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November 25, 2024

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Tolono Fire Protection District’s Apparent Electioneering On Referendum –

Tolono, Ill. (ECWd) – Public bodies are prohibited from advocating for or against ballot measures or candidates for public office (electioneering), but that doesn’t stop some of them, especially in Champaign County. The Tolono Fire Protection District placed a tax increase referendum on the ballot,

Shelby County Farm Sale Judicial Chaos Leads to Farm Sale Bid Withdrawal

Shelby Co. (ECWd) – Last Tuesday the Shelby County Farm Sale TRO case had yet another hearing in which neither the county chairman nor the county board have legal representation.  That fact should concern everyone. During the hearing, the judge indicated that the attorneys, State’s

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Yale, Illinois – Good Governance Welcomed

Jasper Co. (ECWd) – Good governance is a learning process in which few are truly willing to take the time to learn.  After our first article on Yale, at this link, the appointed officials began their schooling. I attended the meeting in order to provide

The Shelby County Farm Bid, Redacted –

Shelby Co., Ill. (ECWd) – As promised, below is a copy of the redacted bid submitted for the Shelby County Farm purchase. It appears the bid is for more than the minimum price listed in the resolution (link to resolution is here). Minimum for the

Shelby County Court Grants Watchdogs’ Motion To Intervene –

Shelby Co., Ill. (ECWd) – This morning, Judge Kibler granted our Motion to Intervene in the Boehm v. Shelby County case for the limited purpose of unsealing the sole bid for the county farmland. The Court continued with sealing the name and contact information of

Sen Hastings’ Suit Against Frankfort Police –

Will Co., IL. (ECWd) – We finally obtained a copy of Sen. Hastings’ Rule 224 Motion for Discovery naming the Village of Frankfort and Will County as Defendants, along with at least two unnamed individuals. Hastings is attempting to find out who read and distributed

Two Paris Men Charged In Murder Investigation –

Paris, IL. (ECWd) – ILLINOIS STATE POLICE INVESTIGATION LEADS TO FELONY CHARGES IN THE DEATH OF AN EDGAR COUNTY MAN PARIS – An Illinois State Police (ISP) Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) death investigation resulted in the arrest of Preston Wallace, a 20-year-old male of

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