Calumet City, IL. (ECWd) - This morning we live streamed the Calumet City Mayor Thaddeus Jones' press conference on the recent forensic audit (rescheduled from last Friday) from inside city hall. We asked Calumet City Clerk Nyota Figgs for an on-camera interview twice - once on the...
Rockford, IL. (ECWd) - We reviewed the Rockford Airport Authority's real estate taxation of property parcels located within the townships included in the airport authority boundaries. As we understand it, the Rockford Airport Authority was established through a referendum approved by four townships: Cherry Valley Township, Owen...
Wesley Township, IL. (ECWd) - During their last meeting, the Wesley Township Board of Trustees appointed a Township Assessor, Ann Crickman, and she took her oath of office. Later in the meeting, when the board and supervisor were expressing their displeasure of recent Freedom of Information Act...
Illinois (ECWd) - We took some time to drive around Coles, Shelby, and Moultrie Counties this afternoon to get some photo of the storm and tornado damages from last weekend. Click to start slideshow: [gallery type="slideshow" link="file" ids="75665,75664,75663,75662,75661,75660,75659,75658,75657,75656,75655,75654,75653,75652,75651,75650,75649,75648,75647,75646,75645,75644,75643,75642,75641,75640,75639,75638,75637,75636,75635,75634,75633,75632,75631,75630,75629,75628,75627,75626,75625,75624,75623,75622,75621,75620,75619,75618,75617,75616,75615,75614,75613"] Or click to enlarge a photo: [gallery link="file" ids="75665,75664,75663,75662,75661,75660,75659,75658,75657,75656,75655,75654,75653,75652,75651,75650,75649,75648,75647,75646,75645,75644,75643,75642,75641,75640,75639,75638,75637,75636,75635,75634,75633,75632,75631,75630,75629,75628,75627,75626,75625,75624,75623,75622,75621,75620,75619,75618,75617,75616,75615,75614,75613"]...
Calumet City, IL. (ECWd) - UPDATE 12-19-2021: The complained of published piece referenced in this article was taken down by Kitty Lampe this afternoon. Today, Kitty Kurth, of Kurth Lampe Worldwide, published a piece on prlog.org which is full of blatant lies, the extent of which we...
LAKE CO., IL. (ECWd) - Lake County Board member Terry Wilke updated his fake Avon Township website with more false information. He is currently defending a defamation lawsuit in Lake County Circuit Court. In the update, and showing a complete disregard for the truth, he blamed the...
Seminole County, FL (ECWd) - Our sister organization, the American Watchdogs Inc., provided their local government accountability training earlier in the year to just under 100 local citizens in Seminole County Florida. It didn't take long for a common theme to come to the surface during...
Paris, IL. (ECWd) - Press Release from Paris School District 95: From Superintendent Larson in a letter sent to parents, "The attached statement was sent out on December 12, 2022. I can confirm the coach was JT Johnson. He was a volunteer assistant coach for the boys' basketball...
Paris, IL. (ECWd) - The Edgar County State's Attorney formally charged JT Johnson with two felonies and two misdemeanors, sexual exploitation of a child, as listed in the online court records search: distributing harmful material to a minor - Class A Misdemeanor manufacturing harmful material using...
Calumet City, IL. (ECWd) - ***This event postponed until Monday*** ***Edgar County Watchdogs will be livestreaming this event for your viewing*** *** MEDIA ADVISORY For more information contact: Sean Howard For Immediate Release CALUMET CITY MAYOR THADDEUS JONES TO DISCUSS RECENTLY REVEALED RESULTS FROM ACCOUNTING FIRM AUDIT OF CLERK’S OFFICE “FINDINGS ARE DISTURBING, ALARMING, AND CRIMINAL” AUDITOR...
