Shelby Co. (ECWd) - Below is the video of the Shelby County regularly scheduled County Board Meeting that was held at the Lions Club building. . Our work is funded entirely thru donations and we ask that you consider donating at the below link. ...
Shelby Co. (ECWd) - In January we published this article comparing the currently indicted Piatt County Chairman to the activities of Shelby County Chairman Bruce Cannon's hiring of private counsel. While Piatt County Chairman faces potential jail time for hiring private counsel in violation of the...
Shelby Co. (ECWd) - The local reporting in Shelby County highlighted the current contested race for County Board. In light of what we have been exposing, once again we must expose when local media fails the public. According to the local reporting: "Cannon brings a wealth of experience...
Shelby Co. (ECWd) - Words shared by the State's Attorney appear to conflict with an Attorney General's response to our Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), request. Two key statements below are what triggered our search for confirmation of what was claimed in the last Shelby County Board...
Shelby Co. (ECWd) - Key language found in the laws for our public bodies sets the stage for all action taken. "may sue and be sued" (55 ILCS 5/5-1001) Sec. 5-1001. Corporate name of county. Each county which has been, or may be established in this State,...
Shelby Co. (ECWd) - When Benjamin Franklin said we have "A Republic, if you can keep it", he knew keeping it would take work. "We The People" are the ones responsible for that work and when we ignore our local government and their actions we find...
Shelby Co. (ECWd) - There comes a point when enough is enough and terminations or resignations are in order. While Shelby County board and legal counsel have taken the position that attorney Ed Flynn is a "Special Assistant State's Attorney", we need to point out some key...
Shelby Co. (ECWd) - We outlined in this article how the Shelby County Board continued with its improper practice of using a private attorney rather than using the one the taxpayers are already paying for. Since that article, we have confirmed, yet again, the action of a...
Shelby Co. (ECWd) - Shelby County State's Attorney Gina Vonderheide turned in her withdrawal of candidacy from the fall General Election for Shelby County State's Attorney. According to the date stamp, she filed her withdrawal from the race on February 6th, 2020. She did not make...
Shelby Co. (ECWd) - As we have outlined in several articles here, here, here, and here, the Shelby County board violated the law when they appointed a "Special" Assistant State's Attorney back in 2014. Even after all the substantial evidence that they did violate the law, the...
