Shelby Co., Ill. (ECWd) - During the Shelby County Farm Committee meeting last night (complete video here), one of the former farmers of the county farm informed the public (video below) that even back when he farmed the property the county board knew it was illegal...
Shelby Co. (ECWd)- The Shelby County Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) contract became a topic of debate during the last Special County Board meeting. Our previous article at this link covered some of the issues raised during that meeting. Even though we published the MOU in that...
Shelby Co. (ECWd)- We first covered Rose Township in this article after being provided a tip that a county board member was also a Township Cemetery Board member, which is not permitted by law.  Upon looking into the matter further, we published this article enlightening the...
Shelby Co. (ECWd) - A recently posted meeting for the Shelby County Farm Committee has generated more misinformation and created more division than we have ever witnessed from adults because it was called by a member of the committee rather than the Chairman. As if that...
Shelby Co., Ill. (ECWd) - The Shelby County Farm Committee will hold a meeting on September 11, 2023, in Courtroom "A" at 6:00 p.m. for the purpose of considering and voting to place a Resolution to sell the county farm in front of the full county...
Dolton, Ill. (ECWd) - Dolton Mayor Tiffany Henyard, while extremely busy planning and holding parties on Thornton Township taxpayer's dime, including a recent party billed as a "Friends of Tiffany A. Henyard" (same name as her political committee) party sponsored by Thornton Township, appeared to fail...
Shelby Co., Ill. (ECWd) - ***UPDATE 9-9-2023, 6:15 pm: Meeting time changed to 6 pm and meeting location changed to Courtroom "A"*** The Shelby County Farm Committee will hold a meeting on September 11, 2023, at the Lions Club in Shelbyville at 8:00 a.m. for the purpose...
Illinois (ECWd) - During the legislative hearing last year, a Representative made a comment regarding the Illinois Department of Natural Resources leasing farm grounds. The concern was if IDNR could lease out their farm ground why couldn't the county government? The bill never got a vote...
Shelby Co. (ECWd) - Rose Township Cemetery Board member Teresa Boehm has been receiving compensation according to records we obtained through our Freedom of Information Act request. The minutes reflect that a cemetery trustee is to receive $1,000.00 annually as found in this document. For those...
Shelby Co. (ECWd) - The Shelby County Board held a special meeting this week for the purpose of approving a 3-month budget due to their transitioning to a new fiscal year. The video of the meeting is from their camera however due to what we believe...
