Shelby Co., Ill. (ECWd) - After months of emails and several Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests seeking the appropriate public records while attempting to point the chairman in the right direction, we are left with writing this article instead of an article favorable to the...
Le Roy, Ill. (ECWd) - The "health emergency" that brought on masking and other things is long gone, except for Le Roy, Illinois. Le Roy is a small city with a population of around 3,500 people and is located in McLean County. On their meeting agenda is this...
Sherman, Ill. (ECWd) - UPDATE: The Sherman Fire Protection District responded to our inquiry on whether they had policies permitting car detailing business in the district buildings. Fire Chief Todd Masterhan replied vie email: "We were not aware of the use of district property for this purpose. The volunteer...
Ford and Marion Counties, Ill. (ECWd) - Here is a no-brainer, and we are glad to see the issues were resolved by the respective boards when we brought it to their attention. As we have previously published, public bodies voting on anything via secret ballot violates the...
Chatham, Ill. (ECWd) - This is simply another example of government attorneys trying to figure out ways around the letter of the law, and in the end the only real losers are the taxpayers who paid for this ridiculous lawsuit. The Village of Chatham, located in Sangamon...
Will, Grundy, and Kendall County Regional Offices of Education - (ECWd) - In 2023, we were provided key information alleging violations of law by numerous elected and public-employee individuals tied to the Regional Offices of Education ("ROE") for Will, Grundy, and Kendall Counties. This article was...
Shelby Co., Ill. (ECWd) - This is to inform our readers that we will not be attending the Shelby County Board meeting tonight, May 8, 2025, as we have other engagements. Here is the agenda (HERE). The link to Shelby County's YouTube page (HERE) should be livestreaming tonight's...
Bolingbrook, Ill. (ECWd) - Jackie Traynere, one of the administrators in DuPage Township, tendered her resignation on April 17, 2025, with an effective date of May 30, 2025 - which would be after she uses her accrued sick and vacation days. Traynere cited the "mental and emotional...
Jerseyville, Ill. (ECWd) - In January we reported that Kattie Abbey, the Jersey County Treasurer, was under Illinois State Police investigation for allegations of misappropriation of public funds in this article. Last Friday, May 2, 2025, Kattie Abbey was charged with Class 2 Felony Theft of between...
Nason, IL - . Reposted with permission from Southern Illinois Watchdogs:(Please like and share that page) . A Nason City Council meeting took a dramatic and chaotic turn Thursday evening (May 1, 2025), marked by resignations, public outbursts, and ultimately, the arrest of a sitting alderman. The meeting, which...
