ILLINOIS (ECWd) - Just a friendly reminder out there to local governments and public officials: The Illinois Attorney General's Public Access Counselor has all of its Binding Opinions since 2010 listed on its new website in separate documents for the Freedom of Information Act ("FOIA") and the...
Marshall, IL. (ECWd) - A garage/house fire started a few minutes ago in Marshall, Illinois. We will update as more information becomes available. This is about one block off of Highway 1. Photo submitted by a passerby. ...
Will Co., IL. (ECWd) - Nine alleged members of the Executive Committee of the Veterans Assistance Commission of Will County have been sued by a Delegate and Alternate to the Veterans Assistance Commission. Plaintiffs have both been selected and appointed as members of the Veterans Assistance Commission...
Springfield, IL. (ECWd) - Illinois State Senator Michael Hastings resigned from his role on the Illinois Senate Democrat Leadership Caucus on August 12, 2022. Senate President Don Harmon accepted his resignation effective immediately. In a letter dated August 12, 2022, to Secretary of the Senate Tim Anderson, Senate...
ILLINOIS (ECWd) - In 2019, Illinois State Senator Michael Hastings and the Illinois State Senate were sued by Cassandra Matz, who was Hastings' former Chief of Staff (See Chicago Tribune article). The Cook County Case Number was: 2019-L-6369 and alleged she was paid less than her predecessor...
Will County, IL. (ECWd) - Stunning revelations coming out of the video from the May 17, 2022, special meeting of the Veterans Assistance Commission of Will County's ("VACWC") alleged Executive Committee indicate they know they are wrong. On July 19, 2022, we published an article explaining the...
Will Co., IL. (ECWd) - We finally obtained a copy of Sen. Hastings' Rule 224 Motion for Discovery naming the Village of Frankfort and Will County as Defendants, along with at least two unnamed individuals. Hastings is attempting to find out who read and distributed a police...
Paris, IL. (ECWd) - ILLINOIS STATE POLICE INVESTIGATION LEADS TO FELONY CHARGES IN THE DEATH OF AN EDGAR COUNTY MAN PARIS – An Illinois State Police (ISP) Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) death investigation resulted in the arrest of Preston Wallace, a 20-year-old male of Paris, IL,...
Shelby Co. (ECWd) - While the Shelby County Board pays a company to basically point out how many different problems they have, which included adding more problems to be solved during last night's meetings, we sit back and have to laugh because we have been pointing...
Shelby Co. (ECWd) - Shelby County Board Chairman Bryon Coffman made a legal declaration in response to a citizen's question about the legality of a County Board member being appointed to the position of Acting Engineer for the County. As referenced in this article, we contacted...
