DuPage Co. (ECWd) - A local resident of District 200 has taken appropriate steps to hold the School Board accountable to the law. Jan Shaw, the founder of "DuPage Watchdog", a local government accountability organization, filed a verified complaint for Declaratory Judgement, Mandamus, and Injunctive Relief against the...
Cook Co. (ECWd) - It is clear we are in a time where emotions are driving the narrative on many issues and in some cases to a point of destroying peoples lives before any due process is afforded to those people. As it relates to sexual...
Coles Co. (ECWd) - As promised, Part IV of the five-part series. See Part I , Part II, and Part III to follow the chain of events that show why the local reporting is so insufficient. August 3, 2018 Article -"Bower said he made a legal recommendation on the...
Coles Co (ECWd) - As promised, Part III of the five-part series. See Part I and Part II to follow the chain of events that show why the local reporting is so insufficient. August 3, 2018 Article -Â "The Coles County Board, with Biddle's support, hired local appraiser...
Coles Co. (ECWd) - As promised, Part II of what looks like will be a five-part series. See Part I at this link. August 3, 2018 Article - "CHARLESTON — Coles County's commercial and industrial property reassessment is now past its halfway stage, with property owners in two...
Coles Co. (ECWd) - Over the last 18 months, we have been covering in great detail the illegal actions by Coles County officials. Those actions include bid-rigging, improper contracting, pay for no work, Open Meetings Act violations, Freedom of Information Act violations, illegal contracting and more. ...
McHenry Co. (ECWd) James Kelly, attorney for the Algonquin Township, has filed this motion to Modify a Court order but there is just one small problem or a big one if you're James Kelly. The motion he filed was on behalf of the Township, which is...
Illinois (ECWd) - How many lawyers do you know have actually won a mortgage foreclosure case for the debtor/property owner? Last fall, Robert Hanlon on behalf of his clients’ John and Alta Fern Gazdik, prevailed and obtained a summary judgment before Kane County Chief Judge, Hon. S....
Edgar Co. (ECWd) - Once again local police have found themselves in a Civil Rights lawsuit filed June 21, 2018, by Redwood Law Offices. The suit names Jesse Lewsader, Richard Wilson, Rayan Washburn, and the city of Paris as Defendants. According to the filing, this suit is a...
Coles (ECWd) - Sheriff Rankin's first year in office had a budget in place from his predecessor. Rankin is in the 4th year of his term, which means he has presented three budgets that he has operated under that are now audited. During those three years,...
