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 1812-03...
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 the bidder...
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 docket, the...
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 resulted in a...
Atlanta, Ill. (ECWd) - After its business was dissolved by the Illinois Secretary of State for not filing the annual report, WM "Bill" Thomas as the Registered Agent of the Logan County Economic Development Partnership ("LCEDP") filed, or caused to be filed, new paperwork for reinstatement...
Monticello, Ill. (ECWd) - In a Complaint filed by the Administrator of the Illinois Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission on October 30, 2024, attorney Lauren B. McQueen has been accused of theft from the Champaign County Bar Association. McQueen was first admitted to the bar in 2019. McQueen...
Frankfort, Ill. (ECWd) - State Senator Michael Hastings (D-Matteson) is alleged to have called his ex-wife Kathleen a "fat c**t" and a "stupid b**ch" while giving her "the middle finger" at their child's soccer game in Frankfort. That's according to a petition for a temporary restraining order...
Madison Co., Ill. (ECWd) - Madison County has announced on its Facebook and webpages (or here if link is disabled) the results of the upcoming election by publishing a "Swearing In Ceremony" of newly elected county officers and naming them. We are not sure if these are...
Tinley Park, Ill. (ECWd) - The Village of Tinley Park, and Tinley Park Mayor, Michael Glotz, published a video on the village's official webpage a couple of months ago detailing the behind-the-scenes operations, and bill passages of the Village of Tinley Park's attempts at purchasing property...
Nason, Ill. (ECWd) - We had the pleasure of attending a special meeting of the City of Nason, Illinois, last night. Nason is a small city located in Jefferson County, with a population of around 200 people. We attended this meeting because we came across a video of...
