Shelby Co., Ill. (ECWd) - The Shelby County Board held a special meeting on July 18, 2023, for the sole purpose of formally establishing the Dive Team, an action which would result in guaranteed insurance coverage and TORT immunity coverage. It also ensured the dive team...
Shelby Co., Ill. (ECWd) - An anonymous Facebook Page in Shelby County posted three select e-mails as it relates to the Dive Team being protected under county insurance. Those appeared shortly after a FOIA request from county board member Teresa Boehm was answered. We love it...
Shelby Co. (ECWd) - While the Shelby County Board took steps to schedule a special meeting to adopt the appropriate resolution as it relates to the operation of a county dive team, the uninformed are spreading misinformation and outright lies that have people stirred up to...
Illinois (ECWd) - The Edgar County Watchdogs were honored to be invited guests on Jeanne Ives' first "The Real Story" show on AM560 last night, July 16, 2023. Some of the topics we discussed were the history of ECWd, Thornton Township, the Village of Dolton, Shelby County,...
Dolton, Ill. (ECWd) - At approximately 6:30 a.m. on Friday morning, July 14, 2023, former Dolton Village Trustee Valeria Stubbs was the unfortunate recipient of at least 9 rounds fired into her vehicles while they were parked at her house in Dolton, Illinois. Stubbs was a vocal...
Dolton, Ill. (ECWd) - According to the Department of Agriculture license search database, the Village of Dolton, under the direction of Mayor Tiffany Henyard, has been operating its "Animal Control" department and facility without the required license from the Illinois Department of Agriculture. According to the Animal...
Shelby Co. (ECWd) - During the July 13, 2023 county board meeting we listened to over an hour of public comment. It appears a fair number of those who spoke are not familiar with key elements in our laws and how our laws apply as it...
Shelby Co., Ill. (ECWd) - The Shelby County Board held a meeting last night, July 13, 2023, starting at 7 p.m. and ending just prior to midnight. We had a livestream malfunction, but still had the video recorded on our camera, both videos are below. Prior to the...
Shelby Co. (ECWd) - The Shelby County Board has called a special meeting for July 18, 2023, at 7 P.M. in Court Room A. While we do not know what possible litigation is going to be part of a closes session, they do have on the agenda...
Shelby Co. (ECWd) - "Immediate Release: July 12, 2023 Shelby County Dive Team Chairman, Sonny Ross Shelby County Dive Team has been operating under an assumed structure since 1997. It was recently brought to my attention that there were no formal establishment documentation or structure created when it...
