BLOOMINGTON, IL. (ECWd) - In yet another example of the sickness in this state, we have another ethically challenged public official that finds herself right back in public service in less than a year, but there's more! Sue McLaughlin, disgraced former Mattoon, Illinois City Manager was terminated...
FANTASYLAND - (ECWd) - That's right, Mr. Blazier, the attorney for Invenergy's California Ridge Wind Farm, stated during a recent Vermilion County Board meeting that "these things are designed to fall straight down if they break off". Mr. Donahue, Vermilion County's Assistant State's Attorney, has stated that...
Illinois Schools (ECWd) - Each year we have a laundry list of new laws that go into effect, and more often than not the general public knows little about them for numerous reasons, but with some of those laws I think they tell the public very...
FT. HOOD, TX. (ECWd) - Author: Joshua Lawton Cattle rustlers aren’t the only thieves in Texas. You see, I had come to Texas, not because I wanted to, but because my property had been stolen. Since March 2014, my property management company RE/MAX Platinum Real Estate, had...
NEBRASKA (ECWd) - . This time Invenergy's blade failure happened April 21st in Nebraska.  Invenergy can't seem to keep these GE manufactured turbines from falling apart and crashing down into the ground below.  So far, two of these same type of blade failures have occurred in Invenergy's "turbine...
ILLINOIS (ECWd) - We recently received a letter received from a Divisions Director of a Memorial Hospital takes a shot at an article written touting the grand benefits of wind turbines mitigating the effects of climate change. I have redacted the name of the hospital and...
MOULTRIE CO. (ECWd) - For any other county needing a lesson in civil rights violations, they need not look any further than Edgar County to see what "not" to do as the history in this county with some of its officers and prosecutors violating peoples rights...
EDGAR CO. (ECWd) - The case of the Edgar County Sheriff's (Ed Motley) v. Roger Hopper and Dee Burgin was called in court today. If you can remember back to last year, this case came about after an arbitrator ruled in their favor. The Sheriff did...
SPRINGFIELD, IL. (ECWd) - With a motion filed to limit Governor Quinn and his successors from what is known as "clout" hiring, is anyone really surprised that it goes on at all? Seriously, is anyone surprised that the Governor has been accused of political hiring to...
ARCOLA, IL. (ECWd) - Will they ever learn? That is the million dollar question. On April 12, 2014, I submitted a Freedom Of Information Act request to the Township of Arcola requesting the following public records (pdf here): Copy of all bid notices, requests for bids, requests for...
