Crawford Co., IL. (ECWd) - The Crawford County Airport Authority has finally come around to compliance with state law, the Airport Authorities Act. Robert Quick, the now-former airport authority commissioner, followed Greg Nye and Tyler Devonshire in resigning as commissioners of the Crawford County Airport Authority (read...
Madison Co., IL. (ECWd) - The Illinois Attorney General's Public Access Counselor has issued a determination that the Madison County State's Attorney did not demonstrate it conducted an adequate search for public records requested under the Freedom of Information Act. The AG asked the Board and...
Madison Co., IL. (ECWd) - The Illinois Attorney General has issued an opinion which states that the Madison County FOIA Officer violated the Freedom of Information Act by not conducting a proper search for certain emails requested under the Act. In the opinion, the AG states: the...
PARIS, IL. (ECWd) - According to court records, Conan McArthur entered a plea of Guilty yesterday for his role in setting the fire(s) in the former Save-A-Lot grocery store last year. Sentencing for McArthur is scheduled for July 18, 2022, at 2:30 p.m. Since the fire destroyed much...
Shelby Co. (ECWd) - Math, the basic tool used to solve problems. Even the card shuffle game used to hide the queen can be solved with basic math for those willing to put the work into it.  The information on the Shelby County illegal gun sales...
Shelby Co. (ECWd) - Former Shelby County Sheriff Don Koonce appears to have created a gun sale special for himself and other deputies and employees. All the information being shared in this article came directly from the Shelby County Sheriff's office through Freedom of Information Act...
CHAMPAIGN, IL. (ECWd) - We were present in the courtroom with video cameras (the court authorized extended media coverage) in 2018 when Samuel J. Byndom was arraigned on felony eavesdropping for his alleged attempts at recording a closed session meeting of the Urbana School Board through...
Shelby Co. (ECWd) - The power of the Freedom of Information Act is only as good as the public body's willingness to be honest with the production of records. Knowing that, we have learned to request key documents in a manner that boxes in the public...
Coles Co. (ECWd) - Judge Fahey denied Coles County Motion to Dismiss Count I in a lawsuit brought against the county for improperly hiring a private person to perform commercial assessments in the county. She granted a motion to Dismiss County II regarding board members receiving health...
Shelby Co. (ECWd) - We have finally confirmed the Sheriff's Office destroyed key records while in the middle of a payroll audit and criminal investigation. After numerous requests in an attempt to confirm if records were in fact actually destroyed, the last response today confirms it. "The...
