1+ week, 2+ day ago  (240+ words) Former State Representative Jeanne Ives filed this lawsuit. The lawsuit seeks to declare the Illinois Voting Rights Act as violative of the Fifteenth Amendment of the United States Constitution, which would essentially cause the current map to be redrawn in…...

2+ week, 18+ hour ago  (763+ words) Edgar Co. (ECWd) " We reported on the Edgar County 911 calls which exposed we still have problems within our Edgar County 911 center in this article. The whole point of the article was to point out the lack of substantive training with…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago  (429+ words) Shelby Co. (ECWd) " For those not familiar with the famous radio broadcaster Paul Harvey, he closed out most of his radio shows with interesting or surprising facts about a story he told." After sharing key details on what he was…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago  (245+ words) Paris, Ill. (ECWd) " As part of our settlement with Paris Union School District 95 related to a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit we filed in July of 2023, the district provided the unredacted Federal Grand Jury Subpoena " which they should have provided…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago  (120+ words) Paris, Ill. (ECWd) " Jayden Reynolds was charged with Hate Crimes and Delivery of Firearm to a Felon " both are Class 3 felonies. These charges are related to the shooting incident at the White Oak Park in Paris, Illinois on April 3, 2026. Brothers Jesse…...

1+ mon, 1+ day ago  (495+ words) Shelby Co. (ECWd) " Last year, I asked Shelby County Board member Tricia Miller about her residency because we had been informed by numerous sources that she had moved and was no longer living in the district she represents. The response…...

1+ mon, 10+ hour ago  (362+ words) Paris, Edgar Co. , Ill. (ECWd) " Approximately 16 years ago, I received a 911 as an EMT for an 11-day-old baby not breathing." Eastern Illinois did a segment on that call which exposed the failures within our Edgar County 911 system. It was that very…...

4+ week, 9+ hour ago  (224+ words) Shelby Co. (ECWd) " Shelby County, Illinois, has become the poster child for disregarding our laws, all the way down to the most basic laws pertaining to their obligations. A request for a copy of the Open Meetings Act training certificates…...

1+ mon, 3+ day ago  (99+ words) Paris, Ill. (ECWd) " Today's Hearing with Jesse L. Kollman resulted in Judge Isaf ordering him held without bail, finding him a "real and present threat" to the public. Jesse Kollman is being charged with the following related to the alleged shooting at…...

1+ mon, 3+ day ago  (154+ words) Paris, Ill. (ECWd) " Today's Hearing with Jesse L. Kollman resulted in Judge Isaf ordering him held without bail, finding him a "real and present threat" to the public. Jordan Kollman is being charged with the following related to the alleged shooting at…...