Champaign Co. (ECWd) - As we see the unraveling of the rule of law across the country, it is no surprise to us in light of the ongoing abuse of power and violations of law that take place on a regular basis in our local governments. Almost...
Illinois (ECWd) - We first exposed a May 20, 2020 letter from Attorney General Raoul to Senate President Harmon in this article. The request to the AG from Senate President Harmon was pretty simple. Did a prior Attorney General opinion consider all the legislative history of...
Edgar Co. (ECWd) - The Edgar County Board issued a statement yesterday to the citizens and businesses of Edgar County. We encourage everyone to first understand it is not the County Board's place to tell the business owners of this County when to open their doors, contrary...
Illinois (ECWd) - Attorney General Kwame Raoul provided a most interesting letter to the Senate President, Senator Harmon, dated May 20, 2020. According to the 15-page letter, Senator Harmon inquired if a prior Attorney General opinion had considered all the legislative history of the Emergency Management Agency...
Illinois (ECWd) - Sunday afternoon Illinois Governor Pritzker took to the podium for his daily press briefing and chastised the Legislature for inaction (see video below), “complete abdication of responsibility”, on a perceived need of an enforcement mechanism for those who do not comply with his...
Illinois (ECWd) - There are no words that would do justice to describe what Judge McHaney said during his ruling. Maybe one day all our courts will have video media access but for now, we will have to accept the transcript, void of the verbal emphasis,...
Illinois (ECWd) - While we await a copy of the transcript from today's TRO hearing in Clay County on behalf of James Mainer, we believe the entire state should know the position of the Governor as it relates to his authority. During the presentations on the Governor's...
Illinois (ECWd) - Tom DeVore with Silver Lake Law ltd., representing Iraq war veteran James Mainer, in his individual capacity and on behalf of all citizens similarly situated, filed a Motion for Temporary Restraining Order against Governor JB Pritzker in his official capacity in Clay County...
Illinois (ECWd) - Tom DeVore has issued a formal press release on the Governor's attempt to remove the Darren Bailey lawsuit from the State Court. "The Governor's Notice of Removal, filed on the eve of hearing on a Motion for Summary Judgment, could perhaps be the most...
Illinois (ECWd) What is becoming a David and Goliath battle in Illinois, the Governor (Goliath) and his attorney may face a sanction filing by Tom DeVore (David) in relation to the most recent motion the Governor filed in hopes of having the Darren Bailey case moved...
