WASHINGTON D.C. (ECWd) - More news pointing to the possible resignation of John Shimkus is the fact that Rep. Greg Walden beat him out of the Energy and Commerce Panel Chairmanship, something Shimkus based most of his election campaign on. Turns out, he was outvoted and will...
LISLE, IL. (ECWd) - During its December 19, 2016, school board meeting, the Lisle CUSD 202 school board tried really hard at making school board videos difficult, when it could be as easy as simply placing the video on their website, make it available for download without restrictions, and forget...
BLOOMINGTON, IL. (ECWd) - What was a simple request for a copy of a meeting video has turned into Mayor Tari Renner's staff violating state open records law. If Renner cannot control his staff, how can he run a city? I requested an un-redacted copy of the Bloomington...
Shelbyville, IL. (ECWd) - The Shelbyville Township Electoral Board met this morning to hear objections filed by Robin Robertson, current Shelbyville Township Road Commissioner. Prior to the actual hearing of those objections, Brad Halbrook presented a Motion to Disqualify the members. His motion was well grounded...
Edgar Co. (ECWd) - A 24-minute review of some of what we worked on in 2016. Enjoy, and thanks for all the tips and other assistance given this year, we couldn't have done it without you! . . Please consider a donation to the Edgar County Watchdogs. [wp_eStore_donate id=1]...
LISLE, IL. (ECWd) - The Lisle CUSD 202 School Board was told, during public comment, to raise the property taxes as high as the law would allow...
OLIVER, IL. (ECWd) - The Clark-Edgar Rural Water District has set its 2017 regular board meeting dates as listed below: CERWD - 2017 Meeting Schedule January 16, 2017Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 7:00 pm February 20, 2017Â Â Â Â Â Â 7:00 pm March 20, 2017Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 7:30 pm April 17, 2017 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 7:30 pm May 15, 2017*Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 7:30 pm June...
BLOOMINGTON, IL. (ECWd) - Mayor Tari Renner's Accomplishment? Bloomington Makes Most Dangerous City List In Illinois - Quite an accomplishment, Bloomington beat out Chicago's daily slaughtering to be listed 2nd on list of the most dangerous cities in Illinois to live. Tari Renner wants you to vote for him...
CHATHAM, IL. (ECWd) - The Village of Chatham held a regular meeting last night and voted to censure their Mayor, Tom Gray, for his obscene gesture of flipping the bird to a citizen during an ethics commission hearing of an ethics complaint against him. It was a...
Shelbyville, IL. (ECWd) - On our way to Chatham, Illinois for their city council meeting, we stopped off at the Shelbyville Township Electoral Board Meeting where they were to discuss a petition objection. On our arrival, we noticed there was neither a Notice nor an Agenda posted...
