Kansas, IL. (ECWd) - Update 7-11-2022: Caused by lightning strike, some damage to one building, no injuries and no loss of livestock. This morning, scanners reported a call for all available fire departments to respond to a fire at Christinsen Farms, located a few miles south-east of...
Champaign Co., IL. (ECWd) - Urbana, IL - Champaign County Sheriff Dustin Heuerman announced today closure of the downtown jail in Urbana. The Sheriff secured funding from the Champaign County Board in 2021 to relocate 70 inmates from the downtown jail with the intent of closing...
Joliet, IL. (ECWd) - Joliet Township Supervisor Angel Contreras is facing a five-count grand jury felony indictment after having been arrested on Father's Day and charged with aggravated DUI and operating while license revoked, with further investigations revealing had two previous DUI convictions and two previous...
Madison Co., IL. (ECWd) - This special meeting needs to be canceled before they embarrass themselves any further. Improper Notice of suggested agenda items, according to county ordinance Board lacks statutory powers to prescribe and remove duties of the chairman and vice-chairman At least 12 members of...
Shelby Co. (ECWd) - As the primary election (silly season) is now finally behind us, we have been baffled by the number of people making claims the Shelby County Forensic Audit only identified a $6,283 balance owed to employees of the Sheriff's office. When attempting to...
"Dear All My law school classmates and I formed an honorary club that meets (telephonically, via email, and/or in-person) each July 4th Holiday.  Do you, your parents, your children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, in-laws, friends, and neighbors, care to join? All that is required is...
Shelby Co. (ECWd) - Former Sheriff Koonce appears to be the focal point of more problems in Shelby County than we have seen anywhere, but there is hope. Law Enforcement Committee minutes reflect Koonce would be accepting applications for Auxiliary deputies in the very near future. "His...
McHenry Co. (ECWd) - Robert Shelton, the current Mayor of the Village of Hebron, wheels into the Police Department on his motorcycle to complain about a personal vehicle parked in the Police Sally Port. A sally port is a location where police typically unload those who...
Shelby County, IL. (ECWd) - A rare 12-page Binding Opinion (Public Access Opinion 22-008) was issued today by the Illinois Attorney General to Jeff Slifer and the Shelby County Farm Committee for violating the Open Meetings Act during its April 7, 2022, Farm Committee meeting by...
DeKalb, IL. (ECWd) - Mr. Charvat submitted a FOIA request to the city of DeKalb requesting the locations of the License Plate Reader ("LPR") cameras within the city. DeKalb denied the request claiming camera locations were exempt under vulnerability assessments, security measures, and response policies pr plans...
