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February 22, 2025

Author: Kirk Allen & John Kraft

Illinois  (ECWd) - Voters in Illinois have been receiving a form letter addressed to "Elector" with a concerning claim that the local election authority, which would be your County Clerk, had indicated you have not yet applied for a ballot. As we always ask, Says Who and...

Illinois (ECWd) - January 21, 2016, we broke the story on the illegal campaign expenditures of Frank Mautino, former State Representative and currently our State's Auditor General.  (article here) That article triggered a Federal US Attorney investigation which Mautino's spokesperson claimed he was cooperating with. Next came...

Wilmington, IL. (ECWd) - Wesley Township filed a Counter Claim in the FOIA lawsuit.  The counterclaim alleges Fraud, Civil Conspiracy, Abuse of FOIA, Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress, and seeks a jury trial. Leonard McCubbin, an appointed trustee of the Township, is seeking $50,000.00 in damages, punitive...

Iroquois Co. (ECWd) - The Watseka Police Chief Jeremy Douglas is tangled in a web of actions that raise numerous concerns for the rule of law in Watseka.   The fact he is still the Police Chief makes us wonder what the Mayor and City Council was...

Shelby Co. (ECWd) - During yesterday's meeting, Shelby County Board member Bobby Orman raised concerns over the payment to the auditor for a contract never presented to the board. We obtained the contract today, and let's just say every board member who voted to keep Chairman Cannon...

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