Thorton Twp., Ill. (ECWd) - Thornton Township and its dishonorable Supervisor, Tiffany Henyard, recently passed another patently offensive, unlawful, and self-serving compensation setting ordinance for its elected officials. The Local Government Officer Compensation Act is clear. The compensation setting is tied to the Office, not to...
Shelby Co., Ill. (ECWd) - The Shelby County Electoral Board held its petition objection hearing this afternoon. After placing all the parties under oath, they were given a chance to submit any evidence or testimony they desired to submit. The board asked questions of the parties. At approximately 13:51...
Shelby Co. (ECWd) - After the resignation of the former Shelby County State's Attorney, Nichole Kroncke, in January of 2023, it was discovered by the appointed special prosecutors that records were missing from the office computers. As reported in this article, "According to an email dated February...
Coles Co., Ill. (ECWd) - During the public comment portion of the December 2023, Coles County Board meeting, board member and Eastern Illinois University English Professor, Gail Mason, read a lengthy prepared statement - watch it below or click here. If you are interested in the different...
Illinois - Posted with permission. Added nearly 400 new admin roles since 2013 while enrollment remained stagnant Northwestern University employs more than one administrator for every two undergraduates, including several new DEI staff in its sports program, a College Fix analysis found. In the past decade, the private Illinois school has created...
Paris, Ill. (ECWd) - Attorney Douglas Stewart, attorney for Plaintiff Gerard Scott Jr., thought it was a good idea to issue a subpoena to the Edgar County Watchdogs, reporters and news medium organization, for records related to an alleged source located in St. Clair County, Illinois. Read...
Caseyville, Ill. (ECWd) - In what appears to be a SLAPP suit ("Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation"), the attorney for the Village of Caseyville, Illinois, filed a lawsuit against researcher and blogger Bradley Vanhouse ("BV"), on behalf of a village department head employee and St. Clair...
Warrick Co., In. (ECWd) - Warrick – Indiana State Police initiated a criminal investigation on December 12th after receiving information from the Warrick County Prosecutor’s Office regarding alleged misappropriated funds from Warrick County Animal Control. Wednesday afternoon, December 13, Indiana State Police executed a search warrant at...
Shelby Co., Ill. (ECWd) - The Shelby County Electoral Board will convene on Dember 18, 2023, at 2:00 p.m. in Courtroom B, to hear and decide on Petition Objections to the nominating petitions of the candidacy of a Precinct Committeeman and the County Circuit Clerk. The amended...
Shelby Co., Ill. (ECWd) - Two separate petition objections were filed against the nominating petitions of Patricia "Poppet" Maulding's for the office of Precinct Committeeman of District 10 in Shelby County, Illinois. Martha Firnhaber and John Pogue filed similar objections. The Objectors Petitions complain of the following allegations: ...
