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March 18, 2024

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CLARK CO., IL. (ECWd) - We first reported on April 25, 2016, that the now-former Clark County Park District Director, Charity Murphy, had entered into a "painting agreement" with Farm Services Group ("FSG") Painters, from West Terre Haute, Indiana, in which Murphy essentially "gifted" park district...

Edgar Co. (ECWd) - State's Attorney Question: Did you advise the court when it was that you activated the body camera? Burgin Answer: (under oath) when I exited my car and I was walking up toward the vehicle that I had seen him driving. Plaintiff Attorney Questions: Do...

Dee Burgin, an Edgar County Deputy whose past is riddled with enough malfeasance, deception, and corruption has once again put the county at risk of yet another financial hit in a Federal Civil Rights law suit. As we reported in this article, Burgin is involved in...

EDGAR CO., IL. (ECWd) - Just days prior to the scheduled Hearing on Edgar County's Motion to Dismiss, RIDES Mass Transit District filed a Motion to file a second Amended Complaint. That Motion was approved by the Court and they were given until August 1, 2017 to...

CHAMPAIGN, IL. (ECWd) - On April 17, 2017, Parkland College's Board of Trustees held what they called an "Emergency" meeting to discuss Ms. Rochelle Harden's decision to neither resign as Professor nor to resign her newly elected position as trustee of the college. Before continuing, it is...

KANKAKEE, IL. (ECWd) - During its June 26, 2017 Kankakee Valley Park District Board of Commissioners meeting, the Board considered and approved Ordinance # 1.75, "AN ORDINANCE ELIMINATING FREE RENTAL OF PARK FACILITIES BY COMMISSIONERS" This is a clear example of how a local public body, when...

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