EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. – A federal grand jury returned an indictment charging the former Wayne City police chief with selling forfeited items confiscated by the department for his personal benefit.

PARIS, IL. (ECWd) – The Edgar County Board held its organizational meeting this morning and elected Jeff Voigt as chairman for another two years. Mr. Luddington and Mr. Chittick are the two newly ...

The Rochester Fire Protection District Trustees and current Rochester FPD Chief John Archer have been ignoring the law and the District’s internal purchasing policy for years. Upon being contacted for ...

Dolton, Ill. (ECWd) – In another defeat for Tiffany Henyard, Village of Dolton Mayor Pro Tem Jason House, and Trustees Brittney Norwood, Kiana Belcher, and Tammy Brown, filed for Temporary Restraining ...

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 ...

Thornton Township, Ill. (ECWd) – The Thornton Township Meeting of the Electors was held in a packed gymnasium at the South Suburban Community College. This meeting was called by the electors to elect ...

On November 1, 2023, embattled Lisle Township Supervisor Diane Hewitt was arrested by Warrenville Police Department and later charged with misdemeanor Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol. Her next ...

Tiffany Henyard, the Mayor of Dolton and Thornton Township Supervisor, is also the owner of “Good Burger.” Good Burger has a contract with the South Suburban College to provide food and things to ...

City Suing Its Former Labor Attorneys, Allison and Pappas Wright, For City Records Pursuant To FOIA Request – ...

CALUMET CITY, IL. (ECWd) – Thaddeus Jones is positioned to become the first African American Mayor in the 120-year history of Calumet City, Illinois. After a lengthy court battle, the Illinois Supreme ...

We first reported on April 25, 2016, that the now-former Clark County Park District Director, Charity Murphy, had entered into a “painting agreement” with Farm Services Group (“FSG”) Painters, from ...

Coles Co. (ECWd) – Update 6-24-2024: Kyley Willison appeared in court this afternoon with his attorney. There was some discussion on figuring out restitution, then discussion on setting a bench trial ...