SULLIVAN, IL. (ECWd) - The Moultrie County Inter-Agency Council, Inc. has been dissolved for 16 years, and is apparently still operating. They recently sent a letter to the Moultrie County Board asking for a donation. The Moultrie County Board voted last night to "donate" $500.00 to the...
WHITE COUNTY, Illinois (ECWd) – An associate judge in White County, Illinois, has come under fire for actions he took during the course of a civil case involving his brother-in-law. Associate Judge Mark Stanley, 60, of Carmi, is the judge in question. Stanley has been an associate...
WHITESIDE CO., IL. (ECWd) - John Booker, candidate for Whiteside County Sheriff, was allegedly spotted using the Whiteside County Sheriff's Department marked vehicle while stopping at a local radio station for an interview concerning his campaign for Sheriff. He was spotted, on September 10, 2018, driving the...
Jacksonville, IL. (ECWd) - The Illinois Attorney General's Public Access Counselor has issued a determination letter stating that Morgan County's Planning Commission Director and FOIA Officer, James "Dusty" Douglas, failed to adequately search for records requested pertaining to communications with Industrial Wind Turbines ("IWT"). In July I...
DUPAGE CO., IL. (ECWd) - Date: Oct. 9, 2018 For release: IMMEDIATE DUPAGE COUNTY ELECTION WATCHDOG JEAN KACZMAREK FILES LAWSUIT AGAINST  ELECTION COMMISSION FOR ILLEGALLY WITHHOLDING  SERIAL NUMBERS OF DATED VOTING MACHINES CAST-OFF BY OTHER COUNTIES GLEN ELLYN - Glen Ellyn resident and 13-year election watchdog Jean Kaczmarek filed a lawsuit today in the 18th...
PARIS, IL. (ECWd) - At about 12:30 this afternoon, a two-vehicle accident briefly closed Illinois Route 1, on the south end of Paris at the Main and Monroe intersection. Paris Police Department stated that two people were taken to the Paris Hospital for what appeared to be...
PARIS, IL. (ECWd) - The Paris Tigers have reached a 7-0 record for the first time in more than 50 years (reportedly since 1963). Friday night the Paris Tigers beat out the Olney Tigers in a come-from-behind 42-27 victory. The entire game, in two parts, can be viewed...
SPRINGFIELD, IL. (ECWd) - We first wrote about his false reporting of economic interests in April of this year - (read it here). As it turns out, he filed an amended Statement of Economic Interest on August 1, 2018, and appears to have lied on the amended...
PAXTON, IL. (ECWd) - Video of the Ford County Zoning Board of Appeals Hearing held on October 3, 2018. It is approximately 4 hours in length and the board recessed until October 25th at 7:00 p.m. to continue the Hearing. View the above photo full size...
PARIS, IL. (ECWd) - Video from last night's Paris Tigers Homecoming football game. Introduction of Homecoming Court (1st Video), Paris Marching Tigers Band performing the National Anthem (2nd Video), their entrance prior to the game, and the Halftime Show (3rd Video): https://youtu.be/FtBSTt0nxxA https://youtu.be/sehf2ZaSWJM?t=10 https://youtu.be/8FtCR1WYjAk . ...
