PARIS, IL. (ECWd) - According to the Press Release, the Prairie Press and Paris Beacon-News will merge operations beginning Thursday, June 16, 2016. Tay Smith will serve as publisher for both publications. Touting bringing "local ownership" to both papers, Smith says the merger will allow both publications...
Bellwood, IL In March, a Bellwood Public Library patron named Wanda Gipson confronted Regina Greene and the rest of the Bellwood Public Library Board on their shameful and outrageous spending. As reported the other day, the Bellwood Public Library Board is now under intense scrutiny and criticism...
Tinley Park, IL - (ECWd) - The people of Tinley Park were shocked and betrayed Friday night when a late-hour agenda-drop informed them that the Village's Plan Commission was holding a meeting at the Odyssey Country Club on 6/16/16 to once again attempt to tamper...
Bellwood, Illinois - (ECWd) - The Bellwood Public Library Board held a bizarre meeting on 6/8/16 where the three board members in attendance -- Regina Greene, J.B. Carr, and Mary Clements -- refused to allow a fourth board member, Dorothy Clark-Smith, to telephone into the...
By Warren LeFever: The Marshall Cemetery, St Mary’s Cemetery, Marshall Township, and City of Marshall violations of state law is not a small tidbit scandal. It is an entangled mess that needs State investigation. I do not expect the Clark County States Attorney to do anything...
MARSHALL, IL. (ECWd) - During their recent budget/appropriations hearing there was considerable discussion on appropriating $10,000.00 to the Marshall Cemetery. Below is what was discussed, along with our opinions of the discussion: Dick James, City of Marshall Attorney, argues that the council can declare something a public purpose without...
PARIS, IL. (ECWd) - The Edgar County Board, during its monthly meeting this morning approved the following: Established an Airport Zoning Commission - this commission is required in order to establish zoning for the airport, which is required in order to comply with previous federal grant...
PARIS, IL. (ECWd) - The Edgar County Board will consider and vote on appointing a two-person Airport Zoning Commission to research and make a recommendation to the Edgar County Board on Zoning Ordinance. The meeting agenda says a three-person commission, however, it is our understanding that the Board...
Orland Park, IL. (ECWd) - Two key employees of the Orland Park Public Library have resigned abruptly with little explanation, less than a month after spending they engaged in for a trip to San Francisco was publicly questioned. Both employees also feature prominently in a new...
MARSHALL TOWNSHIP, CLARK CO., IL. (ECWd) - St. Mary's Cemetery in Marshall, Illinois is a privately owned cemetery operated by the Roman Catholic Diocese in Springfield, tax parcel number 08-08-24-09-101-001, and is a new discovery of ours - in a previous article, we wrote how the City of Marshall used...
