Shelby Co. (ECWd) - Former Shelby County State's Attorney Nichole Kroncke established an American Express Amazon Prime Business card for the Office of Shelby County State's Attorney. While this article will focus on redactions of certain charges, other points of interest include the taxpayers paying for...
Illinois (ECWd) - After our recent settlement of a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), case against the Illinois State Police resulted in our obtaining the requested records and over $20,600.00 being paid to our attorney, I was curious how many other FOIA cases resulted in settlements...
Shelby Co. (ECWd) - After publishing this article regarding a call for a special county board meeting in Shelby County, it appears, once again, that the local hysteria is so ingrained in a narrative supporting their anger that all logical thought processes have vanished from the...
Edgar Co. (ECWd) - Our Freedom of Information Act lawsuit against School District 95 in Paris, Illinois was finally heard in court yesterday. The suit was filed after the school provided a heavily redacted copy which we believed violated the case law for such a document....
Shelby Co. (ECWd) - A recently circulated email by County Board member Tad Mayhall is yet another example of emotion over facts. Mayhall wants a special meeting called for the following reasons. (Copy of special meeting form at this link) Discuss and vote on a budget...
McClean Co. (ECWd) A resident of Blooming Township circulated the needed 15 signatures required to hold a special Township meeting of the electors. The purpose was to have the electors vote on what we see as a clear anti-Israel ballot question. "Shall the United States federal government...
Shelby Co., Ill. (ECWd) - During the April 2024 Shelby County Board meeting, Shelby County Dive Team Commander Austin Prichard read a statement about trust. "The definition of trust: assures reliance on the character, ability, strength or truth of someone or something, one which confidence is placed."...
Shelby Co. (ECWd) - Were those who donated to the Dive Team over the last several years aware those funds were not all being deposited into any Shelby County government account where they belong? Several months ago, the Shelby County Board voted to initiate a forensic audit...
Shelby Co. (ECWd) - After the Attorney General's office chose to not pursue any criminal charges in the illegal sale of seized firearms by the former Sheriff Don Koonce, we requested all the investigation files to include the taped interviews so that we could try to...
United States (ECWd) - Former President Donald J. Trump has filed a motion in this Florida case dealing with classified documents to dismiss the indictment based on selective and vindictive prosecution. This motion was filed on May 2, 2024. We have yet to see any mainstream media...
