Illinois (ECWd) - As we continue to expose malfeasance across virtually every level of public service in Illinois, the most recent lifting of mask mandates for a large number of students from the Temporary Restraining Order issued against Governor Pritzker, the Department of Public Health, and...
Shelby Co. (ECWd) - When an attorney claims a violation of the law took place and then later insists she did not say what video proves she said, she should resign. Deborah Riley, the City of Windsor attorney made a clear statement that there was a violation...
Illinois (ECWd) - Judge Grischow granted a Temporary Restraining Order against Governor Pritzker, Illinois State Board of Education, Illinois Department of Public Health, and approximately 146 school districts. There are too many priceless quotes from the judge in the 29-page ruling so we will highlight a few...
Shelby Co. (ECWd) - We have been waiting for over a year for the Attorney General's Office to make a charging decision on the illegal gun sales and alleged payroll fraud in the Sheriff's Office under former Sheriff Don Koonce. A recent denial of our freedom of...
Shelby Co. (ECWd)- We were first tipped off about an alleged payroll fraud in the courthouse in 2018, as best I can recall. Our first FOIA request was for video inside the courthouse that would have proven if a person was or was not actually working...
Will Co. (ECWd) - As published by the Chicago Tribune, " "A former Lincoln-Way Central High School secretary has repaid more than $40,000 she took from the athletic booster club as part of a plea agreement, authorities said. Melissa McGrath, 54, pleaded guilty to one count of felony...
Shelby Co. (ECWd) Shelby County has become the poster child for all other county governments in Illinois to learn from, as in what not to do. The failure of understanding the most basic laws of county government continues to expose how ignorant many of the elected...
Illinois (ECWd) - Have you ever wondered what office is or is not compatible with your local elected officials? The Illinois Attorney General has an Index of Opinions on compatibility of offices. Once we received the index, we requested all the opinions listed in the index. We...
Shelby Co. (ECWd) - Shelby County board members Gary Patterson and Jeff Slifer are once again at the forefront of what appears to be malfeasance on a grand scale. As members of the Sheriff's Committee, they both signed off on a claim from a private law...
Shelby Co. (ECWd) During the Shelby County farm committee meeting, a question was asked of the Assistant State's Attorney Jay Scott. The question was pertaining to legislative intent as it relates to interpreting laws on the books. Mark Bennett asked, "..intent, doesn't it have to be written...
