Coles Co. (ECWd) - A federal lawsuit was filed by Plaintiff Kara Chumbley naming Coles County State's Attorney Jessie Daniels, former Mattoon Police Chief Jason Taylor, Mattoon Police Officer Alex Hesse, and newly indicted former Coles County Assistance State's Attorney Brady Allen as defendants. The case was...
Shelby Co. (ECWd) - Steven Decker of Sullivan was arrested on January 23, 2023, on multiple charges related to the destruction of property at the Tolly Cemetery in Moweaqua in Shelby County. Charges include: CRIMINAL DAMAGE/$10K-100K - Class 3 Felony DRIVING RVK/SUSP DUI/SSS 3RD- Class 4 Felony ...
Champaign Co. (ECWd) - Judge Ramona Sullivan issued an Emergency Order of Protection in June of 2022 against a Mahomet Township resident Brian Anderson. After a motion to change judges and an extensive delay with discovery requests and other filings, the case finally had a hearing...
Illinois (ECWd) - The Veterans Assistance Commission of Will County has released the investigation report regarding the $495,000.00 contract awarded to Hey G Consulting owned by Geriann Wiesbrook. The report, which can be downloaded at this link or viewed below is approximately 21 pages. Clearly, the people...
Illinois (ECWd) - What happens when an elected legislator, or two, violate the Constitution of Illinois? House Speaker Chris Welch and Senate Leader Don Harmon failed to appear during a Temporary Restraining Order related to the gun ban bill HB-5471 which was heard on January 18, 2023....
Chicago, IL. (ECWd) - Never before publicly disclosed video we obtained after filing a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit against the Chicago Police Department shows the killing of 14-year-old Pedro Rios Jr. by Chicago Police officer Nicholas Redelsperger who shot him in the back as the...
Illinois (ECWd) - A lawsuit against the recent gun ban law was filed in the US District Court for the Southern District of Illinois. Unlike the recent case filed in Effingham which names the Governor, Attorney General, House Speaker and Senate Leader, this one is targeted...
Ilinois (ECWd) - The Transcript from the Emergency Restraining Order hearing on the gun ban can be downloaded at this link or viewed below. I took the liberty of highlighting some very interesting comments in the transcript. [pdf-embedder url="https://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Accuracy-Firearms-23-MR-4-Effingham-County.pdf" title="Accuracy Firearms 23-MR-4 Effingham County"] Full Disclosure: Kirk Allen is...
Illinois (ECWd) - Once again a Legislator, Rita Mayfield, has taken steps to make law-abiding citizens criminals in newly proposed legislation regarding the transfer of ammunition. If this proposed legislation would pass as written and gets signed into law, chances are the state is going to...
Champaign Co. (ECWd) - Mahomet Township Highway Commissioner Chris Doenitz appears to have failed to file the required Statement of Economic Interest document as an elected official for years. Those SEI filings are required at the time of the election and every year in office. According...
