Shelby Co. (ECWd) - We have written about Dillon's Rule more times than we can count, and for reasons we can't explain some people just don't get it and continue to try to do things not permitted by law. Dillon Rule - “A municipal corporation possesses and...
Coles Co. (ECWd) - August 25th, 2020 the Coles County State's Attorney Jessie Danley issued a press release authored by Rhonda Parker, a paralegal in his office according to the metadata in the file. The press release states he asked the Illinois State Police to investigate...
McHenry Co. (ECWd) - Former Algonquin Township Road Commissioner Bob Miller was deposed earlier in the month regarding a lawsuit against him for unauthorized payments to himself and other matters. The theme of the deposition was one of "I don't remember, or I don't Recall" to most...
Lasalle Co. (ECWd) - For those not familiar with LaSalle County, it is the home of formerly indicted State's Attorney Brian Towne who managed to avoid any prosecution for the 17 felonies he was charged with. He is the same person who formed an illegal operation...
Shelby Co. (ECWd) - Shelby County State's Attorney Gina Vonderheide was deposed in the lawsuit brought against the County to stop payments to a private attorney hired illegally by the Board. During the deposition, a shocking disclosure by Vonderheide points to a clear breach of her...
Illinois (ECWd) - Illinois Governor Pritzker has lost his motion to vacate the Clay County order in the Darren Baily case. As we suspected would happen, the judge ruled that the Clay County Circuit Court did have jurisdiction to issue their order. This being the case, the...
Shelby Co (ECWd) - Below is the video of the Shelby County Board meeting with the exception of the last 30 minutes or so of the meeting. Due to scheduling, we had to leave early so we apologize for not being able to capture the entire...
Sangamon (ECWd) - The Rochester Fire Protection District held their meeting this week, which was the first meeting after exposure of the violations of law covered by Channel 17 I-Team investigation and our article. It became clear there was an orchestrated effort to deflect from the real...
Illinois (ECWd) - A hearing on the consolidated lawsuits against Governor Pritzker was held yesterday, October 14, 2020 in Sangamon County. This particular hearing heard arguments on the Governor's Motion to Vacate the Clay County Darren Baily favorable ruling based on a jurisdictional issue. The Governor's...
Sangamon Co. (ECWd) - The Rochester Fire Protection District Trustees and current Rochester FPD Chief John Archer have been ignoring the law and the District's internal purchasing policy for years. Upon being contacted for help in fixing what was believed to be improper purchasing by members of...
