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 a person to fill the vacancy of a township trustee who resigned
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 a person to fill the vacancy of a township trustee who resigned
Shelby Co., Ill. (ECWd) – A Federal Civil Rights lawsuit has been filed in the Central District of Illinois naming Tad Mayhall in his individual capacity and Shelby County as Defendants, alleging violations of the federal civil rights of John Kraft. Statement from Robert T.
Shelby Co. (ECWd) – During this month’s regular board meeting, Chairman Tad Mayhall took no action on the appointment of James Mitchell to the County Board to fill a vacancy in District 1. Mayhall claimed there would be no action on the agenda item because
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 surfaced of her misappropriation of public funds. The criminal investigation is still ongoing at this time.
Maryland, USA (ECWd) – Thomas C. Goldstein, founder and publisher of SCOTUSblog.com, was indicted today in Maryland Federal Court. The 50-page, 22-Count Indictment alleges the following: Four Counts of Tax Evasion for 2016, 2017, 2018, and 2021 Ten Counts of Aiding and Assisting the Preparation
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Rantoul, Ill. (ECWd) – The Village of Rantoul Electoral Board held a petition objection hearing on January 13, 2025, to hear objections to the petitions filed for a referendum to eliminate electing village trustees by district. In our previous article on this years’ referendum, as
Champaign Co., Ill. (ECWd) – In December of 2022, the Mahomet Township Supervisor, Aaron Wheeler, and Township Clerk, David Parsons, filed a Complaint against seven township residents because they were critical of Mahomet Township government and filed FOIA requests (see previous article here). The entire
South Holland, Ill. (ECWd) – The embattled and failing Thornton Township Supervisor, Tiffany Henyard, has filed another complaint against two Thornton Township trustees, which complains of some of the same actions Tiffany Henyard herself has participated in – not attending public meetings. The complaint is
Atlanta, Ill. (ECWd) – During the November 19, 2024, Atlanta, Illinois city council meeting, there was discussion about the city’s involvement with the Atlanta Betterment Fund and the Logan County Economic Development Partnership. According to the published meeting minutes (see page 2): the city council
Shelby Co., Ill. (ECWd) – Shelby County and the Shelby County Dive Team were once again named Defendants in a Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”) Lawsuit alleging the county and its dive team failed to properly respond to several FOIA requests for public records. The
