Shelby Co., Ill. (ECWd) – As promised, below is a copy of the redacted bid submitted for the Shelby County Farm purchase. It appears the bid is for more than the minimum price listed in the resolution (link to resolution is here). Minimum for the
Shelby Co., Ill. (ECWd) – As promised, below is a copy of the redacted bid submitted for the Shelby County Farm purchase. It appears the bid is for more than the minimum price listed in the resolution (link to resolution is here). Minimum for the
Shelby Co., Ill. (ECWd) – This morning, Judge Kibler granted our Motion to Intervene in the Boehm v. Shelby County case for the limited purpose of unsealing the sole bid for the county farmland. The Court continued with sealing the name and contact information of
Shelby Co., Ill. (ECWd) – Yesterday we filed a Petition and Motion to Intervene in the Boehm v. Shelby County case filed several weeks ago attempting to stall the opening and awarding of the sole bid for selling the county-owned farmland. According to the court’s
Shelby Co. (ECWd) – According to the judicial docket entry for Shelby County, the Judge opened the single bid received for the sale of the farm and did so in the presence of Shelby County Sheriff Brian McReynolds and Shelbyville Police Chief Brachbill. The court
Illinois (ECWd) – US District Judge Stephen P. McGlynn issued his order on the Protect Illinois Communities Act, commonly called the Illinois Assault Weapons Ban and Gun Registration law, on November 8, 2024. The 168 page ruling can be downloaded at this link or viewed
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Shelby Co., Ill. (ECWd) – The resignations of the former Shelby County Chairman Bobby Orman and Vice Chairman Mark Bennett had no impact on their re-election to the County Board, even after relentless attacks from the local propaganda pushed on social media. Orman won his
Kane and DeKalb Counties, Ill. (ECWd) – Part 1 This is a story of state actors failing the public, with tragic results. One individual with a commercial driver’s license (“CDL”) was involved in three “accidents” or incidents within a four-year timeframe. The first should have
Shelby Co., Ill. (ECWd)- As covered in this article, we filed our Freedom of Information Act lawsuit in May of 2024. We discovered the State’s Attorney had not even informed the County Board of the lawsuit until October 22, 2024, five months after our original
Champaign Co. (ECWd) – Champaign County is facing an electioneering complaint regarding the attempt to pass a public safety tax increase, doubling that specific tax. Two prior articles on the issues being raised can be viewed here and here. The county has spent over $22,000.00
Iroquois Co., Ill. (ECWd) – A Freedom of Information Act request for search warrants and subpoenas sent to the Iroquois County Public Health Department in 2022 resulted in the court sealing those records the same day of our request. The request was in relation to
