MARSHALL, IL. (ECWd) - LETTER TO THE EDITOR Using the Illinois Municipal League to Justify Illegal and Improper Activity I always try to keep my sense of humor about things I research and this topic is no different. As I was researching this subject, unknown to me the...
MARSHALL, IL. (ECWd) - According to financial records received under the Freedom of Information Act, Charity Murphy, the Clark County Park District Director, had failed to deposit 273 checks totaling $55,346.28 between March 21, 2016 and June 30, 2016 (see the spreadsheet of data from records obtained). According...
CAHOKIA, IL. (ECWd) - The "Emergency Order of Protection" filed by the felon employee of the Commonfields of Cahokia Water District against a local watchdog for expressing her opinions was denied for the "emergency" portion (see this article) a couple of weeks ago. Today was the hearing...
PARIS, IL. (ECWd) - Following up on a previous article (here) which could turn out to be a case of wrongful prosecution and conviction, the Illinois State Police Crime Lab has provided the DNA testing results from samples taken from the underwear provided following allegations of...
PARIS, IL. (ECWd) - According to a customer of B & J's restaurant (aka "The Track Shack" as it is also known due to its proximity to the railroad tracks), he complained to the Edgar County Health Department about seeing cockroaches while eating in B &J's Restaurant. The...
PARIS, IL. (ECWd) - The Edgar County Airport Advisory Committee held a meeting on July 11, 2016. We did not attend, however, several others did attend, and they voiced their opinions. The people voicing their opinions to the committee are the same ones that had control of the airport...
DuPage Co. (ECWd) - The final article on DuPage State's Attorney's letter to the county board chairman regarding compensation of elected officials. This one focuses on compensation of the State's Attorney. Click here for Part 1 and Part 2. The bottom line in the previous two articles as...
SPRINGFIELD, IL. (ECWd) - We have received several tips that indicate State Rep Ron Sandack (R-Downers Grove) has resigned from office. This has also been reported by several news organizations. Sandack cited recent "cyber security issues" as his main reason for resigning and is quoted in Capitol...
SPRINGFIELD, IL. (ECWd) - Today, Governor Rauner signed the Local Government Travel Expense Control Act (read it here) which is meant to scale back on the lavish expenses incurred by public officials under the guise of "official business". The LGTECA requires school districts, community college districts, and...
ELGIN, IL. (ECWd) - During the July 18, 2016, U-46 School Board meeting, Traci Ellis once again said to "get at me" and "come after me" - but what we would like to see is Traci Ellis calling for the release of the portion of the...
