Edgar County, Ill. (ECWd) - From the Edgar County Sheriff's Facebook page: On January 3, 2025 at approximately 9:36 am, deputies from the Edgar County Sheriff’s Office were dispatched to 23499 East 1575th Road for a trespassing complaint. Upon arrival, deputies attempted to make contact at the location...
Shelby Co. (ECWd) - It appears that the Shelby County Dive Team Forensic Audit drafts have been provided to the county, however, at the time of publication we have been unable to get an actual confirmation response from either the current or past board chairman. To date,...
Douglas Co., Ill. (ECWd) - The Douglas County Board held their regular scheduled meeting November 20th, 2024. During the meeting the Chairman chose to cut a person off during his comment alleging his time was up. Considering the person who was shut down spoke for less than...
Atlanta, Ill. (ECWd) - During the November 19, 2024, Atlanta, Illinois city council meeting, there was discussion about the city's involvement with the Atlanta Betterment Fund and the Logan County Economic Development Partnership. According to the published meeting minutes (see page 2): the city council unanimously passed...
Shelby Co., Ill. (ECWd) - Shelby County and the Shelby County Dive Team were once again named Defendants in a Freedom of Information Act ("FOIA") Lawsuit alleging the county and its dive team failed to properly respond to several FOIA requests for public records. The FOIA requests...
Illinois (ECWd) - As another year draws to a close, we are excited about what lies ahead. We published more than 300 articles this year alone and have continued receiving an average of more than 1.5 million visitors each year for at least the past 5 years,...
Shelby Co., Ill. (ECWd) - Shelby County Board Farm Committee Chairman Carol Cole placed cash renting the county farm on the agenda for tonight's farm committee meeting. This will continue to be a contentious issue moving into 2025. *** Some history on issues with the Shelby County Farm: A...
Sangamon Co. (ECWd) - During last night's Village of Rochester special meeting, Mayor Suerdieck refused to provide the public with any details of the settlement agreement. We had reported yesterday in this article, that the taxpayers were going to be on the hook for an estimated $175,00.00...
Shelby Co., Ill. (ECWd) - According to the Shelby County Docket, the two-count felony indictment against County Board Member Teresa Boehm have been Nolle Pros'd in court this morning. Nolle Prosequi is a legal term meaning "unwilling to pursue" or "will no longer prosecute." The case is dismissed. **** Boehm was...
Sangamon, Co. (ECWd) - The Village of Rochester is having a special meeting this evening. While we have not been able to locate the public notice and agenda on their web site, we have obtained a copy of the agenda which can be viewed below or...
