Author: Kirk Allen & John Kraft

23 Jul Illinois Governor Pritzker Sued in 5 More Counties – Public Health Emergency?

Posted at 16:11h in feature, Governor, IDPH, IL, IL State Reps, Illinois, Illinois Senate, Illinois State Representative, Uncategorized by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 8 Comments

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Illinois  (ECWd) - Illinois Governor JB Pritzker is now facing 5 more civil suits regarding the validity of his disaster proclamations that were based on a public health emergency. Each of the cases is focused on the statutory definition of "Public Health Emergency" as outlined in the...

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22 Jul Bailey v. Pritzker: Motion To Add Count V Alleging No Public Health Emergency As Defined In Law

Posted at 22:15h in feature, Governor, IDPH, IL, IL State Reps, Illinois by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 8 Comments

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Clay Co.  (ECWd) - Representative Darren Bailey through is Attorney Tom DeVore of Silver Lake Group Ltd. has filed a motion to file an Amended Complaint in addition to filing a response to the Governor's motion to dismiss Count 1 of the complaint. Contained in the amended...

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21 Jul Shelby County State’s Attorney Files Affidavit – Treasurer To Receive Representation

Posted at 21:56h in feature, Shelby County, Shelbyville by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 0 Comments

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Shelby Co. (ECWd) - We covered the 4th Judicial Circuit Court Chief Judge's ruling in a previous article where she directed the Shelby County State's Attorney to file an affidavit pertaining to any conflict she has related to the lawsuit brought by the illegally hired attorney...

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21 Jul School Remote and Blended Remote Learning To Face Legal Challenges

Posted at 13:12h in feature, Governor, IDPH, IL, IL State Reps, Illinois, Illinois General Assembly, Illinois Senate by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 4 Comments

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Illinois (ECWd) - During the last Legislative session, numerous new laws were pushed through with little or no time to evaluate them for even the most basic of problems.  Throughout the Illinois School Code, there have been amendments and new laws passed and signed into law...

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19 Jul Illinois Governor Pritzker – If The Law Matters His Problems Are About To Grow

Posted at 17:37h in feature, Governor, IDPH, IL, IL State Reps, Illinois, Illinois General Assembly, Illinois State Representative, ISBE by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 31 Comments

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Illinois  (ECWd) - Friday of last week we saw ComEd basically plead guilty to a litany of criminal allegations which directly implicate the Illinois House of Representative Speaker Micheal Madigan (article here).  In short order, Governor Pritzker called for Madigan's resignation for betraying the public trust. Trust...

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18 Jul Shelby County State’s Attorney put on notice – Do your job

Posted at 17:29h in feature, Shelby County, Shelbyville by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 1 Comment

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Shelby County - (ECWd) - On June 14, 2020, the Chief Judge of the Circuit, Judge Kimberly G. Koester issued her order in the matter of the Treasurer seeking legal counsel. "STATUTORILY, THE STATE'S ATTORNEY IS THE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE OFFICE HOLDERS OF EACH COUNTY AND THEREFORE...

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17 Jul Governor Pritzker admits doubt on authority to issue executive orders

Posted at 03:34h in Governor, IPDH, ISBE, JB Pritzker, Uncategorized by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 13 Comments

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Illinois (ECWd) - Governor Pritzker, along with DR. NGOZI EZIKE, in her official capacity as Director of the Illinois Department of Public Health; and DR. CARMEN I. AYALA, in her official capacity as the State Superintendent of Education is suing one public and two private schools...

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13 Jul Governor Pritzker, IDPH Intimidating IHSA, Who Has No Intention Of Policing Individual Schools For Violations

Posted at 08:00h in Governor, IHSA, Uncategorized by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 25 Comments

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Illinois (ECWd) - The Illinois High School Association ("IHSA") will be hit with a lawsuit later today from Tom DeVore, filing on behalf of himself and his children. IHSA issued a Return to Play Plan for sporting activities only to have the plan tossed due to confirmed...

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09 Jul Quincy Public School School Board Named in Declaratory Judgement / Permanent Injunction Lawsuit –

Posted at 16:53h in Adams County, feature, Governor, IL, IL State Reps, IL., Illinois, Quincy Public School, Uncategorized by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 11 Comments

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Quincy, Illinois (ECWd) - The Quincy Public School Board has been named in a verified complaint brought by a parent of one of a 4th-grade student.  The suit was filed over the mandates created for children to return to school. "Quinn, and her minor child, will suffer...

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08 Jul City of Carlinville Violated the Law – Illegal Non-Profit Corporation Now Voided By The Court

Posted at 16:51h in City of Carlinville, Macoupin County, Uncategorized by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 3 Comments

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Carlinville, Macoupin County, IL. (ECWd) - Justice may be slow in Illinois, but clearly justice was provided in a recent City of Carlinville lawsuit.   Clear back in October of 2017, we published this article explaining why the City did not have the legal authority to form...

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