Calumet City, IL. (ECWd) - Dolton School District 149 Board of Education canceled the remote meeting they had previously scheduled for tonight, November 21, 2022. No reason given for the cancelation. ...
Calumet City, IL. (ECWd) - Dolton School District 149 Board of Trustees published a meeting agenda of a remote meeting for 6:00 p.m. on Monday, November 21, 2022, via Zoom only (no physical meeting location). There is no longer a legitimate health emergency necessitating remote meetings and...
Calumet City, IL. (ECWd) - Imagine a world in which school board members, or any other public board for that matter, could simply hold a fake "trial" and "convict" an elected board member they didn't like of "crimes" and then vote to remove them from the...
Shelby Co. (ECWd) - The Army Corp of Engineers has refused to respond to a Freedom of Information Act request even after multiple follow-up attempts were made with the Washington, D.C. office which claimed it was going to be responded to by the Chicago office. After...
Boone Co., IL. (ECWd) - Boone County Judge Balogh heard arguments on Defendant's Motion for Summary Judgment against former Village of Poplar Grove Mayor Owen Costanza's defamation lawsuit against a reporter for "The Rhubarb," the current Mayor, and others. Judge Balough read each and every statement contained...
Shelby Co., IL. (ECWd) - On November 4, 2022, the Illinois Attorney General's Public Access Counselor issued its determination letter stating that the Shelby County Board did not violate the open meetings act in connection with a notice of final action taken at its September 8,...
Champaign Co., IL. (ECWd) - During this morning's hearing, which we livestreamed, the County Clerk and Plaintiff McGuire came to an agreement regarding the lawsuit filed last week which resulted in a TRO and a later reversal of the TRO, and today's hearing According to an agreed statement...
Champaign Co., (ECWd) - The previous Emergency Restraining Order (here) issued on Friday evening against the Champaign County Clerk and Deputy Clerk has been reversed late this morning. According to the Champaign News-Gazette, another hearing was held this morning (Saturday) after the State's Attorney filed a motion...
Champaign County, IL. (ECWd) - Updated (here). At 6:40 p.m. on Friday evening, November 4, 2022, Champaign County Associate Judge Anna M. Benjamin signed a Temporary Restraining Order against Champaign County Clerk Arron Ammons, and Deputy Clerk Michelle Jett. The Court, in its Order, found that Deputy Clerk...
Thornton Twp., IL. (ECWd) - The evening of November 3, 2022, after making attendees wait for more than 90 minutes past the advertised start time, Thorton Township Supervisor finally appeared at a scheduled Township event: Township Talk with Supervisor Tiffany Henyard. This was a Township event, paid...
