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
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
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
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
Grundy, Kendall, and Will Co. (ECWd) Yesterday, we published this article regarding the massive malfeasance that was taking place with the now-former Superintendent of the Grundy-Kendall Regional Office of Education. As referenced in that article, we were awaiting the response to a Freedom of Information
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
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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
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
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
Paris, Ill. (ECWd) – There has been considerable online chatter about the Paris (Crestwood) Community Unit School District #4 elections this spring, with people opining that there is something wrong with the ballot, but the problem is those people do not understand the election code
Shelby Co. (ECWd) – For reasons we can’t explain and by all indications no one cares, Shelby County has a record retention issue like we have never seen. A past forensic audit of the Sheriff’s office, audit at this link, that includes officials lying about
