WESLEY Twp. (ECWd) - The Former Wesley Township Clerk, Sarah Norton, appointed to the position in July of 2018 and resigned in Aug 2019, has signed an Affidavit acknowledging what we knew all along; that the FOIA denials were willful and intentional, and that her father...
CHICAGO, IL. (ECWd) - Mr. Marcus D. Fruchter, Illinois Gaming Board was sent a Cease and Desist letter from Thomas DeVore, attorney for "Poopy's Pub and Grub" in response to a "Warning Notice" (see page 3 of the letter) sent to the business. The Cease and Desists...
Effingham Co. (ECWd) - The Village of Montrose, Illinois has a recent history of intimidating people wanting to attend village meetings. April 2020: Village attempts to keep people from attending the meeting. There were only 8 people in the meeting room, and they refused another person...
PRESS RELEASE from the LIBERTY JUSTICE CENTER MEDIA CONTACT:  Kristen Williamson, 773-809-4403 [email protected] Salem Media, veteran journalist Amy Jacobson sue Illinois governor over exclusion from press briefings Amy Jacobson, a journalist for Salem’s AM 560 The Answer in Chicago, broke news that the governor’s family had traveled to Wisconsin...
Urbana, IL. (ECWd) - UPDATE #2: the Urbana School District has confirmed that Shamar Betts does not and did not work for them and is/was not a school district employee. The "afterschool program" at the Urbana Middle School was in cooperation with the Urbana Park District....
Chicago, IL. (ECWd) - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Sunday, May 31, 2020 CONTACT [email protected] Gov. Pritzker Activates Illinois National Guard at Request of City of Chicago Guard To Help Chicago Police Department Manage Street Closures Chicago – In response to a City of Chicago request, Governor JB Pritzker activated 375 Illinois National Guard...
Springfield, IL. (ECWd) - On Saturday, May 30, 2020, an open graduation ceremony was held in Springfield, Illinois for those wishing to attend. There were students from across the state, consisting of 8th, 12th, and college graduates in attendance. Complete video below: https://youtu.be/F_x3Vgcnxmo . Our work is funded entirely thru donations...
Washington, D.C. (ECWd) - The United States Supreme Court DENIED the Emergency Motion for Injunction against Illinois Governor Pritzker. In ELIM ROMANIAN CHURCH, ET AL. V. PRITZKER - the Injunction Motion was denied without prejudice, which means anytime the situation changes, the Churches can bring the Motion...
Paris, IL. (ECWd) - The Edgar County Public Health Department just issued a press release announcing the county's first COVID-19 positive case. "One resident, who tested positive, is in home isolation and recovering." [pdf-embedder url="https://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/ECPHD-1st.pdf"] . Our work is funded entirely thru donations and we ask that you consider donating...
Illinois (ECWd) - As predicted, the Governor, in its introduction of the response sent to the United States Supreme Court, stated the Emergency Order was to expire on May 29, and after that date "religious gatherings will no longer be subject to mandatory restrictions." See our article...
