Shelby Co., Ill. (ECWd) - The Shelby County Farm Committee will hold a meeting on September 11, 2023, in Courtroom "A" at 6:00 p.m. for the purpose of considering and voting to place a Resolution to sell the county farm in front of the full county...
Dolton, Ill. (ECWd) - Dolton Mayor Tiffany Henyard, while extremely busy planning and holding parties on Thornton Township taxpayer's dime, including a recent party billed as a "Friends of Tiffany A. Henyard" (same name as her political committee) party sponsored by Thornton Township, appeared to fail...
Shelby Co., Ill. (ECWd) - ***UPDATE 9-9-2023, 6:15 pm: Meeting time changed to 6 pm and meeting location changed to Courtroom "A"*** The Shelby County Farm Committee will hold a meeting on September 11, 2023, at the Lions Club in Shelbyville at 8:00 a.m. for the purpose...
Illinois (ECWd) - During the legislative hearing last year, a Representative made a comment regarding the Illinois Department of Natural Resources leasing farm grounds. The concern was if IDNR could lease out their farm ground why couldn't the county government? The bill never got a vote...
Shelby Co. (ECWd) - Rose Township Cemetery Board member Teresa Boehm has been receiving compensation according to records we obtained through our Freedom of Information Act request. The minutes reflect that a cemetery trustee is to receive $1,000.00 annually as found in this document. For those...
Shelby Co. (ECWd) - The Shelby County Board held a special meeting this week for the purpose of approving a 3-month budget due to their transitioning to a new fiscal year. The video of the meeting is from their camera however due to what we believe...
Boone Co. (ECWd) - The Boone County clerk and Recorder Julie Bliss has been arrested and charged with alleged felony theft of government property and official misconduct according to multiple reports. Boone County Watchdog : "In a statement to the media, the county said “the misuse of public...
Shelby Co. (ECWd) - In our first article on the alleged child rapist, I closed it out with one statement. "The only information we have at this point is the case was administratively closed yet no one even questioned the alleged perpetrator of the crime at that...
Shelby Co. (ECWd) - We first raised the legal question about a county board of review being elected in June in this article after a formerly elected board of review member resigned. We could not find any statutory or constitutional support for a board of review...
Shelby Co. (ECWd) - During the last election, we saw the common political propaganda popping up across social media in contested races. One in particular however got our attention, the treasurer race. We sat silent as we do not get involved in election matters. While we do...
