Jefferson Co. (ECWd) - We reported yesterday on the arrest of the Nason, Illinois, Mayor Michelle McKinney, being arrested, muzzled, and stuffed in this article. According to local reporting from the Southern Illinois Watchdogs, Sheriff Jeff Ballard released a statement that confirmed the arrest. He indicated it...
Deerfield, Ill. (ECWd) - This article has absolutely nothing to do with the content of any of the speakers. It has everything to do with complying with established laws related to public meetings. During its April 10, 2025, Board of Education Meeting (video here), the school board...
Jefferson Co. (ECWd) - The outgoing Mayor of Nason, Illinois, Michelle McKinney, was allegedly arrested today for matters unrelated to Village business. For reasons not yet known, she was cuffed and muzzled before being stuffed into the police car and taken away. Our first article on Nason...
Poplar Grove, Ill. (ECWd) - The Village of Poplar Grove's election this month was supposed to elect the village president, some village trustees, and the village clerk. When it came time for the village clerk, Karri Miller, to certify the names for the ballots to the county...
Hammond, Ind. (ECWd) - HAMMOND – Kimberly Robinson, age 57, of Gary, Indiana, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Gretchen S. Lund after pleading guilty to a single count of wire fraud, announced Acting United States Attorney Tina L. Nommay. Robinson was sentenced to one...
Springfield, Ill. (ECWd) - House Bill 1352, with House Floor Amendment No. 2, passed the Illinois House of Representatives this afternoon with a unanimous vote. It should now move to the Senate for a vote. This Bill amends the Illinois Military Veterans Assistance Act to permit multi-county Veterans...
Paris, Ill. (ECWd) - From a City of Paris Press Release: The City of Paris would like to announce that construction on the Safe Routes to School Improvements around Mayo Middle School, Wenz School and Memorial School are tentatively scheduled to begin April 21, 2025. The contractor...
Illinois (ECWd) - "On November 22, 2022, the Office of Executive Inspector General (OEIG) received an anonymous complaint against Illinois Department of Innovation and Technology (DoIT) Public Service Administrator Daniel Pittman. The complaint alleged that, while previously employed as a Public Service Administrator at the Illinois...
Illinois (ECWd) - There are a few election results we need to share in light of past articles exposing certain information in those communities. Village of Rochester Mayor Joe Suerdieck was running for reelection even after all the malfeasance with his fingerprints all over it, as outlined in...
Poplar Grove, Ill. (ECWd) - As a result of the April 1, 2025, election, the Village of Poplar Grove will see a new Village President, and it is not Owen Costanza. Krista Richardson won the election over Owen Costanza. This marks the fourth election Costanza has lost (precinct...
