South Holland, IL. (ECWd) - Pamela D. Strain, President, Superintendent, and an owner of Beacon Hill Preparatory Academy (also known as the Lighthouse Christian Academy) was charged yesterday with income tax fraud relating to defrauding the National School Lunch Program, and the Fresh Fruit and Vegetable...
Springfield, IL. (ECWd) - On August 18, 2020, Sangamon County Circuit Judge Raylene Grischow granted Governor Pritzker's Motion for a Temporary Restraining Order against Defendants Christian Child Development Corporation and Parkview Christian Academy. The Motion for TRO against Hutsonville Schools is MOOT as they stated, prior...
Kankakee, IL. (ECWd) - We interviewed Kankakee County Auditor Jake Lee in March of this year (watch the interview here) about his duties and the county board essentially prohibiting him from performing those duties mandated upon the Auditor in state law. Today, Auditor Lee filed a lawsuit...
Champaign, IL. (ECWd) - Public Officials must be familiar with state laws governing the local governments they are members of, prior to taking any action. A prime example for this article is the Public Health District Act - the state law governing the Champaign Urbana Public Health...
Washington, D.C. (ECWd) - Today, the United States Department of Justice has charged Kevin Clinesmith, a former full-time employee of the Federal Bureau of Investigations as an Assistant General Counsel with violations of 18 USC 1001(a)(3) - False Statements. From the Charging Document (below): COUNT 1: On or about...
Wesley Township, IL. (ECWd) - After successfully having the frivolous lawsuit Dismissed with prejudice under the Citizen Participation Act ("CPA"), Robert Hanlon, Attorney for the Defendants (Cindy Brzana and others), filed a Motion for Attorney fees, which are mandated when a Defendant prevails in a CPA...
Paris, IL. (ECWd) - Robert S. Kemper (Steve Kemper), Paris City Councilman, was arrested today on the following allegations: Two Counts of Criminal Sexual Assault - Class 1 Felonies One Count of Aggravated Criminal Sexual Abuse - Class 2 Felony He is currently being held in...
Springfield, IL. (ECWd) - At today's JCAR meeting, the committee approved IDPH / Governor Pritzker's "emergency rule" penalizing, fining, and providing criminal penalties to small businesses over the mask requirement. A Motion for JCAR to Object and Suspend the Emergency Rule was made - it did not...
ILLINOIS (ECWd) - Watch the JCAR, Joint Committee on Administrative Rules, meeting today at 11:30 a.m. where one of the Agenda items will be the governor's "guidance" on penalties and fines against small businesses in relation to the alleged mask requirement. Item #43 on the Agenda (here)...
Carbondale, IL. (ECWd) - State employees should already know that electioneering using state resources, such as their state email accounts, violates state ethics laws. State officers and employees take mandatory classes on the subject, but some still try to flaunt the system, thinking they won't get caught. We...
