Shelby Co. (ECWd) - As the Shelby County Board continues to move forward and fix a litany of problems, social media keyboard warriors continue to spread misinformation, however a recent post, "We don’t need whiners, they serve no purpose", is one we totally agree with. Practicing...
Tolono, IL. (ECWd) - Today, June 7, 2023, Former Tolono School Board President, Fred Koss, plead Guilty to Public Indecency and Lewd Exposure, a Class A Misdemeanor, and the Court entered a Disposition of deferred judgment - Withhold Judgement/Supervision. From the Docket sheet: Fines plus costs fee...
Shelby Co. (ECWd) - The Shelby County property tax Board of Review (BOR) appears to have numerous problems which may impact every property tax payer in the county. Having worked on property tax assessment issues for years and currently working on a state-wide project on the...
Thornton Twp. (ECWd) - After the scathing and truthful reports on Thornton Township Supervisor and Dolton Mayor Tiffany Henyard last week, Henyard sent FOX-32 a letter in which she threatened to make certain information public in reference to a FOX-32 reporter. Her threats apparently carry no water...
Thornton Twp (ECWd) - Breaking now 6-6-2023, 1445 hours: While FOX32 and other news media were interviewing the Thornton Township Assessor on why Township Supervisor Tiffany Henyard removed the assessors' belongings and changed the locks on the assessor's office, the highly paid "security" contractors called the South...
Thornton Twp. (ECWd) - After a long weekend of scathing news reports of some of the possibly illegal antics of Thornton Township Supervisor and Dolton Mayor Tiffany Henyard, she has apparently decided to remove all of the office supplies of the Thornton Township Assessor, place them...
Will Co. (ECWd) - The DuPage Township has once again been informed they violated the Open Meetings Act. This particular violation stems from a meeting that took place in January 2019. The violation was for not permitting public comment during the meeting. While those responsible for this...
Springfield, Ill. (ECWd) - Last October, a complaint was filed with the Legislative Inspector General's office alleging that State Senator Michael Hastings had filed false Statements of Economic Interest forms (article here) on May 1 and November 25, 2019, May 27, 2020, April 26, 2021, and...
Piatt Co. (ECWd) - The Piatt County Board approved a settlement agreement with the former Emergency Management Director, Micheal Holmes. The agreement is a result of the federal lawsuit brought by Holmes for wrongful termination in 2021 after he raised issues with unallocated grant funds within...
ILLINOIS (ECWd) - House Bill 3571 passed both Houses this past week with Senate Floor Amendment 1. SA1 permits counties and municipalities to hire non-citizens as deputy sheriffs and police officers in the same manner as hiring U.S. citizens, as long as they are: "legally authorized under...
