Illinois State Representative

17 May Our letter to JCAR to Object and Suspend IDPH emergency rule which makes criminals out of business owners

Posted at 19:40h in Attorney General Candidate Kwame Raoul, feature, Governor, Illinois, Illinois Senate, Illinois State Representative, Illinois State Senate, Illinois Supreme Court, JB Pritzker by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 5 Comments

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Illinois (ECWd) - On behalf of the Edgar County Watchdogs Inc., we submitted our written submission to the Office of the Joint Committee on Administrative Rules (JCAR). We are providing a copy of our letter in hopes it will assist others in drafting their letter to JCAR...

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17 May Illinois – URGENT call to action!

Posted at 11:55h in feature, Governor, Illinois General Assembly, Illinois Senate, Illinois State Representative, Illinois State Senate, IPDH, JB Pritzker by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 48 Comments

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Illinois (ECWd) - The JOINT COMMITTEE ON ADMINISTRATIVE RULES has the power to stop the Administrative Rule being proposed which would make criminals out of our state business owners.  We covered this proposed new rule in this article.. According to the JCAR agenda: "If members of the...

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16 May Illinois Governor Pritzker’s emergency rule change locks down the state for 150 days, makes criminals out of those who violated new rules

Posted at 22:28h in feature, Governor, Illinois Senate, Illinois State Representative by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 95 Comments

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Illinois (ECWd) - It appears the Governor is realizing his Executive Orders are not laws and they violate people's Constitutional rights. What is the norm in Illinois when elected officials get exposed for violating the law?  Change the law. In this case, change the rules and make criminals...

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23 Apr IL. Governor JB Pritzker sued by State Representative Darren Bailey –

Posted at 21:28h in Darren Bailey, feature, Governor, Illinois, Illinois State Representative by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 26 Comments

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Illinois (ECWd) - Illinois State Representative Darren Bailey, in his individual capacity, has filed a lawsuit against Governor JB Pritzker today shortly after Pritzker's daily press conferance.   The complaint seeks an injunction from enforcement of the March 20, 2020, Executive Order citing such order goes beyond...

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15 Mar Illinois Governor Pritzker – Do emergency powers trump due process?

Posted at 19:11h in feature, Governor, IDPH, Illinois, Illinois State Representative, Illinois State Senate by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 10 Comments

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Illinois (ECWd) - As the news of the Illinois Governor closing all dine-in restaurants and bars spreads across the state, our phones are ringing off the wall.  The question everyone is asking is, can he do that? The answer to that is complex and we suspect there...

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24 Feb Right To Garden Amendment filed – Don’t kill it, grow it….like a garden!

Posted at 18:53h in feature, Illinois General Assembly, Illinois State Representative, Illinois State Senate by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 5 Comments

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Springfield (ECWd) - In our first article regarding the Right To Garden - HB 4704, there was key language that failed to get included that caused many red flags to be raised on this bill. We urge everyone to read the amended language as it does resolve...

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22 Feb Chicago kids receive legislative carve out – it’s not good!

Posted at 09:47h in feature, Illinois General Assembly, Illinois State Representative, Representative Patrick Joyce by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 5 Comments

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Springfield (ECWd) - I came across proposed legislation regarding lemonade stands and initially said to myself, it's about time a bill was introduced that makes sense. I jumped the gun!  I fell for the same trap we talked about in the residential garden bill article.  All kinds...

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19 Feb Rep. Anne Stava-Murray: Class 3 felony for using “fake media” during campaign

Posted at 22:21h in feature, IL State Reps, Illinois, Illinois General Assembly, Illinois Senate, Illinois State Representative, Illinois State Senate by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 6 Comments

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Springfield, IL. (ECWd) - In a Bill that would instantly be struck down by the Supreme Court if enacted, Illinois State Representative Anne Stava-Murray apparently wishes to charge people with a Class 3 felony for using photoshopped imagery in a State or local election. "Synopsis As Introduced Amends...

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18 Feb “Break the law – change the law” in full overdrive in Illinois –

Posted at 10:58h in feature, Illinois, Illinois State Representative, Representative Mike Halpin by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 7 Comments

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Springfield (ECWd) - We just posted, Whats Next? In less than 20 minutes, I recieved yet another update on a law that is clearly designed to make illegal acts legal, and at a huge cost to the taxpayers. For years we have been exposing the fact the State's...

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18 Feb What’s next?

Posted at 09:29h in feature, Illinois General Assembly, Illinois State Representative, Illinois State Senate by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 4 Comments

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Springfield (ECWd) - For those who have not kept up with the new legislation being introduced, you can review just a sampling of them by clicking on them below. However, the most recent straw ban legislation is worthy of a brief analysis. The straw ban wants to ban...

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