Poplar Grove, Ill. (ECWd) - We previously published numerous articles referencing Owen Costanza, the former President of the Village of Poplar Grove, Illinois. Since he lost the last election, he sued several people for defamation and other things and lost in court after admitting everything they said...
Shelby Co. (ECWd) - For years we have focused on a simple narrative in our local government accountability work: follow the law. While simple to most, in many places we go, we have people jump to a false narrative that we have some ulterior agenda. It...
Shelby Co. (ECWd)- Shelby County Board member Teresa Boehm is the subject of the Quo Warranto filing by the Shelby County State's Attorney as outlined in this article. Thomas O. Finks, the attorney representing Boehm, filed a motion to dismiss the case on August 8th at 9:18...
Shelby Co., Ill. (ECWd) - Herrick, IL firefighter Michael Garcia was arrested and charged with a class 3 felony August 14, 2023. "That commencing on or about January 1, 2023, and continuing to or about October 14, 2023, in Shelby County, Illinois, the defendant, MICHAEL GARCIA, committed...
Champaign, Ill. (ECWd) - Over the past several months, we have been reviewing a Facebook page entitled "The Boathouse Johnny's Gone Fishing" because we believed it to be a "fake" page passing on false information as "news" and pretending to be associated with the University of...
ILLINOIS (ECWd) - Governor Pritzker signed Public Act 103-0439 (Civil Liability for Doxing Act) which becomes effective on January 1, 2024. What this law does, is give people the ability to file civil action against anyone who violates the Act by publishing "personally identifiable information" on the...
Dolton, Ill. (ECWd) - Residents, Village of Dolton Trustees, and Dolton Park District Commissioners came together for a press conference yesterday, and all of them alleged Tiffany Henyard, Mayor of Dolton and Thornton Township Supervisor, has been using the Dolton Police Department for political retaliation against...
Shelby Co. (ECWd) - Over the last 7 years, we have seen more malfeasance in Shelby County than we thought possible in local units of government. The tips we received on these matters include tips related to Townships, Municipalities, and County government. They have come to...
DOLTON, Ill. (ECWd) - Dolton, ILÂ - The Dolton Park District Board of Commissioners will hold a press conference on Tuesday, August 15th, 2023, to discuss the mistreatment of a local patron who was denied the ability to host his popular car show by Mayor Tiffany Henyard...
Illinois (ECWd) - Our attorneys for this case, Loevy and Loevy, filed our petition for leave to appeal the Edgar County Watchdogs v. Will County Sheriff FOIA case to the Illinois Supreme Court a few days ago, and we are pleased that 17 news organizations have...
