Shelby Co. (ECWd) - For years we have encouraged public officials to enforce the rule of law. So what does the average citizen do when the actions of their public officials lead to violations of law and expense to the taxpayers state-wide? Shelby County State's Attorney Nichole...
Shelby Co. (ECWd) - In what may be the most cryptic opinion we have ever seen from the Attorney General's PAC office, it is clear the county board violated the Open Meetings Act when they permitted a board member to attend remotely during the reorganizational meeting...
Christian Co. (ECWd) - After numerous tips streaming in regarding the Village of Assumption Illinois, we decided to attend a special meeting held a couple of weeks ago. To say it was entertaining would be an understatement. Our video of this meeting can be viewed at...
Will Co. (ECWd) - During the August 1, 2021 hearing related to asset discovery, Wesley Township gadfly and former appointed highway commissioner John Norton once again showed the court he is both ignorant and has no problem lying to the court. Let's break some if it down: THE...
U.S. (ECWd) - On June 29, 2021, the US Supreme Court issued an order limiting the CDC's authority to issue an eviction moratorium. See order from US Supreme Court concurring opinion issued by Justice Kavanaugh, making it very clear that any extension of the eviction moratorium...
Will Co, (ECWd) - Local gadfly and former Wesley Township highway commissioner was graced with a stay to his jail sanction for two more weeks at yesterday's hearing. As we covered in this article, Norton was ordered to produce certain records by 1:30 pm yesterday.  While...
Will Co. (ECWd) - Willmington gadfly and former appointed Wesley Township Highway Commissioner John Norton is facing a jail sanction for failing to comply with the court's orders dealing with a citation to discover assets. Norton's propensity to lie before the courts is probably the only consistent...
Coles Co. (ECWd) - We recently covered the Illinois State Police Report on the alleged malfeasance by the Coles County State's Attorney in this article. The short version, a criminal complaint alleged that Jessie Danley, the Coles County State's Attorney, used or allowed the use of...
Illinois (ECWd) - Attorney Thomas Devore has announced his intent to run for Judge in the 5th Appellate District. You can download his press release at this link or view below. [pdf-embedder url="https://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/DeVore-for-Judge.pdf" title="DeVore for Judge"] ...
Coles - Moultrie Co. (ECWd) - This is one of those articles we never dreamed we would be writing, but here we are. What did 911 Director Calvert do? Director Calvert signed an employment contract with his Assistant, who has moved to Florida, permitting her to continue drawing...
