Shields Township, Lake County, IL. (ECWd) - Press Release: Late Monday May 16, 2022,  three Shield’s Township Deputy Assessors filed a second set of complaints with the Lake County State’s Attorney’s Office (LCSAO), the Lake County Sheriff (LCSO) and the Public Integrity Unit of the Illinois Attorney...
McHenry Co., IL. (ECWd) - McHenry County Circuit Court upheld the Electoral Board's decision to leave McHenry County Sheriff Candidate Colatorti's name on the ballot. A Notice of Appeal has been filed with the Illinois Appellate Court, Second District. Read the Memorandum and Order upholding the Electoral Board's...
Cook County, IL. (ECWd) - A Cook County Circuit Court Judge reinstated three Supreme Court Candidates yesterday after a Hearing on the state electoral board's decision to remove them from the ballot. Reinstated Supreme Court candidacies were: Susan F. Hutchinson, Mark C. Curran, Jr., and Nancy Rodkin...
Crawford Co., IL. (ECWd) - The Illinois Department of Transportation, Division of Aeronautics sent a letter to the Crawford County Airport Authority on March 23, 2022, alleging that Airport Authority Commissioner Robert Quick may be disqualified to serve on the airport board, because he was also...
ROBBINS, IL. (ECWd) - The Illinois Attorney General Public Access Counselor has issued a determination letter stating that the Village of Robbins has violated the Open Meetings Act by not reviewing closed session recordings and minutes and have not made any determination on whether to keep...
Crawford Co., IN. (ECWd) - Investigation Leads to the Arrest of a Crawford County Elected Official Crawford County-Today, an Indiana State Police investigation has led to the arrest of Sabrina Bell, the Crawford County Circuit Court Judge. These charges stemmed from an incident that occurred in Crawford...
Crawford Co., IL. (ECWd) - The Crawford County Airport Authority has finally come around to compliance with state law, the Airport Authorities Act. Robert Quick, the now-former airport authority commissioner, followed Greg Nye and Tyler Devonshire in resigning as commissioners of the Crawford County Airport Authority (read...
Madison Co., IL. (ECWd) - The Illinois Attorney General's Public Access Counselor has issued a determination that the Madison County State's Attorney did not demonstrate it conducted an adequate search for public records requested under the Freedom of Information Act. The AG asked the Board and...
Madison Co., IL. (ECWd) - The Illinois Attorney General has issued an opinion which states that the Madison County FOIA Officer violated the Freedom of Information Act by not conducting a proper search for certain emails requested under the Act. In the opinion, the AG states: the...
PARIS, IL. (ECWd) - According to court records, Conan McArthur entered a plea of Guilty yesterday for his role in setting the fire(s) in the former Save-A-Lot grocery store last year. Sentencing for McArthur is scheduled for July 18, 2022, at 2:30 p.m. Since the fire destroyed much...
