Shelbyville, Ill. (ECWd) - Just prior to the February 6, 2025, Shelby County Public Safety Committee meeting, a committee member can be heard asking if Austin Pritchard was on the committee, the chairman responded that he was not on this committee. Then, another board member opined...
Shelby Co. (ECWd) - For years we have said legal opinions need to be in writing. A written opinion tells the public the reasoning for the opinion expressed, and from that, people can learn many things. In the case of Shelby County and Vice Chairman Teresa Boehm's...
Mattoon, Ill. (ECWd) - Mattoon School District #2 Board Member John Hedges has filed three false Statement of Economic Interest ("SEI") forms in at least the past two years. True and correct SEIs are mandatory for certain elected and appointed officials in the state of Illinois -...
South Holland, Ill. (ECWd) - Thornton Township Supervisor Tiffany Henyard streamed a live video this evening from the comfort of her soon-to-be-former office at Thornton Township. Henyard's video from today was nothing but unlawful electioneering by urging people to vote for her as the village of Dolton...
US (ECWd) - That old saying "You Can't Make This Stuff Up", once again holds true. In the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama, Eastern Division, Federal Judge R. David Proctor has issued an order that frankly could be applied in pretty much...
ILLINOIS (ECWd) - With the sudden interest in the Federal government's payments to POLITICO subscriptions, we decided to update an article from several years ago on the public monies paid to Capitol Fax and POLITICO from the State of Illinois. According to an Open The Books database...
Illinois (ECWd) - Copy of today's filing in the Northern District of Illinois (HERE). From the Complaint: Upon information and belief, the conduct of officials in Chicago and Illinois minimally enforcing—and oftentimes affirmatively thwarting—federal immigration laws over a period of years has resulted in countless criminals being...
Edwardsville, Ill. (ECWd) - Press Release: EDWARDSVILLE, IL – The Illinois Attorney General Public Access Counselor decided that Chris Slusser’s withholding of “Facebook Blocked Lists” are in fact public records and are being withheld against Illinois Law. Allegations against former Treasurer Chris Slusser for blocking individuals from public...
U.S (ECWd) - Four years and counting. US Dominion Inc. filed defamation lawsuits beginning in January 2021 against multiple defendants. The current court docket on these cases included a transcript of a recent hearing regarding multiple discovery issues and scheduling concerns for all the parties involved. As of...
Kankakee, Ill. (ECWd) - Over a 20-month span during the COVID-19 pandemic, Dee Ann Schippert spent at least 759 hours at a Watseka gambling establishment — an average of almost 38 hours a month — while claiming to be performing her duties as administrator of the...
