Bradley, IL. (ECWd) - An Order of Protection has been granted against Bradley Village Administrator Catherine A. Wojnarowski by Porter County Superior Court (Indiana) Judge David Chidester on September 22, 2020. It is an Ex Parte Order For Protection and expires on September 22, 2021. As part of...
Wilmington, IL. (ECWd) - Wesley Township, Wesley Township Road District, and Leonard McCubbin sent a Settlement Demand to Cindy Brzana, et al, asking for them to voluntarily settle the Freedom of Information Act lawsuit against the township - as long as Brzana agrees to pay the...
Washington, D.C. (ECWd) - Department of Justice Office of Public Affairs FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, September 21, 2020 Department Of Justice Identifies New York City, Portland And Seattle As Jurisdictions Permitting Violence And Destruction Of Property Identification is Response to Presidential Memorandum Reviewing Federal Funding to State and Local Governments that...
Paris, IL. (ECWd) - In an effort to persuade Governor Pritzker to back down from his prohibition of the IHSA and schools to play sports, a rally in favor of school sports was held in Paris, Illinois this afternoon. Several coached and players spoke to the gathered...
Country Club Hills, IL. (ECWd) - The Village of Country Club Hills has been giving taxpayer monies to a now-defunct, illegitimate nonprofit "Country Club Hills Chamber of Commerce" whose registration with the Secretary of State was involuntarily dissolved on March 8, 2019, and its 501(c) status...
Lena, IL. (ECWd) - The Village of Lena, Illinois is a small municipality of around 2,900 residents and is located in Stephenson County. It is well-known that public officials and public bodies cannot pass resolutions or ordinances which violate state law or the constitution. Apparently, the Village...
Orland Park, IL. (ECWd) - On September 16, 2020, the Attorney General's Public Access Counselor ("PAC") determined that the Village of Orland Park violated the Freedom of Information Act ("FOIA") by improperly responding to a request for public records seeking a list of all persons/user names...
Madison County, IL. (ECWd) - Newly released emails from 2007 - 2016 suggest that several former employees and elected officials within the Madison County government were using official government email, while at work on government time, for electioneering purposes. One of those emails, from "Boobie" even asks...
Shelbyville, IL. (ECWd) - We attended the Shelby County Airport Board Meeting yesterday, Sep 14, 2020. The main topics we brought up were the following: Which county airport statute is this airport governed under? There are three possible answers, each with their own powers and responsibilities, they...
Avon, IL. (ECWd) - Avon Township Supervisor Terry Wilke used township funds, credit, and property for his own personal financial gain by purchasing a vehicle using township funds (and the purchase declined by the board), installing an electric vehicle charging station with public funds, using public...
