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Champaign, Ill. (ECWd) - The Open Meetings Act ("OMA") governs meetings of public bodies in Illinois, and the University...
13/07/2025

Champaign, Ill. (ECWd) - The Open Meetings Act ("OMA") governs meetings of public bodies in Illinois, and the University of Illinois must comply with the Act. Section 2.06(g) grants the "Right to Speak" at public meetings, subject only to "reasonable" rules adopted and recorded by the public body: (g) Any person shall be permitted an opportunity to address public officials under the rules established and recorded by the public body....

Champaign, Ill. (ECWd) – The Open Meetings Act (“OMA”) governs meetings of public bodies in Illinois, and the University of Illinois must comply with the Act. Section 2.06(g) gran…

Coles C0. (ECWd) - How many people get the luxury of knowing a search warrant was issued weeks in advance, or its ex****...
13/07/2025

Coles C0. (ECWd) - How many people get the luxury of knowing a search warrant was issued weeks in advance, or its ex*****on being scheduled to accommodate having it done when the kids are gone? How many people think it's a laughing matter to be charged with 7 felony crimes of Official Misconduct? Released body cam footage answers those questions....

Coles C0. (ECWd) – How many people get the luxury of knowing a search warrant was issued weeks in advance, or its ex*****on being scheduled to accommodate having it done when the kids are gon…

Orland Fire Protection District (ECWd) - We previously reported on the $432,000 spent on media relations in the past few...
13/07/2025

Orland Fire Protection District (ECWd) - We previously reported on the $432,000 spent on media relations in the past few years. Since January 2025 (including July), the Orland Fire Protection District paid $28,000.00 to Ray Hanania's "Urban Strategies," continuing their spending of your tax money on media relations - money that could be put to better use, like with the ambulance service they provide....

Orland Fire Protection District (ECWd) – We previously reported on the $432,000 spent on media relations in the past few years. Since January 2025 (including July), the Orland Fire Protection…

Champaign Co., Ill. (ECWd) - There has been considerable discussion on the amount of noise produced by solar farms, and ...
11/07/2025

Champaign Co., Ill. (ECWd) - 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 person who attended a meeting where solar farm noise was discussed: "Solar farms produce noise. The solar farm promoters in Champaign County told the zoning board that this is “like living next to a cemetery.” When I asked if it was really like living next to a cemetery, the same developer said they would keep the noise below the maximum allowable noise levels allowed in the State of Illinois....

Champaign Co., Ill. (ECWd) – 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 person…

11/07/2025

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Coles Co. (ECWd) - Harry Caray's "Take me out to the ball game" is traditionally sung during the seventh inning of the C...
10/07/2025

Coles Co. (ECWd) - Harry Caray's "Take me out to the ball game" is traditionally sung during the seventh inning of the Chicago Cubs Baseball games. Who knew that $1,424.95 for a seat or seats at a Chicago Cubs baseball game is an "everyday living expense", which is what Kyley Willison claimed he used the Fire Protection District Credit card for in his 'coming clean' police interview (video coming)....

Coles Co. (ECWd) – Harry Caray’s “Take me out to the ball game” is traditionally sung during the seventh inning of the Chicago Cubs Baseball games. Who knew that $1,424.95 f…

South Holland, Ill. (ECWd) - There have been many conversations and publications lately concerning compensation being pa...
10/07/2025

South Holland, Ill. (ECWd) - There have been many conversations and publications lately concerning compensation being paid to current Thornton Township elected officials. Here is our opinion on this subject, which is focused solely on how it got to this point, not on the dollar amounts of their compensation. On May 24, 2022, we published an article explaining how wrong the…...

South Holland, Ill. (ECWd) – There have been many conversations and publications lately concerning compensation being paid to current Thornton Township elected officials. Here is our opinion …

Coles Co. (ECWd) - As we continue to go through records tied to the conviction of Kyley Willison and criminally indicted...
08/07/2025

Coles Co. (ECWd) - As we continue to go through records tied to the conviction of Kyley Willison and criminally indicted father Jerry Willison, we once again are amazed. During the initial criminal investigation interview, Kyley admitted his use of the credit card was for "everyday living expenses". The initial interview was supposed to be his "coming clean" day....

Coles Co. (ECWd) – As we continue to go through records tied to the conviction of Kyley Willison and criminally indicted father Jerry Willison, we once again are amazed. During the initial cr…

Edgar Co., Ill. (ECWd) - There is a Carbon Capture and Storage ("CCS") project proposed to be located just off the (Edga...
07/07/2025

Edgar Co., Ill. (ECWd) - There is a Carbon Capture and Storage ("CCS") project proposed to be located just off the (Edgar County) Illinois-Indiana state line. Landowners on the Illinois side of the border need to know that their land use rights will most likely be impacted by the plume/pressure front of the Wabash Valley Resources pilot CCS project in Indiana....

Edgar Co., Ill. (ECWd) – There is a Carbon Capture and Storage (“CCS”) project proposed to be located just off the (Edgar County) Illinois-Indiana state line. Landowners on the Il…

Peru, Ill. (ECWd) - On June 24, 2025, the Illinois Attorney General's Public Access Counselor issued Binding Opinion 25-...
06/07/2025

Peru, Ill. (ECWd) - On June 24, 2025, the Illinois Attorney General's Public Access Counselor issued Binding Opinion 25-007 stating the City of Peru's Pool Committee is a subsidiary body of the city council and is subject to the Open Meetings Act (which also makes it subject to the Freedom of Information Act). A Request for Review was filed alleging that the Committee violated OMA by improperly holding private meetings:...

Peru, Ill. (ECWd) – On June 24, 2025, the Illinois Attorney General’s Public Access Counselor issued Binding Opinion 25-007 stating the City of Peru’s Pool Committee is a subsidia…

United States (ECWd) - Are you tired of the political bantering back and forth and the mainstream media's talking points...
04/07/2025

United States (ECWd) - Are you tired of the political bantering back and forth and the mainstream media's talking points about what the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" does or doesn't do that Congress passed yesterday? Read it for yourself! You can download it at this link or view it below. While we understand that few will read the entire 870 pages, we hope people will at least read the table of contents. ...

United States (ECWd) – Are you tired of the political bantering back and forth and the mainstream media’s talking points about what the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” does or …

Coles Co. (ECWd) - We received additional records in the Oakland Fire Protection District criminal spending by Kyley Wil...
03/07/2025

Coles Co. (ECWd) - We received additional records in the Oakland Fire Protection District criminal spending by Kyley Willison and allegedly his father. How many pool parties were held at the Willison's place? How many people knew the pool was purchased with taxpayer funds through the criminal use of the Fire Protection District credit card? The pool picture used is the marketing photo used for the NB2131 model swimming pool. ...

Coles Co. (ECWd) – We received additional records in the Oakland Fire Protection District criminal spending by Kyley Willison and allegedly his father. How many pool parties were held at the…

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