13+ hour, 44+ min ago  (199+ words) Paris, Ill. (ECWd) " Once again, "The Boathouse Johnny's Gone Fishing" Facebook page has published a fake (press) release where she (the page owner) attributed the release to the Illinois Attorney General's Office. We didn't have to read very far to figure…...

22+ hour, 41+ min ago  (633+ words) Madison County (ECWd) " (This letter to the editor is in response to a letter written several days ago by County Board Chairman Chris Slusser.) Many people were surprised by an April 13 newspaper article'which reported the county had received a $35 million…...

22+ hour, 44+ min ago  (199+ words) Markham, Ill. (ECWd) " The Markham Park District has been incurring finance charges, other fees, and late fees on credit cards the likes we have not seen in a long time. After learning of Quintina Brown, the Markham Park District Executive Director's…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago  (484+ words) Shelby Co. (ECWd) " Once again, the spin cycle of lawlessness in Shelby County, with zero accountability, has reared its ugly head. During the Shelby County Board meeting on 5/14/2026, the board had a lengthy discussion regarding a budget amendment that was…...

6+ day, 12+ hour ago  (176+ words) Springfield, Ill. (ECWd) " The Illinois Attorney General's Public Access Councilor has determined that the University of Illinois Board of Trustees violated the Illinois Open Meetings Act when it denied my right to speak during public meetings. On May 20, 2025, less than 72 hours…...

6+ day, 11+ hour ago  (282+ words) Illinois Leaks Illinois Leaks " Edgar County Watchdogs AG Issued Binding Opinion: Caseyville Violated Open Meetings Act " By John Kraft & Kirk Allen On May 18, 2026 Caseyville, Ill. (ECWd) " In its third Binding Opinion of 2026, the Illinois Attorney General's Public Access Councilor concluded that…...

2+ 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…...

3+ week, 9+ 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…...

4+ 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…...

1+ mon, 2+ 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…...