The Shelby County Board Chairman has failed to address the Dive Team Forensic Audit during a public meeting for months. As it stands, that Audit has not been approved and is considered a “Draft” until ...

Shelby Co., Ill. (ECWd) – On January 17, 2025, we sent the Illinois Attorney General’s Opinions Bureau additional information for them to consider when rendering an opinion on Shelby County State’s ...

Chicago – Attorney General Kwame Raoul today announced that a former Jersey County Treasurer pleaded guilty to a felony theft charge after she knowingly obtained more than $50,000 in 2024 by deception ...

Editor’s note 4-22-2023: We updated this article with new photos. During our diligent research on Bonnie Kurowski, a failed candidate for Bolingbrook Mayor, failed trademark filer, faux hard-hitting ...

Avon Township, IL. (ECWd) – Avon Township Supervisor, Terry Wilke, continued operating “Avon Cares” – a non profit food pantry when its registration had expired with the Illinois Secretary of State.

ILLINOIS (ECWd) – With the sudden interest in the Federal government’s payments to POLITICO subscriptions, we decided to update an article from several years ago on the public monies paid to Capitol ...

Cook Co (ECWd) – For years I have pointed to the office of State’s Attorney as one of the biggest failures in Illinois as it relates to public corruption and selective prosecutions in Illinois. Time ...

As promised, below is a copy of the redacted bid submitted for the Shelby County Farm purchase. It appears the bid is for more than the minimum price listed in the resolution (link to resolution is ...

Springfield, Ill. (ECWd) – UPDATE: Edited to replace “Champaign County” with “Sangamon County” According to the Veterans Assistance Commission of Sangamon County, this is what lead up to the VAC ...

Dalzell, Ill. (ECWd) – The Illinois Attorney General’s Public Access Counselor (“PAC”) has issued a determination that the Dalzell Fire Protection District violated the Open… ...

There has been considerable discussion on the amount of noise produced by solar farms, and a proposed solar farm project Vermilion County. According to one ...

Springfield, Ill. (ECWd) – On August 9, 2024, Governor Pritzker signed SB-1102, which was sponsored by Senator Steve McClure and Representatives Tony McCombie and Brad Halbrook. Shelby County Board ...