Will Co. (ECWd) - Too little, too late. When former Attorney General Lisa Madigan was in office, we routinely saw the Public Access Counselor's (PAC) office issue clear language determinations regarding the Open Meetings Act (OMA), and Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) violations. The same cannot be...
Shelby Co. (ECWd) - Hypocrisy is the word that comes to mind for the unilateral action taken by Shelby County Chairman Tad Mayhall and the current lease for the farming of the county farm ground. During the prior board's process of selling the farm, a resolution was...
Shelby Co. (ECWd) - The Shelby County Board Chairman has failed to address the Dive Team Forensic Audit during a public meeting for months. As it stands, that Audit has not been approved and is considered a "Draft" until the board takes action. We recall that the...
Jefferson Co. (ECWd) - Statement from the Jefferson County Sheriff: "April 16, 2025, at 10:56:42 AM CDT Yesterday afternoon, 48-year-old Michelle L. McKinney of Nason, IL was arrested for the felony crimes of Possession of a Stolen Vehicle and Obstructing Justice. The arrest was a result of a...
Jefferson Co. (ECWd) - We reported yesterday on the arrest of the Nason, Illinois, Mayor Michelle McKinney, being arrested, muzzled, and stuffed in this article. According to local reporting from the Southern Illinois Watchdogs, Sheriff Jeff Ballard released a statement that confirmed the arrest. He indicated it...
Illinois (ECWd) - "On November 22, 2022, the Office of Executive Inspector General (OEIG) received an anonymous complaint against Illinois Department of Innovation and Technology (DoIT) Public Service Administrator Daniel Pittman. The complaint alleged that, while previously employed as a Public Service Administrator at the Illinois...
Washington, D.C. (ECWd) - "Preventing Abuses of the Legal System and the Federal Court" Presidential Memoranda, March 22, 2025 MEMORANDUM FOR THE ATTORNEY GENERAL THE SECRETARY OF HOMELAND SECURITY SUBJECT: Preventing Abuses of the Legal System and the Federal Court Lawyers and law firms that engage in actions that...
Shelby Co (ECWd) - Nicholas Banning sued "SHELBY COUNTY, SHELBY COUNTY SHERIFF BRIAN MCREYNOLDS, DON KOONCE, ADVANCED CORRECTIONAL HEALTHCARE, INC.,CWENTON WILLIAMS, TONYA ATTEBERRY, DEVON DURBIN, MEGAN WARNER, MELISSA HAYNES, BRANDON GATTON, CHRIS ZAKOWSKI, DAINE BURKHEAD, KELLY ADAMS, and JACQUELINE CLAYTON", due to their actions/inactions during his...
US (ECWd) - That old saying "You Can't Make This Stuff Up", once again holds true. In the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama, Eastern Division, Federal Judge R. David Proctor has issued an order that frankly could be applied in pretty much...
Shelby Co. (ECWd) - Back in April of 2021, Nicholas Banning filed a federal lawsuit against numerous defendants, including Shelby County. We covered that case in articles, here and here. The named Shelby County defendants are Tonya Atteberry, Daine Burkhead, Devon Durbin, Brandon Gatton, Melissa Haynes, Don...
