We noted in a prior Shelby County article that Shelby County is one of 62 counties now being sued in federal court, thanks to ...

Shelbyville, Ill. (ECWd) – After last month’s county board approval of a cash-rent lease (more on that later) of the Shelby County Farm to the alleged highest bidder, a private farmer, both the county ...

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 ...

Wayne City, Ill. (ECWd) – 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 ...

Kankakee County Board Member Chris Tholen has apparently resigned from office after a lawsuit seeking his removal was filed. The lawsuit filed by the State’s ...

We covered the police reports related to the investigation and later prosecution of Kyley Willison, former Oakland Fire ...

Calumet Park (ECWd) – Election petitions were turn in for candidates for the Calumet Park School District 132 and four of them had petition objections filed against them: Karen Ivy (current board ...

This is what happens when public entities permit unlimited accumulation of sick time and also permit the converting of comp ...

During their May 2025, meeting, the Board of Trustees of Hinsdale Township High School District 86 voted to approve two ...

Shelby County Sheriff Brian McReynolds was named in a civil rights lawsuit in March of 2023.  The case was filed by Chad ...

The Shelby County Board passed a credit card policy during their last regular meeting. When board member Tim Brown questioned ...

As part of his guilty plea and sentencing, Kyley Willison was required to pay $236,000 in restitution, with his first payment due on or before June 16, 2025, in the ...