Chicago, IL. (ECWd) - Kirk Allen and the Edgar County Watchdogs have filed a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit against the Illinois State Police seeking public record related to the investigation into the Shelby County Sheriff's Office's selling of seized weapons in violation of state law. The...
Shelby Co. (ECWd) - Shelby County Bailiff Rick Hoadley appears to have crossed the line with his recent communication to a County Official. According to the email we received this morning, Hoadley appears to think he has some type of authority to silence people in a County...
Illinois (ECWd) - We recently published this article regarding a county government's power as it relates to borrowing money. Within that article was the video from the meeting in which justifications were made for borrowing, however, none of those cited the applicable statute as was pointed...
Shelby Co. IL. (ECWd) - We exposed the illegal gun sales by the Shelby County Sheriff over a year ago, including proving that the accounting of the money did not balance with the public records. As we awaited action that never came from County Board members...
Shelby Co. (ECWd) - The Shelby County State's Attorney was asked during the last county board meeting if the board had the power to finance the farming operation. Her response was common for a criminal prosecutor rather than a well-versed local government law attorney. We say...
Shelby - (ECWd) - During the December 7, 2020, Shelby County Board reorganizational meeting, the State's Attorney advised it was ok for a board member to attend the meeting by phone. That action resulted in a tie vote for County Chairman. We covered that meeting in...
Shelby Co. (ECWd) - Shelby County Treasurer Erica Firnhaber received a written legal opinion prior to the County Board meeting held last night. (see video below of meeting) Over the past year of reporting on the Shelby County farm lease and tax issues, the written opinion provided...
Shelby County, IL. (ECWd) - Video of the 4-hour Feb 11, 2021, Shelby County Board Meeting for those interested in Shelby County. ...
Shelby Co. (ECWd) - We have been covering the Shelby County farm lease and taxation issue for over a year with this article being the first of several articles. As outlined in this article, the State's Attorney has asked the Illinois Attorney General for a legal...
Shelby Co. (ECWd) - The Shelby County State's Attorney, Nichole Kroncke, has asked the Illinois Attorney General for their legal opinion on several matters dealing with public property and tax obligations for both the city and the County. Letter 1, Letter 2. While we greatly appreciate the...
