Chicago, IL. (ECWd) - Last August, after hearing about the officer-involved shooting of Lantrell Allen by members of the Chicago Police Department, and reading CPD's official statements to the public, we submitted a Freedom of Information Act request for all police incident reports, text messages and...
Chicago, IL. (ECWd) - The Better Government Association, thru its attorneys Josh Burday, Matt Topic and Merrick Wayne of Loevy & Loevy, prevailed in the Appellate Court today against the Office of Mayor of the City of Chicago, and the Chicago Public Health Department in a...
CHICAGO, IL. (ECWd) - One of our readers submitted this photo, which shows a vehicle belonging the Chicago Board of Education parked at the "Cordial Inn" in Brookfield, IL - a bar. The vehicle was there until after 1:30 a.m. last Saturday night (Sun morning) and later. The...
CHICAGO, IL. (ECWd) - In a Press Conference today at the Union League Club, where it was announced by the attorney for the "Nigerian Brothers" that Alabinjo Osundairo and Abimbola Osundairo were filing a federal lawsuit naming Jussie Smollett's attorneys, Mark Geragos, TIna Glandian, and the...
CHICAGO, IL. (ECWd) - This afternoon, a Grand Jury issued a True Bill of Indictment against Jussie Smollett. The indictment (HERE or read it below) indicates 16 Counts of "False Report of Offense" - each Count being a Class 4 Felony. 720 ILCS 5/26-1 (a)(4) Transmits or causes...
CHICAGO, IL. (ECWd) - Today, a Grand Jury sent a True Bill of Indictment on three Chicago Police Officers in the killing of Laquan McDonald. In the Indictment, the Grand Jury alleges that David March, Joseph Walsh, and Thomas Gaffney committed: official misconduct obstruction of justice conspiracy...
Illinois (EWCd) - In January of 2014, ECW uncovered documents from Governor Pat Quinn's Neighborhood Initiative Program. One such document warned Chicago Youth to comply with City of Chicago curfew laws or risk being shot and killed by members of the Chicago Police Department (CPD). LINK...
Cook Co. (ECWd) - Within minutes of our reporting on the Federal Judges opinion released today, we find that the Chicago Tribune ran their story confirming the Senior Corporation Counsel Jordan Marsh named in that opinion has resigned. "There's just a total disregard for the truth,...
Cook Co. (ECWd) - Although I disagreed with the method of teaching being used to curb violence in the city, as outlined in my July 2014 article, it does appear that the counselor may have very well spoken some serious truth in light of all the...
DuPage Co. (ECWd) - Two words that appear to be evading key people working with or for the College of DuPage. Truth - "that which is true or in accordance with fact or reality." Honesty - "freedom from deceit or fraud." James O'Rourke might have some explaining to do...
