Clay Co. (ECWd) - Darren Bailey had his Temporary Restraining Order Hearing against Governor Pritzker today in Clay County by the Honorable Michael McHaney. The TRO was granted, and copy can be downloaded at this link or viewed below. As can be read in the TRO, this decision...
Illinois (ECWd) - Illinois Governor Pritzker might be well advised to find new legal counsel, unless this was intentional, as it appears his upcoming Executive Order taking effect May 1st, 2020 does one of two things. Strips a gun owner of his rights while complying with...
DuPage Co. (ECWd) - The DuPage County School Superintendents have sent this letter to County Board Member Tim Elliot of District 4 seeking "thorough analysis of the systems effects of your decisions with regards to the financial health of our public school system." According to the letter,...
Illinois (ECWd) - We are of the opinion the Memorandum we obtained today is a game-changer for Illinois and a clear shot across the bow of Governor Pritzker's Executive Order. From day one we have questioned the overreach and legality of elements of the Executive Orders and...
Illinois (ECWd) - Illinois State Representative Darren Bailey, in his individual capacity, has filed a lawsuit against Governor JB Pritzker today shortly after Pritzker's daily press conferance.  The complaint seeks an injunction from enforcement of the March 20, 2020, Executive Order citing such order goes beyond...
Illinois (ECWd) - The current state of emergency declared by Governor JB Pritzker on March 9th has gone well beyond the 30-day limit set by law. "Upon such proclamation, the Governor shall have and may exercise for a period not to exceed 30 days the following emergency...
Illinois (ECWd) - It's time to once again expose why we believe many parts of the numerous Executive Orders the Governor has issued are outside his authority. Statutory construction is the foundation for our position, and simply reading the powers given supports the position the Governor invoked...
Illinois - (ECWd) - UPDATE: We have recieved two messages claiming the press conferance video used by WGN in the April 16, 2020 news brief, which we linked to in the article below, was over a month old and actually from a March 13, 2020 press...
Joliet Township (ECWd) - The Joliet Township Board held its township meeting today by telephone conference as outlined in their meeting notice. The notice makes no reference to how the public is able to participate. We requested the information for people to attend the meeting electronically and...
Illinois (ECWd) - While the McHenry County Sheriff pursues a lawsuit against his county health department for the release of the names and addresses of those testing positive for the China virus COVID-19, the Illinois Department of Public Health has done a reversal of their initial...
