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
Shelby Co. (ECWd) – Benjamin Franklin was asked a simple question after the signing of the Declaration of Independence, what kind of government did you give us? The response, “A Republic If You Can Keep It”. We have yet to find a single civics class
Shelby Co. (ECWd) – During the Shelby County Board meeting last night some things came out that exposes a level of ignorance, malfeasance, and in some cases reckless disregard for the law that frankly we have never seen in any other county. A great question
