McDonough Co. (ECWd) - McDonough County and its Sheriff in his individual capacity, Nicholas Petitgout, have been named in a Federal lawsuit alleging the following. Count I -Violation of 1st Amendment of the Constitution of the United States of America Count II - Violation of the...
Coles Co. (ECWd) - Our recent article at this link on convicted former Assistant State's Attorney Brady Allen generated numerous requests for us to post more information on the matter. While we did post the 4th amended complaint for everyone to read, we did not include...
Iroquois Co. (ECWd) - According to Charging Documents Dee Schippert is facing a maximum of 275 Years in prison for alleged crimes that include Forgery of timesheets, whistleblower retaliation, theft of property, and Official Misconduct. A copy of all the counts can be viewed below or...
Iroquois Co. (ECWd)- ***Edited on 3/22/2024 @ 8:51 p.m. to reflect the change in Judici, which is that the "greater than $1 million" counts were changed - as were the theft/deception counts -Â we advise our readers to click the link for Judici to read the...
Coles Co. (ECWd) - The Former Coles County Assistant State's Attorney Brady Allen filed a motion to have his name stricken from the roll of attorneys according to the recently published Illinois Supreme Court Announcement. Â Â The ARDC docket entry is at this link. There are several...
Illinois (ECWd) - After years of witnessing a laundry list of malfeasance by public officials and hearing their justifications as to why what they did was no big deal, I wonder if we have lost our way. We are supposed to be a nation of laws, but...
Champaign Co. (ECWd) - Several weeks ago we covered the information contained in the Illinois State Police investigation in the Mahomet Township Road District Highway Commissioner Christian A. Doenitz in this article. We asked in the title, "Do Laws Matter In Illinois?". One of the most foundational...
Shelby Co. (ECWd) - Due to the resignation of a past Shelby County Board of Review member, numerous questions arose about the proper process to replace them. Those questions led to a very simple process that normally removes all the political garbage, a Declaratory Judgement action,...
United States (ECWd) - In a unanimous ruling from the United States Supreme Court, the States have no power to disqualify those holding or attempting to hold federal offices, especially the Presidency. "This case raises the question of whether the States, in addition to Congress, may also...
Sangamon Co. (ECWd) - With thousands of pieces of legislation being contemplated in Springfield, it's nice to see some common sense legislation for a change. The 102nd District State Representative Adam Niemerg has introduced HB 5105 which would prohibit COVID-19 vaccination mandates. I have yet to speak with...
