We recently published the Attorney General’s opinion that Urbana recently violated the Open Meetings Act twice by their content-based prohibiting of certain public comment during meetings. We redacted ...

Dolton, Ill. (ECWd) – Dolton’s former Assistant Police Chief Lewis Lacey is no longer listed as a certified police officer in the ILETSB officer certification database. Lacey is the officer who was ...

Champaign County is facing an electioneering complaint regarding the attempt to pass a public safety tax increase, doubling that specific tax. Two prior articles on the issues being raised can be ...

Charleston, Ill. (ECWd) – Public hearings on the siting application for “Coles Wind” are underway in the Coles County Courthouse. Below are parts 1 and 2, more to follow: ...

Champaign, Ill. (ECWd) – Over the past several months, we have been reviewing a Facebook page entitled “ The Boathouse Johnny’s Gone Fishing ” because we believed it to be a “fake” page passing on ...

Last November (2019) we reported (here, here, and here) on the DUI Stacey Adams was charged with in connection to the accident involving Edgar County Sheriff’s Deputy Rhoads, where Adams turned her ...

Cook Co. (ECWd) – As Dolton Illinois is becoming known worldwide due to the antics of its Mayor Tiffany Henyard, the Federal Government is activly moving forward in their criminal investigation of ...

Coles Co. (ECWd) – The newly elected Coles County Board members will be serving without any compensation. The current board is required to set the compensation of the elected officers as outlined in ...

Towards the end of the April 18, 2024, Champaign County Board Meeting, County Auditor George Danos apparently mentioned “ethics” in his presentation. A board member questioned him on ethics and made ...

During the public comment portion of the December 2023, Coles County Board meeting, board member and Eastern Illinois University English Professor, Gail Mason, read a lengthy prepared statement – ...

MARSHALL, IL. (ECWd) - During public comment of the December 22 Marshall city council meeting, Mr. Herman Wallace commented on the fact that he knew Beverly Church did not live in the city limits at ...

Shelby Co. (ECWd) – Shelby County State’s Attorney Ruth Woolery has requested a legal opinion from the Attorney General’s Opinions Bureau on the questions of conflict of interest. The b… ...