South Holland, Ill. (ECWd) – Two Thornton Township Trustees published a press release detailing why they will not attend the special township meeting Supervisor Tiffany Henyard had scheduled for Monday evening. Press Release, November 24, 2024 Thornton Township, IL – The Thornton Township Board of
South Holland, Ill. (ECWd) – Two Thornton Township Trustees published a press release detailing why they will not attend the special township meeting Supervisor Tiffany Henyard had scheduled for Monday evening. Press Release, November 24, 2024 Thornton Township, IL – The Thornton Township Board of
Dolton, Ill. (ECWd) – A lot has happened since our last update on Tiffany Henyard, the Village of Dolton, and Thornton Township. Township trustee Carlile secured a No Contact Order of Protection against Henyard’s bully Two Dolton Police SUVs were returned to the dealer because
Wayne City, Ill. (ECWd) – EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. – A federal grand jury returned an indictment charging the former Wayne City police chief with selling forfeited items confiscated by the department for his personal benefit. Anson Fenton, 46, of Belle Rive, is facing one count
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 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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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
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 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
Champaign Co. (ECWd) – It appears once again, citizens have had enough of unelected officials running their local public bodies. The citizens circulated petitions to ask the voters if they wanted their Water District trustees elected or appointed and the people spoke with their vote.
Shelby Co. (ECWd) – Unofficial results of the 2022 Primary Election @ 9:22 p.m., show Erica Firnhaber winning the Republican nomination for County Treasurer over Missy Haynes. With 100% of precincts reporting, Firnhaber received 2732 (59%) and Haynes received 1909 (41%) – with 168 votes
