[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="224"] Google map: W. Lincoln[/caption] CHARLESTON, IL. (ECWd) - Apparently the incident was closer than we initially thought. Calls indicate it was between or included 825 and/or 811 W. Lincoln (American Watchdogs, Inc.) in Charleston,, which is the main east-west thoroughfare. Audio of the 911 calls...
PARIS, IL. (ECWd) - Randy Peterson, who is still listed on the Board of Directors of the Paris Area Chamber of Commerce, entered a plea deal in Vermillion County, Indiana for Operating a Motor Vehicle with an Alcohol Concentration Equivalent ("ACE") (or BAC in Illinois) of...
KANSAS, IL. (ECWd) - Tax Relief is coming to Kansas Township property owners! As promised to the voters in the Kansas Fire Protection District, the KFPD has eliminated its Emergency Rescue Tax Levy at tonight's meeting. They assured the voters who voted in favor of the tax...
CHARLESTON, IL. (ECWd) - A report of shots fired outside American Watchdogs Headquarters in the 800 block of West Lincoln Street in Charleston, Illinois. Coles County Sherriff blocked traffic looking for casings. One ECWd member was present in the building, along with an intern working with us. Kirk Allen...
CARLINVILLE, IL. (ECWd) - She lied -Â Macoupin County Enquirer-Democrat printed it. During the October 2, 2017 Carlinville City Council meeting, Alderman Cindy Campbell told the city council that I threatened to sue the village if she voted on anything at the Proposed Water Organizational meeting (see her...
CARLINVILLE, IL. (ECWd) - We wanted to let our readers in Carlinville know what we are currently working on. There have been allegations, which we have been able to substantiate, that the City of Carlinville has been filing false water testing results to the Illinois Environmental Protection...
Paris, IL. (ECWd) - Around 3 p.m. this afternoon, several vehicles were involved in an accident at the corner of Jasper and Jefferson in Paris, Illinois. The Paris Police Department, Paris Fire Department, Edgar County Sherriff, and the ECSSA Ambulance responded to the incident. Emergency response personnel had...
EDGAR CO., IL. (ECWd) - In the continuing legal battle between RIDES Mass Transit District and the Edgar County Board over the remaining funds after dissolution of the East Central Illinois Mass Transit District ("ECIMTD"), a Second Amended Complaint has been filed by RIDES Mass Transit...
PARIS, IL. (ECWd) - The Edgar County Airport held a fly-in / drive-in today. Below are some pictures of the event (click on pics to enlarge): [gallery ids="39577,39580,39581,39582,39584,39585,39586,39587,39588,39589,39590,39591,39592,39593,39594,39595,39596,39597,39598,39599,39600,39601,39602,39603,39604,39605,39606,39607,39608,39609,39610"] . ...
EFFINGHAM CO., IL. (ECWd) - We previously wrote about an alleged illegal meeting of the Effingham County Insurance Committee, which has three members. Jeff Simpson and Karen Luchtefeld were attending this meeting which was held behind closed doors with no agenda posted. We called them on...
