Shelby Co. (ECWd) - The Shelby County State's Attorney, Ruth Woolery, appointed a Special Assistant State's Attorney related to four child sex-related cases. A copy of the appointment documentation was obtained through the Freedom of Information Act process. (Appointment Letter at this link). Once again, we...
Shelby Co. (ECWd) - The Shelby County Dive Commander, Austin Prichard, has refused to provide a roster of the members of the dive team after it was requested by the forensic auditors. We understand there are now two separate FOIA denials being reviewed by the Attorney...
Shelby Co. (ECWd) - Shelby County State’s Attorney Ruth Woolery has requested a legal opinion from the Attorney General's Opinions Bureau on the questions of conflict of interest. The basic questions raised: “Is it a conflict of interest for the commander of a volunteer dive rescue team,...
Shelby Co. (ECWd) - Last Tuesday the Shelby County Farm Sale TRO case had yet another hearing in which neither the county chairman nor the county board have legal representation. That fact should concern everyone. During the hearing, the judge indicated that the attorneys, State's Attorney Woolery...
Jasper Co. (ECWd) - Good governance is a learning process in which few are truly willing to take the time to learn. After our first article on Yale, at this link, the appointed officials began their schooling. I attended the meeting in order to provide numerous key...
Shelby Co. (ECWd) - According to the judicial docket entry for Shelby County, the Judge opened the single bid received for the sale of the farm and did so in the presence of Shelby County Sheriff Brian McReynolds and Shelbyville Police Chief Brachbill. The court ordered the...
Illinois (ECWd) - US District Judge Stephen P. McGlynn issued his order on the Protect Illinois Communities Act, commonly called the Illinois Assault Weapons Ban and Gun Registration law, on November 8, 2024. The 168 page ruling can be downloaded at this link or viewed below. We...
Shelby Co., Ill. (ECWd) - The resignations of the former Shelby County Chairman Bobby Orman and Vice Chairman Mark Bennett had no impact on their re-election to the County Board, even after relentless attacks from the local propaganda pushed on social media. Orman won his re-election with...
Shelby Co., Ill. (ECWd)- As covered in this article, we filed our Freedom of Information Act lawsuit in May of 2024. We discovered the State's Attorney had not even informed the County Board of the lawsuit until October 22, 2024, five months after our original filing. ...
Jasper Co., Ill. (ECWd) - We were contacted over a laundry list of concerns for the small community of Yale, Illinois, located in Jasper County. As we normally do, a Freedom of Information Act request was submitted. A copy of meeting minutes and agendas for the...
