United States (ECWd) - Below is a copy of the 880-page Stimulus Bill. Stay tuned for updates on the content as there is a lot to digest. You can download the Bill at this Link or view below. [pdf-embedder url="https://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/StimulousBillPassed-4.pdf" title="StimulousBillPassed"] Our work is funded entirely thru donations and...
Illinois (ECWd) - Only 17% of Americans today say they can trust the government in Washington (Pew Research). With Illinois being one of the worst ran states in the country, one can only wonder what percentage of Illinoisans trust their government. We touched on the Public Trust...
Illinois (ECWd) - "You wasted precious months when you (President Trump) could've taken action to protect Americans & Illinoisans. - (Illinois Governor Pritzker -NBC News) As Illinois Governor Pritzker thrust's himself into the national spotlight by attacking the President and the federal government's handling of the China...
Public Trust - (ECWd) - Part of our Constitutional Rights is due process. That due process is the foundation of protecting our rights and the first step that gets exercised in pursuit of protection of our rights. When our local, state, and federal officials ignore our...
Illinois (ECWd) The China virus, "COVID -19", is impacting people's lives around the globe. As government officials begin invoking emergency declarations across the country people start asking questions. Once the Illinois Governor JB Pritzker started issuing executive orders, the questions rolled in each and every time. Can...
Will Co. (ECWd) - Public officials are expected to adhere to the highest standards of ethical conduct. (See Savaiano, 66 Ill.2d at 15; Comment, Illinois Conflict of Interest Law and Municipal Officers, 12 S. Ill. U.L.J. 571, 571-72 (1988) -cited from People v. Scharlau [caption...
Shelby Co. (ECWd) - During our thorough review of the last Shelby County Board meeting video to identify inconsistent comments from officials, Vice Chairman Mulholland provided his thoughts as it relates to the next meeting of the County Board.  As the Director of the County Health...
Shelby Co. (ECWd) - During the last fourteen months, the Shelby County Treasurer has been warning county officials there is a serious payroll problem. Serious enough that even the illegally hired private attorney has said a criminal investigation is in order. The identified problem is actual hours...
Illinois (ECWd)- We questioned portions of the Illinois Governor's Executive Order to shut down restaurants and bars in this article March, 15th, 2020. We took the position such action fails to provide people their due process rights. Then on March 16th, 2020, we published this article...
Illinois (ECWd) - While reading through to the Illinois Emergency Management Act, the last section was rather comical in light of the current political atmosphere in Illinois and the Nation. (20 ILCS 3305/22) (from Ch. 127, par. 1072) Sec. 22. Political activities prohibited. No emergency services and disaster...
