman Magnussen resigned form the board a couple of days ago. This makes 2 vacancies on the Stark County Board -...
