Effingham, IL. (ECWd) - The Temporary Restraining Order against the Illinois State Board of Education and the State Superintendent of Education, Dr. Carmen, I. Ayala was extended through December 3, 2021, in Effingham County Circuit Court, according to the docketing sheet. The original TRO, which can...
Wheeling, IL. (ECWd) - Earlier this year, the Wheeling Village Council advertised a "virtual" public meeting, but Deborah Wilson attended in person anyway because, according to her, she had some charts to show the council during public comment that could not be accomplished over the phone. The...
Kankakee Co., IL. (ECWd) - Unregistered company, claiming to be a charitable organization, solicited Kankakee County for $25k - thankfully, they ignored the request for funding. This is simply one more of the many solicitations sent by a company not registered to conduct business in Illinois, not...
PARIS, IL. (ECWd) - Pics we shot this afternoon of the Paris Fire Department installing the Christmas tree decorations on the south yard of the Edgar County Courthouse. The annual "Christmas in Paris" is scheduled for Saturday, November 27, 2021. [gallery link="file" ids="74878,74879"]...
Madison Co., IL. (ECWd) - The Illinois Attorney General's Public Access Counselor finally issued a determination, taking 39 months to figure it out, confirming what we already knew; Madison County Board violated the Open Meetings Act on August 15, 2018, when it enforced its public comment...
Springfield, IL. (ECWd) - Attorney Thomas DeVore has filed a Defamation Per Se action against Governor Pritzker on October 29, 2021, alleging the Governor's statement at a press conference: imputed the Plaintiff had committed a criminal action imputed that Plaintiff was unable to perform or lacks...
Calumet City, IL. (ECWd) - During today's Hearing on a Temporary Restraining Order, the Judge DENIED Calumet City Clerk Figgs' Motion for the Order, and Defendant Mayor Jones will file a Motion or Answer to the Complaint by November 17, 2021. Clerk Figgs alleges Mayor Jones is...
Shelby Co., IL. (ECWd) - The Shelby County Board will hold a meeting tonight, starting at 7 p.m. in Courtroom A in the Shelby County Courthouse. We will be there to livestream this meeting - check our Facebook or YouTube pages for the livestream, which will start...
Wesley Township, IL. (ECWd) - Below is the complete video of last night's Wesley Township meeting. During Supervisor Medlin's comments about the ongoing FOIA lawsuit, he mentioned that Cindy and Tim (Plaintiff's), could have dropped this lawsuit, and basically, it is their fault it is still ongoing....
Champaign Co., IL. (ECWd) - Unregistered Company Solicited Champaign County For $50k - thankfully, they ignored the request for funding. Another local government has been solicited for a "donation" or "contribution" or "grant" from a company, which, according to the Secretary of State's Department of Business Services,...
