Department of Justice U.S. Attorney’s Office Northern District of Illinois FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, December 19, 2016 Man Posing as a Highly Decorated Navy Seal Sentenced to Federal Prison ROCKFORD — A California man claiming to have been a Navy SEAL was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Philip G. Reinhard...
PARIS, IL. (ECWd) - At a meeting held December 19, 2016, the Edgar County Airport Zoning Commission voted to recommend an Airport Zoning Ordinance to the Edgar County Board for their approval. This, despite opposition from nearly every person attending the meeting, and a promise from the...
WASHINGTON D.C. (ECWd) - We previously reported on some of Congressman Shimkus' expenditures and his partying at the place known for the "reserve-a-bed" and the "spank room" in this article: "Congressman Shimkus Exposed." THE POLITICAL GHOST OF AARON SCHOCK WILL HAUNT SHIMKUS Aaron Schock resigned from the U.S....
Sangamon Co. (ECWd) - The Village of Chatham Ethics Commission held their second meeting today regarding bird finger-flipping Mayor Gray. The commission found no evidence to support any ethics violations listed in the first complaint by Jewel Brant, however, her amended complaint hit it out...
EDGAR CO., IL. (ECWd) - The list of candidates who filed their petitions for Clark-Edgar Rural Water Commissioner, prior to the end of the filing period, are as follows: Sandra O'Neal Lisa Thomas Seth Thompson Charles Warfel Brad Adams Phil Adams...
CLARK CO., IL. (ECWd) - The Candidate Lineup (gleaned from petitions that were submitted by close of business today) for the Clark County Park District Board of Commissioner seats in the April 4, 2017 election is as follows: 3 full (4-year) term seats - Roy Sweet, Joe Ewing,...
CHATHAM, IL. (ECWd) - The Mayor of Chatham, Illinois, Thomas Gray - who is also an attorney (officer of the Courts), immediate past president of the Illinois Municipal League, and (recently retired) General Counsel to the Illinois Teachers' Retirement System, thought to act his unprofessional self and flip-off a...
COLES CO., IL. (ECWd) - The Oakland Fire Protection District was called out this evening to a structure fire in rural Coles County. Video: ...
LaSalle Co. (ECWd) - I said the story was falling apart in this article. Chief of LaSalle Police Department, according to Illinois State Police criminal investigation reports, states the following: "Chief Uranich stated those other officers aren't productive". (See page 3 of 16) In an effort...
DuPage Co. (ECWd) - With over half of the DuPage County Board also being attorneys, to include the County Chairman, how is it that laws don't matter in DuPage County? Through friends and crony connections, multiple DuPage County officials have attempted to get the Edgar County...
