Coles Co. (ECWd) - During our review of records from the East Oakland/Morgan Multi-Township pertaining to the Assessor Shirley Willison, who has never submitted a budget as required by law, which we covered in this article, we see that the board established additional compensation for themselves. The...
Tazewell Co., Ill. (ECWd) - The arraignment of former U.S. Senate Candidate Allison Salinas is set for August 7, 2025, at 1:45 p.m. She is charged in case number 2025CF508 with Solicitation/Murder/For Hire, which is a Class X Felony (720 ILCS 5/ 8-1.2(a)). If convicted, she faces a...
Coles/Edgar/Moultrie Co. (ECWd) - United States Army Recruiter Bryan Marine out of Effingham County, Illinois, has been convicted in three counties, Edgar, Coles, and Moultrie, on numerous alleged sex crimes against minors. We broke that story in this article Marine was charged with the following: Edgar County: ...
Coles Co. (ECWd) - After fielding numerous complaints regarding property tax increases in the East Oakland-Morgan Townships, we submitted a Freedom of Information Act request to obtain key records. Shirley Willison is the elected Multi- Township Assessor. This is the mother of the convicted felon, Kyley Willison,...
Pekin, Ill. (ECWd) - According to TheState.com and a Pekin Police Department Press Release, Allison L. Salinas was arrested on July 22, 2025, for allegations of Solicitation of Murder: "Solicitation of Murder Arrest: On July 8th, 2025, the Pekin Police Department was notified of evidence relating to an...
Coles Co. (ECWd) - As we continue to dive through hundreds of files proving the illegal spending by Kyley Willison, former Oakland Fire Protection District trustee who has been convicted for his crime of theft, we are amazed he claimed his use of the credit card...
Allendale, Ill. (ECWd) - On July 11, 2025, we received a tip that the Allendale Rural Fire Protection District was delivering water for a homeowner to fill her pool, and the home was not within the Allendale Fire Protection District. This is not a permitted use of...
Dolton, Ill. (ECWd) - On July 17, 2025, the Cook County Court Ordered the Village of Dolton, Illinois, to pay our attorney fees in the amount of $10,068.70, to pay our filing fees of $460.47, and to pay civil penalties in the amount of $5000.00 for...
Champaign, Ill. (ECWd) - The Open Meetings Act ("OMA") governs meetings of public bodies in Illinois, and the University of Illinois must comply with the Act. Section 2.06(g) grants the "Right to Speak" at public meetings, subject only to "reasonable" rules adopted and recorded by the public...
Orland Fire Protection District (ECWd) - We previously reported on the $432,000 spent on media relations in the past few years. Since January 2025 (including July), the Orland Fire Protection District paid $28,000.00 to Ray Hanania's "Urban Strategies," continuing their spending of your tax money on media...
