Illinois (ECWd) - Gubernatorial Candidate, Jesse Sullivan's campaign responded to our questions pertaining to the use of public property for campaign purposes as first exposed in this article. We sent the following to Candidate Sullivan yesterday: Mr. Sullivan, The following link reflects a campaign add which utilizes public...
ILLINOIS (ECWd) - The campaign for Jesse Sullivan for Governor recently published a campaign advertisement, which we believe constitutes improper electioneering - not only by Sullivan but also by all of the Sheriffs who appeared in uniform with their publicly owned vehicles behind them, while endorsing...
Illinois (ECWd) - As we continue to expose malfeasance across virtually every level of public service in Illinois, the most recent lifting of mask mandates for a large number of students from the Temporary Restraining Order issued against Governor Pritzker, the Department of Public Health, and...
Illinois (ECWd) - Judge Grischow granted a Temporary Restraining Order against Governor Pritzker, Illinois State Board of Education, Illinois Department of Public Health, and approximately 146 school districts. There are too many priceless quotes from the judge in the 29-page ruling so we will highlight a few...
Illinois (ECWd) - Have you ever wondered what office is or is not compatible with your local elected officials? The Illinois Attorney General has an Index of Opinions on compatibility of offices. Once we received the index, we requested all the opinions listed in the index. We...
Illinois (ECWd) - For years we have been reporting on local government malfeasance of every imaginable type as well as those you would never imagine possible. Over and over we see zero accountability to our laws and total disregard for even the most basic level of...
Chicago, IL. (ECWd) - On August 6, 2021, the Edgar County Watchdogs and Edgar Pal filed a five-count complaint in Cook County Circuit Court naming the Office of the Illinois Attorney General and the Attorney General's Procurement Policy and Compliance Monitoring Board alleging certain violations of...
ILLINOIS (ECWd) - The following are two separate observations of state government actors from the month of July 2021. First, when long-time, high ranking members of the Illinois State Police, in official state police vehicles, think they can drive down the interstate at between 85 and 90...
Springfield, IL. (ECWd) - According to the April 16, 22, and 27, 2021, emergency meeting minutes of the Illinois Attorney General's Procurement Policy and Compliance Board, the AG's office purchased the following: April 16th: MOXFIVE for $462,250.00 April 22nd: CrowdStrike for $111,000 April 27th: Rust Consulting...
Illinois (ECWd) - The Attorney General disclosed a ransom cyberattack on the computer systems in the morning of April 10, 2021, of their office in this press release published April 29, 2021. With more than two months passing, the Attorney General is not only unable to search...
