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Kankakee County Board Member Resigns After Lawsuit Seeking His Removal -

Kankakee County Board Member Resigns After Lawsuit Seeking His Removal -

Kankakee, Ill. (ECWd) - Kankakee County Board Member Chris Tholen has apparently resigned from office after a…

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Hinsdale Township High School Approved Student Residency Settlements -

Hinsdale Township High School Approved Student Residency Settlements -

Hinsdale, Ill. (ECWd) - During their May 2025, meeting, the Board of Trustees of Hinsdale Township High Schoo…

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Three Elected Officials In Kankakee County Face Removal From Office -

Three Elected Officials In Kankakee County Face Removal From Office -

Kankakee Co., Ill. (ECWd) - Kankakee County State's Attorney James Rowe's office filed suit against three ele…

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Kane County Admits To "Mistakes" In CDL Masking Likely Resulting In Death Of DeKalb Co. Deputy -

Kane County Admits To "Mistakes" In CDL Masking Likely Resulting In Death Of DeKalb Co. Deputy -

Kane Co., Ill. (ECWd) - This is an update on the Illinois Secretary of State's ("SOS") letter to Kane County …

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Orland Fire Protection District Spent $432,000 On "Media Relations" -

Orland Fire Protection District Spent $432,000 On "Media Relations" -

Orland Park, Ill. (ECWd) - The Orland Fire Protection District has spent more than $432,000 over the past sev…

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IL. Sec. of State Alleges Kane County's Violation Of Federal CDL Masking Law Resulted In Death Of...

IL. Sec. of State Alleges Kane County's Violation Of Federal CDL Masking Law Resulted In Death Of...

Illinois (ECWd) - "His CDL would have been disqualified for life" On November 5, 2024, we published an articl…

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Thornton Township Democrat Caucus Nominated Napoleon Harris' Slate For Township Offices - Tiffany...

Thornton Township Democrat Caucus Nominated Napoleon Harris' Slate For Township Offices - Tiffany...

Thornton Township (ECWd) - During tonight's Thornton Township Democrat Caucus, the township Democrats nominat…

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Orland Fire District Paid $18K To Diversity Consultant While She Was Incarcerated In Federal Peni...

Orland Fire District Paid $18K To Diversity Consultant While She Was Incarcerated In Federal Peni...

Orland Park, Ill. (ECWd) - The Orland Fire Protection District entered into a contract with a "consultant" to…

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Three Accident(s), DUI, Drugs, Prosecution Failures, Violation of Federal CDL Law, Death of Deput...

Three Accident(s), DUI, Drugs, Prosecution Failures, Violation of Federal CDL Law, Death of Deput...

Kane and DeKalb Counties, Ill. (ECWd) - Part 1 This is a story of state actors failing the public, with tragi…

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Edgar County Assistant State's Attorney Accused Of Theft From Bar Association -

Edgar County Assistant State's Attorney Accused Of Theft From Bar Association -

Monticello, Ill. (ECWd) - In a Complaint filed by the Administrator of the Illinois Attorney Registration and…

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"You're going to get what's coming to you;" In court filing, ex-wife accused State Sen. Mike Hast...

"You're going to get what's coming to you;" In court filing, ex-wife accused State Sen. Mike Hast...

Frankfort, Ill. (ECWd) - State Senator Michael Hastings (D-Matteson) is alleged to have called his ex-wife Ka…

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Tinley Park: Senator Hastings Demanded Endorsement In Exchange For State Property -

Tinley Park: Senator Hastings Demanded Endorsement In Exchange For State Property -

Tinley Park, Ill. (ECWd) - The Village of Tinley Park, and Tinley Park Mayor, Michael Glotz, published a vide…

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Dolton Mayor Henyard's Failure: 13 City Vehicles Getting Repossessed; $76K In Delinquent Payments...

Dolton Mayor Henyard's Failure: 13 City Vehicles Getting Repossessed; $76K In Delinquent Payments...

Dolton, Ill. (ECWd) - Just like her previous failed businesses (bounced checks, failure to pay rent, unsanita…

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Former Sen. Sam McCann Pleads GUILTY To All Counts In Federal Court -

Former Sen. Sam McCann Pleads GUILTY To All Counts In Federal Court -

Illinois (ECWd) - On the third day of trial, and after two Exhibits (1 and 2) were entered and displayed, Sam…

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Keith Freeman Summoned To Court For Examination Of Income Inconsistencies -

Keith Freeman Summoned To Court For Examination Of Income Inconsistencies -

Chicago, Ill. (ECWd) - On February 12, 2024, the Bankruptcy Trustee for Keith Freeman's bankruptcy filed a Mo…

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Henyard Holds Illegal Township Meeting; Most Trustees Assisted -

Henyard Holds Illegal Township Meeting; Most Trustees Assisted -

Thornton Township, Ill. (ECWd) - Thornton Township was scheduled to hold it public meeting last night, but th…

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Animal Control Investigation leads to the Arrest of all Three Warrick County Commissioners -

Animal Control Investigation leads to the Arrest of all Three Warrick County Commissioners -

Warrick County, Indiana - The Warrick County Animal Control investigation into misappropriated funds by India…

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AG Issued Binding Opinion Against Dolton's FOIA Failures -

AG Issued Binding Opinion Against Dolton's FOIA Failures -

Dolton, Ill. (ECWd) - On February 9, 2024, the Illinois Attorney General's Public Access Counselor ("PAC") is…

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Dolton / Mayor Tiffany Henyard Sued For Human Rights Violations -

Dolton / Mayor Tiffany Henyard Sued For Human Rights Violations -

DOLTON, IL., (ECWd) - Former Dolton Police Chief, Robert Collins, filed suit in Cook County Circuit Court all…

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Keith Freeman Forgets He's Dolton's Village Manager; At Least According To Bankruptcy Filings -

Keith Freeman Forgets He's Dolton's Village Manager; At Least According To Bankruptcy Filings -

Dolton, Ill. (ECWd) - According to recent bankruptcy filings of Keith Freeman, the Village Manager of Dolton,…

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Dolton Sued For Withholding Public Records, Again -

Dolton Sued For Withholding Public Records, Again -

Dolton, Ill. (ECWd) - Today we filed another lawsuit under the Freedom of Information Act ("FOIA") to force t…

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Regional Superintendent Mehochko Gifted $21,750 In Christmas Bonuses Last Month, State Should Red...

Regional Superintendent Mehochko Gifted $21,750 In Christmas Bonuses Last Month, State Should Red...

Grundy/Kendall County Regional Office of Education - (ECWd) - On top of the $37,950 already given away by the…

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Madison County Treasurer Appears To Have Destroyed Public Record To Avoid Producing It -

Madison County Treasurer Appears To Have Destroyed Public Record To Avoid Producing It -

Madison Co., Ill. (ECWd) - The Madison County Treasurer's office was presented with a public records request …

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New Lawsuit Filed Seeking Interpretation Of Illinois' "Assault" Weapons Ban -

New Lawsuit Filed Seeking Interpretation Of Illinois' "Assault" Weapons Ban -

Effingham, Ill. (ECWd) - A new lawsuit for Declaratory Judgment was filed last week attacking Illinois' "assa…

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