Clay County, IL (ECWd) - Current Illinois law provides that the Governor has broad powers during the first thirty (30) days of a disaster and the Illinois Department of Public health and local county health departments have supreme authority as it relates to a pandemic. However,...
Clay Co. IL. (ECWd) - Governor Pritzker lost his delay tactic yesterday in the Darren Bailey case when he tried to have the Darren Bailey lawsuit against him removed from the state court and placed in the federal court. The federal court took 2 weeks to...
Clay Co. , IL. (ECWd) - The UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS has issued their order and it is not good for Governor Pritzker as all indications point to him as a loser in the State Circuit Court. "For the above-stated reasons, Plaintiff’s emergency...
ILLINOIS (ECWd) - Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker exempted local governments from Executive Order number 38. This was the EO placing Illinois in Phase 3, dated May 29, 2020, which contains the following provisions: For individuals: practice social distancing wear face covering in public when unable to maintain six...
Peoria Co. (ECWd) - The Peoria County Public Health Department is the recipient of a Cease & Desist letter from Tom DeVore, the attorney that has become known statewide for standing up to ongoing harassment and intimidation tactics from State Agencies and Public Health Departments. On March...
Illinois (ECWd) - When the President of the United States or the Governor declares a disaster, the chief county assessment officer, board of review or board of appeals shall, upon application by the property owner, make a reassessment of any taxable property in the county which...
Illinois (ECWd) - One of the well-established foundations in our Country is our First Amendment, which includes freedom of the press. As most of the state is aware, Governor Pritzker banned Amy Jacobson’s access to his daily press briefing, claiming she is not an “impartial journalist.” In...
Edgar Co. (ECWd) - The Edgar County Board issued a statement yesterday to the citizens and businesses of Edgar County. We encourage everyone to first understand it is not the County Board's place to tell the business owners of this County when to open their doors, contrary...
Illinois (ECWd) - After Governor Pritzker removed the Bailey v Pritzker case to federal court, and later objected to the Motion to Expedite, Rep Darren Bailey filed his Reply to Objection to Motion to Expedite, and also filed his Ex A: Supplemental Emergency Motion. There is a...
Illinois (ECWd) - Sunday afternoon Illinois Governor Pritzker took to the podium for his daily press briefing and chastised the Legislature for inaction (see video below), “complete abdication of responsibility”, on a perceived need of an enforcement mechanism for those who do not comply with his...
