Champaign Co. (ECWd) - The Sangamon Valley Public Water District issued a press release dated June 13, 2022, that by all indications, appears to constitute both electioneering with public resources and in violation of the state ethics act. The citizen of the district organized and circulated petitions...
Lake County, IL. (ECWd) - Last month we wrote about resignations of the Shields Township Clerk, Assessor, and two Trustees (here) - but as it turns out, the two township trustees were permitted to withdraw their resignations because they only stated they "intended" to resign, not...
McHenry County, IL. (ECWd) - Held: The objection to the candidate’s qualifications for the office of Sheriff based on the candidate’s certification for completing a Minimum Standards Basic Law Enforcement Officers Training Course was properly denied. The Second Appellate Court issued its Order today that Tony Colartorti...
Shelby Co. (ECWd) - In our last article, we pointed to Benjamin Franklin's famous response regarding the form of Government we have, "A Republic if you can keep it".  As we mentioned in that article, we referenced how people pump out misinformation which contains an element...
Tazewell County, IL. (ECWd) - The former county auditor, through her attorney, has petitioned the Tazewell County Circuit Court asking to have the court order a special prosecutor to look at allegations against the Tazewell County Board Chairman J. David Zimmerman. The petition alleges a conflict of...
Shelby Co. (ECWd) - Benjamin Franklin was asked a simple question after the signing of the Declaration of Independence, what kind of government did you give us? The response, "A Republic If You Can Keep It". We have yet to find a single civics class in our...
Shelby Co. (ECWd) - During the Shelby County Board meeting last night some things came out that exposes a level of ignorance, malfeasance, and in some cases reckless disregard for the law that frankly we have never seen in any other county. A great question was raised...
Shelby Co. (ECWd) - For years we have referred to election season as the silly season because of all the lies and misinformation spread by those seeking office, and election law violations such as signs being placed on public property and other election law malfeasance that...
Cook County, IL. (ECWd) - Carmen Navarro Gercone, Democrat Candidate for Sheriff of Cook County was removed from the ballot by the First Appellate District Court after objectors appealed the circuit court's decision to overturn the Cook County Electoral Board's decision to remove her from the...
Illinois (ECWd) - "The candidates [Susan F. Hutchinson, Mark Curran, and Nancy Rodkin Rotering] each submitted enough signatures to appear on the ballots seeking their respective parties’ nomination for a seat on our supreme court. The circuit court’s judgment reversing the Board’s decision and ordering the...
