Illinois (ECWd) - A majority group of Illinois Legislators has proven once again that the methods of madness in Washington D.C. are the path for the People in the Land of Lincoln. Representative Bob Morgan ( [email protected]) filed HB 5855 on December 1, 2022, and it...
Shelby Co. (ECWd) - The Shelby County States Attorney Nichole Kroncke tendered her resignation letter on December 29, 2022, indicating an effective date of January 31st, 2023. According to the letter she is resigning to take on a state job with the Illinois State's Attorneys Appellate...
DuPage Co. (ECWd) - Earlier this year DuPage County Clerk Jean Kaczmarek crowed about the vote by mail in DuPage County. She said "promoting vote-by-mail has been key to my efforts to increase voter access in DuPage County.” She patted herself on the back that "my...
U.S. (ECWd) - Judge Carl Nichols of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia issued a third scheduling order in the Dominion Voting Inc. case which includes countersuits filed by Sydney Powell and My Pillow Inc. The docket did not show any countersuit filed...
Sangamon Co. (ECWd) - Once again, Rochester Fire Protection District (FPD) Trustee Gary McBride becomes newsworthy. The trustees of the Rochester FPD held a meeting on December 14, 2022. Gary McBride is the Board President and apparently, he felt he could intimidate and headbutt a camera...
DuPage Co. (ECWd) - Yesterday a federal jury in Chicago returned a NOT GUILTY verdict ($0.00) in the wrongful termination and defamation lawsuit brought by Principal John Thuet against Chicago Public Schools (CPS). Thuet's case was filed in the US District Court for the Northern District of...
Coles Co. (ECWd) - Once again, a simple Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request has triggered compliance with the Open Meetings Act (OMA). We requested the OMA training certificates for the Coles County Board of Review on December 5, 2022. We requested those records because we found...
Coles Co. (ECWd) - You can join Attorney Tom DeVore for a Q&A regarding your real estate property tax bill over the next three days. Tom will break down the process by which assessors are required to assess properties and the long-term implications of your tax bill. ...
Coles Co. (ECWd) - Coles County has once again gone rogue with its property tax assessments, and hundreds of citizens are standing up for their Constitutional rights as it relates to fair and equitable taxation of their property and intend to challenge their assessments. Tom Devore, the...
Coles Co. (ECWd) - The newly elected Coles County Board members will be serving without any compensation. The current board is required to set the compensation of the elected officers as outlined in the Counties Code at this link. During the May 2022 Coles County Board meeting, the...
