Shelby Co. (ECWd) – The Shelby County Board passed a credit card policy during their last regular meeting. When board member Tim Brown questioned the reasoning for adopting the policy since they ...

We recently published the Attorney General’s opinion that Urbana recently violated the Open Meetings Act twice by their content-based prohibiting of certain public comment during meetings. We redacted ...

MADISON COUNTY, IL. (ECWd) – ***PRESS RELEASE*** Former County Officials File Civil Conspiracy and Whistleblower Lawsuit Against Madison County Chief Judge Bill Mudge, Sheriff John Lakin, Treasurer ...

Champaign, Ill. (ECWd) – Over the past several months, we have been reviewing a Facebook page entitled “ The Boathouse Johnny’s Gone Fishing ” because we believed it to be a “fake” page passing on ...

Last November (2019) we reported (here, here, and here) on the DUI Stacey Adams was charged with in connection to the accident involving Edgar County Sheriff’s Deputy Rhoads, where Adams turned her ...

Cook Co. (ECWd) – As Dolton Illinois is becoming known worldwide due to the antics of its Mayor Tiffany Henyard, the Federal Government is activly moving forward in their criminal investigation of ...

Towards the end of the April 18, 2024, Champaign County Board Meeting, County Auditor George Danos apparently mentioned “ethics” in his presentation. A board member questioned him on ethics and made ...

According to reports, Danville Area Community College (“DACC”) President, Dr. Stephen Nacco was placed on administrative leave today following alleged abusive and racial text messages sent by him to ...

MARSHALL, IL. (ECWd) - During public comment of the December 22 Marshall city council meeting, Mr. Herman Wallace commented on the fact that he knew Beverly Church did not live in the city limits at ...

Mattoon, IL. (ECWd) – Mattoon CUSD #2 Culinary Arts Instructor in the “LIFT” (Leaders Integrating for Tomorrow) program, Jeff Pense, was suspended with pay on October 3, 2022, for the allegation that ...

Shelby Co. (ECWd) – Shelby County State’s Attorney Ruth Woolery has requested a legal opinion from the Attorney General’s Opinions Bureau on the questions of conflict of interest. The b… ...

Rantoul, Ill. (ECWd) – As suspected, Objectors filed their objections to the petitions asking for a referendum question to abandon electing Rantoul Village Trustees by district. Just as in 2023, the ...