Kansas, IL. (ECWd) - Update 7-11-2022: Caused by lightning strike, some damage to one building, no injuries and no loss of livestock. This morning, scanners reported a call for all available fire departments to respond to a fire at Christinsen Farms, located a few miles south-east of...
Champaign Co., IL. (ECWd) - Urbana, IL - Champaign County Sheriff Dustin Heuerman announced today closure of the downtown jail in Urbana. The Sheriff secured funding from the Champaign County Board in 2021 to relocate 70 inmates from the downtown jail with the intent of closing...
Joliet, IL. (ECWd) - Joliet Township Supervisor Angel Contreras is facing a five-count grand jury felony indictment after having been arrested on Father's Day and charged with aggravated DUI and operating while license revoked, with further investigations revealing had two previous DUI convictions and two previous...
Madison Co., IL. (ECWd) - This special meeting needs to be canceled before they embarrass themselves any further. Improper Notice of suggested agenda items, according to county ordinance Board lacks statutory powers to prescribe and remove duties of the chairman and vice-chairman At least 12 members of...
Shelby County, IL. (ECWd) - A rare 12-page Binding Opinion (Public Access Opinion 22-008) was issued today by the Illinois Attorney General to Jeff Slifer and the Shelby County Farm Committee for violating the Open Meetings Act during its April 7, 2022, Farm Committee meeting by...
DeKalb, IL. (ECWd) - Mr. Charvat submitted a FOIA request to the city of DeKalb requesting the locations of the License Plate Reader ("LPR") cameras within the city. DeKalb denied the request claiming camera locations were exempt under vulnerability assessments, security measures, and response policies pr plans...
Dolton, IL. (ECWd) - The referendum to permit mechanism for recalling Dolton Mayors passed with 56.4% of the vote, and the referendum to recall Mayor Tiffany Henyard, (subject to recall mechanism referendum passage) passed with a vote of 56%. This doesn't mean either referenda will take effect...
Shelby Co. (ECWd) - Unofficial results of the 2022 Primary Election @ 9:22 p.m., show Erica Firnhaber winning the Republican nomination for County Treasurer over Missy Haynes. With 100% of precincts reporting, Firnhaber received 2732 (59%) and Haynes received 1909 (41%) - with 168 votes not yet...
Edgar County, IL. (ECWd) - 2022 Primary Election (unofficial) results for Edgar County Sheriff (Republican): Edgar County Sheriff (R) Edgar County 100% Reporting Doug Cochran 1,325 60% Roger D. Hopper 886 40% ...
Shelby County, IL. (ECWd) - While recovering from an accident, Shelby County Board Member Jeff Slifer has been busy trying to have an effect on the election and spreading more lies by posting a link to a known, documented liar's webpage - one she is currently...
