SHELBYVILLE, IL. -(ECWd) - We rarely see a situation like this, aside from Lerna, IL., where an elected official decides to work for the public body that he is elected to govern. Doing so is a felony in this state. Trustee Walden has been pulling in $7,638.00...
CARLINVILLE, IL. (ECWd) - With all of the purposeful hiding of public records lately, it wouldn't be too much of a stretch to consider whether or not Carlinville's Mayor Deanna Demuzio is using her position as Mayor, with the ability to direct the city attorney, to...
CARLINVILLE, IL. (ECWd) - Mayor Demuzio and the City of Carlinville must enjoy spending hard-earned taxpayer dollars keeping public records from the public. I estimate the first denied FOIA request has already cost Carlinville taxpayers more than $1,000.00 - and that was prior to the city...
Downers Grove, IL. (ECWd) - Corrected to reflect she is not currently receiving a pension (but has been seeking one). Laura Hois is a Candidate for Downers Grove Township Assessor, current Downers Grove Township Clerk, and Deputy Assessor for Sugar Grove Township, and has been seeking a higher...
WATSEKA, IL. (ECWd) - During the Iroquois County Emergency Telephone Systems Board meeting on March 23, 2017, Iroquois County Board member Larry Hasbargen decided it was a good idea to scream and bellow at the camera that "I think I'm the guy that can kick your...
CARLINVILLE, IL. (ECWd) - Jodi Reichmann, Treasurer of Carlinville, IL. posted a comment (presumably during work hours since we show it recieved at 10:30 am) on a previous article, Carlinville's Mayor Deanna Demuzio hiding credit card statements from the public. The comment was full of false statements, which...
WATSEKA, IL. (ECWd) For starters, the contract is invalid because it was never placed on a meeting agenda, which means it could never have been legally voted on and there are no records of any votes taken dealing with the contract that 911 Director Nita Dubble...
OLIVER, IL. (ECWd) - It has been reported to us that there is a shake-up of employee(s) at the Clark-Edgar Rural Water District ("CERWD") - with the unexpected termination of its long-time office manager and bookkeeper, Lisa Rigdon, as of this morning. She had a fairly lucrative compensation package...
CARLINVILLE, IL. (ECWd) - Just when I thought nothing could top last nights meeting which was one of the most unprofessional meetings I had ever attended, and all at the hands of Mayor Deanna Demuzio, and both the city attorney and the attorney for the electoral...
INDIANAPOLIS, IN. (ECWd) - Former Candidate for State Representative of the 102nd District in Illinois, Randall "Randy" Peterson, 38, was arrested in Marion County Indiana on January 15, 2017. UPDATE: 3-24-2017 - 11:56 A.M. - Electronic Court Docket states that both charges were Dismissed. Peterson is also the former...
