CLARK CO. (ECWd) - This is a followup to the July 15 Editorial (previous article here) in the Marshall Advocate where Gary Strohm claims that he "stopped" the illegal compensation while he was on the board of the Clark County Park District. Fact:Â Â The illegal compensation to...
CLARK CO., IL. (ECWd) - We kind of expected this to surface, since we know that most local newspapers are beholden to their advertisers in one way or another. Most often they either report inaccurate articles or refuse to report on things that might make their...
SPRINGFIELD, IL (ECWd) - Attorney General Lisa Madigan was the Co-Chair of Governor Pat Quinn's Illinois Violence Prevention Authority (IVPA), which means she was a key player in the actions taken by that group, and I think most will agree has some explaining to do based...
DANVILLE, IL. (ECWd) - Report on the July 8, 2014 Vermilion County Board Meeting. The June meeting began on promptly on time at 6 pm. Chairman Weinard started the meeting with 23 present, 4 absent. The adoption of the agenda, approval of minutes and report on claims...
CLARK CO., IL. (ECWd) - A Special Meeting of the Clark County Park District has been called for Wednesday, July 16, 2014 - one day prior to their regular meeting scheduled for Thursday. Kind of makes one wonder what the hurry is on this meeting. Here is the...
SPRINGFIELD, IL (ECWd) - Rest assured, the title is not a typo. Recently reviewed records pertaining to the Anti Violence Program, which has now become a major campaign problem for Governor Quinn, reveal the so called "anti"- violence program fell well short of ensuring a decrease...
IROQUOIS CO. (ECWd) - We have now confirmed with Cook County that John Kelly, self proclaimed 911 expert and purported Assistant State's Attorney for numerous county Emergency Telephone System Boards (ETSB) has mislead the public again based on the most recent response received. As outlined in previous...
EDGAR CO. (ECWd) - When complaints of similar concerns obtain drastically different reactions, most would call it hypocrisy. As referenced in Part I, the double standard must stop and people must be held accountable to the hypocrisy they institute. Not only must we hold those in charge...
Springfield, IL (ECWd) - For months a dedicated team has been assisting Representative Kay and we are excited to finally see a political figure demanding answers based on right and wrong, not left or right, Democrat or Republican. Representative Kay began his investigation into the Quinn Neighborhood...
EDGAR CO. (ECWd) - The Edgar County Board held a special meeting today and as expected, Mike Heltsley led the charge to ensure Burgin and Hopper didn't have to face the arbitrator for the set-off determination by making the motion to pass the settlement for both...
