Edgar Co. (ECWd) - Once again local police have found themselves in a Civil Rights lawsuit filed June 21, 2018, by Redwood Law Offices. The suit names Jesse Lewsader, Richard Wilson, Rayan Washburn, and the city of Paris as Defendants. According to the filing, this suit is a...
Coles (ECWd) - Sheriff Rankin's first year in office had a budget in place from his predecessor. Rankin is in the 4th year of his term, which means he has presented three budgets that he has operated under that are now audited. During those three years,...
Coles Co. (ECWd) - There are times when you find things being done by County Board members and public officials that simply put you back in your seat in total disbelief. This is one of those cases. According to payroll records, the Coles County Board has established...
McHenry Co. (ECWd) - If you want to know what is wrong with local government, you need not look any further than James Kelly's answer to our FOIA lawsuit which contains a declaration by the Supervisor, under penalties of perjury, that everything in the Answer is...
Illinois (ECWd) - One of our most sacred rights is our right to vote. It is the foundation of our Republic and it is evident from both Federal Indictments and state level computer hacking confirmation, that particular pillar of our system is under attack. When that happens...
Springfield (ECWd) - At a time when the national focus is on our election system and how foreign entities, in this case, Russia, have clearly accomplished destroying the integrity, security, and confidentiality of our data systems, there is one more accomplishment those hackers can now take...
Will Co. (ECWd) - A recent FOIA request by a local citizen resulted in a very disturbing response and what appears to be a pattern of behavior from Township Supervisor Quigley. The request was pretty basic and for a record that everyone attending the Annual Meeting knew existed. ...
McHenry Co. (ECWd) - A recent Freedom of Information Act request I submitted to the Algonquin Township Road District has now triggered court action directed at James Kelly, the Township attorney. Kelly apparently has refused to provide Road District Records to Andrew Gasser, the current Algonquin Township...
McHenry Co. (ECWd) - Where is the local reporting? The Plaintiff, James Sweeney, Union 150, and AFL-CIO filed this Reply in Support of Motion to Dismiss Second Amended Counterclaim on June 26th, 2018. Contained in that brief is an allegation that got our attention in light of a recent...
Illinois - (ECWd) - Illinois news publications are buzzing about the Federal charges filed against Russian nationals related to the hacking of the Illinois State Board of Elections computers. See more on those stories at Illinois News Network, Chicago Tribune, Chicago Sun-Times. Was passage of SB172 the...
