SPRINGFIELD, IL . (ECWd) - UPDATE: Governor's Press Release at bottom of page. Illinois Governor Pritzker announced he is ordering the closing of all board and dine-in restaurants starting Monday night thru March 30th, 2020. Drive-thru and curbside pickup may continue to operate. He appeared to blame the closures...
Mattoon, IL. (ECWd) - The Pantagraph is reporting that a patient at the Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center in Coles County has tested positive for the Coronavirus. Click to read their article (HERE). According to the news report, the patient was treated in the SBLHC emergency room and...
Champaign, IL. (ECWd) - The City of Champaign, IL. will hold an Emergency Meeting this morning to pass an Ordinance related to the "Emergency Created by the Impact of the COVID-19 Virus" - better known as the "Coronavirus" or the "Wuhan Virus." The City proposes to grant...
Wesley Township (ECWd) - On March 10, 2020, the Judge denied John Norton's Motion For Alternative Service. Maybe someday Norton will tell the truth in court and in Motions. Probably too much to ask for...
Danville, IL. (ECWd) - [caption id="attachment_57569" align="alignleft" width="227"] Photo snipped from Duncan's Campaign website[/caption] Career Politician Darren Duncan, candidate for Illinois' 15th District for Congress, is a walking violation of the Illinois Public Officer Prohibited Activities Act. Of course, the Vermilion County Board is also no stranger to...
McHenry County, IL. (ECWd) - Article reprinted with permission of McHenry County Blog: Mary McClellan’s Effort to Have Special Prosecutor Named to Go After Headless Duck Accuser for Indirect Criminal Contempt Fails McHenry County Associate Judge Jeffrey Hirsch has ruled that Circuit Court judicial candidate Mary McClellan will...
CHICAGO, IL. (ECWd) - Department of Justice U.S. Attorney’s Office Northern District of Illinois FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, March 6, 2020 Consultant Indicted for Allegedly Corruptly Offering Money to Illinois State Senator CHICAGO — A Chicago consultant has been indicted in federal court for allegedly corruptly offering money to an Illinois State...
Wesley Township (ECWd) - Wesley Township local John Norton appeared in Court again this morning attempting to gain service thru alternative means, since he cannot figure out how the service process works; one summons per defendant you are serving. Meanwhile, the several defendants served upon Norton a...
Piatt Co., IL. (ECWd) - The Piatt County Personnel Committee held a meeting on March 5, 2020, where one of the agenda items was Board Member Per Diem. Board members questioned when the proper time was for setting their compensation - nobody knew the answer. Time for setting...
Kankakee County, IL. (ECWd) - We have been reading about issues between County Auditors and County Boards for several months and decided to interview Jake Lee, Kankakee County Auditor, to get his perspective of problems between Kankakee County and his office, which essentially prohibits him from...
