Paris, IL. (ECWd) - The Edgar County State's Attorney's Office is on quarantine due to a positive test of COVID-19. Edgar County Board Chairman Jeff Voigt stated that "an office in the courthouse is on quarantine due to a positive COVID-19 test, and SERVPRO has been contacted...
Charleston, IL. (ECWd) - Yesterday, a Motion To Dismiss Based On Prosecutorial Misconduct was filed in a Coles County DUI case. Attorney Todd Reardon filed this Motion in a case involving his client as Defendant and Coles County Assistant State's Attorney Brady Allen as a prosecutor in...
DuPage County, IL. (ECWd) - Public Safety Announcement: Surge in Overdose and Suicide Deaths Review First 6 Months of 2020. Public Safety Announcement: Surge in Overdose and Suicide Deaths Review First 6 Months of 2020. Â On Wednesday, May 13, 2020 DuPage County Coroner Richard Jorgensen, M.D. reported on...
Clinton and Edgar Counties, IL. and Clinton County, IN. (ECWd) - "Do as I say, not as I do" Local health Departments have been preaching about mitigating the COVID-19 threat through the use of social distancing, wearing masks, and washing hands . . . to the public. How...
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...
