Shelby Co. (ECWd) – Shelby County Sheriff Brian McReynolds was named in a civil rights lawsuit in March of 2023. The case was filed by Chad Hammond, who needed medical attention while in the county ...

As we continue to go through records tied to the conviction of Kyley Willison and criminally indicted father Jerry Willison, ...

There is a Carbon Capture and Storage (“CCS”) project proposed to be located just off the (Edgar County) Illinois-Indiana ...

Clark County, Indiana (ECWd) – Current Fire Chief and Former Indiana Sheriff, his wife, and daughter have been charged with felonies related to the time when he was serving in the office of Clark ...

Chicago, Ill. (ECWd) – Once again, former Lincoln-Way School District Superintendent Lawrence Wyllie’s federal criminal trial is delayed due to his current and ongoing medical condition (s). He is ...

Shelby Co. (ECWd) – Prior to former State’s Attorney Nichole Kroncke leaving office, Steven Decker was charged with multiple felonies and misdemeanors related to his driving through a cemetery in ...

We covered the dismissal of the Sheriff from the lawsuit brought by Chad Hammond in this article.  According to the public ...

Shelby Co., Ill. (ECWd) – The Shelby County Board held a special meeting on July 18, 2023, for the sole purpose of formally establishing the Dive Team, an action which would result in guaranteed ...

Woodstock, IL. (ECWd) – Local 395 Union President Jeffrey Veach was sentenced today to 42 months in federal prison. He was convicted of violating the crime of Hobbs Act Extortion Conspiracy in ...

Coles Co., Ill. (ECWd) – 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 amount of ...

On June 24, 2025, the Illinois Attorney General’s Public Access Counselor issued Binding Opinion 25-007 stating the City of ...

Jerseyville, Ill. (ECWd) – Jersey County Treasurer Katie Abbey has been under investigation by the Illinois State Police Public Integrity Unit since at least October of 2024, after allegations ...