Springfield (ECWd) - Just when we thought the Illinois Legislature has nothing better to do as exposed in this article, it gets worse. As a diesel-powered vehicle owner, why should I not receive the same benefit as those driving gas-powered vehicles? Illinois State Representative Camille Lilly filed House...
Springfield, IL. (ECWd) - As if the Illinois Legislature has nothing better to do...
Shelby Co. (ECWd) - It appears Shelby County is slow on the uptake of information provided to them. As outlined in a recent article (here), the County Government is not permitted to hire private legal counsel without express statutory authority. In the case of Shelby County,...
MATTOON, IL. (ECWd) - After our previous article on the City of Mattoon's alleged illegal appointment of an employee of the Mattoon School District to a vacant Coles County Airport Authority Commissioner's seat, I sent an email to the Mayor and the city attorney pointing them...
Shelby Co. (ECWd) - The Shelby County Board Meeting scheduled for February 13th at 9 am is going to be held at the Shelbyville Visitor Center, 1989 State Highway 16, Shelbyville, Illinois. The location was changed to accommodate potential conflicts with the courtrooms needed that day along...
Shelby Co. (ECWd) - We outlined a legal bill in our last article that represents there were discussions about an employee and pro ration of paid compensation time and resignation in lieu of official misconduct. The billing indicates that the conversation was December 9th, 2018. Anyone who...
Wesley Township (ECWd) - We have taken notice, over a series of different court cases and hearings, that the former appointed Wesley Township Road Commissioner, John Norton, may have problems telling the truth in court, and in signed documents. First, he has no income, then his boss...
Shelby Co. (ECWd) - We covered the hiring of a private attorney in Shelby County in this article and to date have not recieved a single response to our questions to the County Chairman or the State's Attorney. While we wait for their response we will...
Mchenry Co. (ECWd) - Those not familiar with the current problems McHenry County Board Chairman Jack Franks is facing, please read this article which also links to the Sun-Times breaking story of Jack Franks' current alleged criminal problems. This coverage is one related to an FOIA we...
SPRINGFIELD, IL. (ECWd) - According to the search warrant obtained by the Chicago Sun-Times, the Illinois State Police justified a search warrant referencing Jack Franks by stating that "probable cause exists for the crimes of criminal sexual abuse, criminal sexual assault, official misconduct, stalking and aggravated...
