EDGAR CO., IL. (ECWd) - Edgar County Sheriff's Corrections Officer Heather Mccullough is scheduled for pre-trial on November 30, 2022, in Crawford County where she was previously charged with Assault earlier this summer. Assault is a Class C Misdemeanor according to the Illinois Criminal Code. Our previous article...
Edgar Co. (ECWd) - The Kansas Township Board will be discussing the upcoming tax levy for the Township, which includes a potential tax spike above the 5% increase above last year's levy.  Their meeting is on October 1, 2022, at 8 am at the Township Office. The...
Charleston, IL. (ECWd) - Governor Pritzker spoke at a campaign event open to the public and sponsored by the Coles County Democrat party, at the Charleston Public Library on Thursday, August 25th. While Governor Pritzker was touting his record, a Coles County resident and fitness business owner...
Edgar Co. (ECWd) - The Edgar County Jail is once again making a name for itself under the leadership of Sheriff Jeff Wood. The Illinois State Police are investigating the alleged videotaping by a corrections officer of an inmate on the toilet engaged in some kind of...
Veterans Assistance Commission of Will County (ECWd) - During the September 6, 2022, meeting of the Veterans Assistance Commission ("VAC") of Will County, alleged Commissioner Denise WIlliams read a prepared statement filled with inaccuracies and out-right lies in her attempt at painting residents and delegates to...
Shelby Co. (ECWd) - The Shelby County Board awarded the custom farming contract to Kenny Compton during last week's special meeting as covered in this article. We received a copy of the 6 bids received which can be downloaded at this link or viewed below. While the full...
Shelby Co. (ECWd) - The Shelby County Board held a special meeting at 10 AM on the 21st of this month for the purpose of awarding a custom farming contract and approving the annual audit. Kenney Compton was the low bidder of the 6 bids received...
Benton, IL. (ECWd) - On August 29, 2022, Donald Storey, former Illinois Department of Transportation ("IDOT") employee, and current elected Public Health and Safety Commissioner for the City of Benton, Illinois, was charged with a Class B Misdemeanor of carrying a concealed firearm in a government...
Dewitt Co. (ECWd) - We first exposed the illegal credit card charges totaling over $27,000.00 by the former Wapella Road District Highway Commissioner Eldon Cusey in this article. According to the Dewitt County Sheriffs' investigation, Cusey was altering receipts to cover up his personal purchases while leaving...
Chicago, IL. (ECWd) - Statement from Gov. Pritzker CHICAGO — Governor JB Pritzker issued the following statement in response to misconduct allegations against two legislators. “Integrity is essential to public service, and corruption for personal gain and abuse in private or public is unacceptable. Illinoisans deserve to have...
