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...
Ford Co. (ECWd) - If you have ever submitted a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request to a public body and wondered if the records provided truly represent everything you asked for, your concerns are valid. As a local government accountability organization, we routinely submit FOIAs for...
United States - (ECWd) - Considering the volume of misinformation, opinions, speculations, and outright lies regarding the Jeffrey Epstein "files", we once again bring things back to a simple "Says Who and With What Proof" standard. While the US Attorney Pam Bondi indicated she had the Epstein...
Coles Co. (ECWd) - Below are a couple of the Coles County Sheriff's Office's body cam footage taken during the search warrant issued due to Kyley Willisons' criminal conduct, for which he was convicted of theft of public funds while a Trustee for the Oakland Fire...
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...
Coles C0. (ECWd) - How many people get the luxury of knowing a search warrant was issued weeks in advance, or its execution being scheduled to accommodate having it done when the kids are gone? How many people think it's a laughing matter to be charged...
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...
Champaign Co., Ill. (ECWd) - There has been considerable discussion on the amount of noise produced by solar farms, and a proposed solar farm project in Vermilion County. According to one person who attended a meeting where solar farm noise was discussed: "Solar farms produce noise. The solar...
