Shelby County - (ECWd) - Once again, the Shelby County State's Attorney Nichole Kronke provides an off-the-cuff statement of her duties, conflicting with what the law actually states. County Board member Dereck Pearcy requested an opinion regarding the outsourcing of payroll from the treasurer's office in an...
Iroquois Co. (ECWd) - The State of Illinois Department of Human Rights Investigation into the allegations of sexual harassment by Police Chief Jeremy Douglas has concluded with a finding of "substantial evidence" in support of the allegations. (Investigation Report) (supporting affidavits from officers Stanley, Brenner, and...
Illinois (ECWd) - We broke the story on Illinois Auditor General Frank Mautino's illegal campaign expenditures back in January of 2016 with this article. Almost 6 years later, even after the Illinois Supreme Court confirmed Mautino's campaign violated the state election law, the State Board of...
Shelby Co. (ECWd) - The Shelby County Board once again, by their actions, indicates to the public they have no idea what the law or adopted resolutions say when it comes to county payroll. It's also clear from the State's Attorney's comments on the subject that...
Shelby Co. (ECWd) - Once again, the comments from the State's Attorney regarding state law are perplexing. Illinois law requires an audit of all funds and accounts under the management or control of a county official as soon as possible after the official leaves office. 55 ILCS...
U.S. (ECWd) - Real Clear Policy published our article on Dr. Fauci's 2003 testimonial warnings about Coronaviruses in 2003.  The resulting article would not have happened had it not been for a Shelbyville resident's discovery of the testimony in his search for answers to questions regarding...
Shelby Co. IL. (ECWd) - The Shelby County Board voted to implement a payroll system with a private company called Paylocity. However, the plain reading of the language used to support such a resolution is crystal clear, but appears to be beyond the comprehension of the...
Illinois (ECWd) - The Illinois Department of Public Health has finally produced the Vaccine Registry opt-out form which is required to be provided at least once to each person receiving a vaccine in Illinois. To date, we have not heard from a single person who has...
Rochester (ECWd) - The Rochester Fire Protection Board met last night for a special meeting of which the board voted unanimously to increase the tax levy to the maximum possible without having to hold a truth in taxation hearing. A call for them to reconsider increasing...
SPRINGFIELD, IL. (ECWd) - With claims coming out of Springfield that the 53,650 opponent witness slips to the Health Care Right of Conscience Act consisted of mostly "bots", what better way to prove or disprove that claim than to have a call to action. We are asking...
