SPRINGFIELD, IL. (ECWd) - In our first article in this series, we revealed a Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA) request for review that has been in the hands of Lisa Madigan for over 10 months. For those that think 10 months isn't so bad, this article is in reference to a FOIA...
COLES-EDGAR-EFFINGHAM - The overwhelming consistency we see with County Sheriffs, is the disregard for the law when it gets applied to themselves.  This is part one of what will become quite a series of exposing unlawful acts by those in charge of not only enforcing our...
DANVILLE, IL. (ECWd) - Videos of this and other meetings are located (HERE) on the Vermilion County website. December 10th 2013. Vermilion County Board Meeting. The meeting was called to order on time and the agenda and minutes from last month’s meeting was approved. Absent were both District...
SPRINGFIELD, IL. (ECWd) - Is Lisa Madigan's office failing in its responsibility to act as a resource for citizens who are denied access to public records? We believe it is. Over the past several years, we have filed several Requests For Review with the Public Access...
CENTRALIA, IL (ECWd) - On December 6, 2013, the City of Centralia, IL terminated the employment of the Recreation Department Director, Mr. Robert "Spanky" Smith. Mr. Smith had been employed with the city since March 29, 2001 with a final salary of $48,935.00 per year. Information obtained...
EFFINGHAM, IL (ECWd) – PRESS RELEASE, December 26, 2013. Due to recent events and concerns, the Effingham County Board has elected to hire the “West and Company” accounting firm to engage in agreed upon procedures for a “specific” audit of the Effingham County Sheriff’s Office. The Board’s...
PARIS, IL. (ECWd) - A Christmas morning house fire in rural Paris, Illinois called out firemen from Paris, Vermilion, and Oliver Fire Departments. Edgar County 911 was notified via cell phone at approximately 4:15 this morning of a house fire. By the time firemen arrived on...
METCALF, IL. (ECWd) - Fixing an emergency repair to the Village of Metcalf's water delivery system was a top priority for B&T Drainage out of Marshall, IL. this morning. A hit-and-run on a village fire hydrant last Saturday night left the village without water. They held an...
BLOOMINGTON, IL. (ECWd) - It has recently come to our attention that the Mayor of Bloomington, IL., Tari Renner, has a problem with people speaking the truth and people insisting the Open Meetings Act be followed. If there was nothing to the alleged violations, why is...
ECWd's - Garden City, NY I came across this story on TheBlaze.com a couple days ago and was shocked by several factors. The video of the incident shows the person minding his own business on private property has a much better grasp of common sense, as well...
