United States (ECWd) - My parents taught me many things in my life and early on the term "Shut Up" was one not tolerated in our home. They said everyone has a right to speak but make sure when you open that mouth your words are...
Clay Co., IL. (ECWd) - James and Kali Mainer have filed a lawsuit naming Dr. Ngozi Ezike as Director of Illinois Department of Public Health, and Dr. Carmen I. Ayala, as Director of the Illinois State Board of Education, seeking a Declaration that the health regulations...
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...
DuPage Co., IL. (ECWd) - Earlier last week, during a routine examination of the State Board of Elections contributions database, I stumbled across a new Political Action Committee ("PAC") formed in May 2020, which had received $1,000.00 "donations" from 7 townships in DuPage County. The new PAC...
Shelby Co., IL. (ECWd) - As part of the illegal closed session discussion during a recent county board meeting, board member Barbara Bennett and Chairman Bruce Cannon make the most amazing statements, which are not true. While we are used to public officials being loose with...
JOLIET, IL. (ECWd) - During today's hearing on John Norton's Motion to Vacate a Plenary No Stalking/No Contact Order against him (which according to a police report has broken), a briefing schedule was prepared, with a new court date of July 29, 2020, at 10:30 a.m. When...
Channahon, IL. (ECWd) - Families of Faith Christian Academy located in Channahon, Illinois has now become the second private school to inform the State Board of Education and the Illinois Department of Public Health that there is not a shred of statutory language to support the...
Shelby Co. (ECWd) - The Shelby County State's Attorney, Gina Vonderheide, provided this legal opinion, if you can call it that, to the Shelby County Treasurer regarding the payment being withheld for the private law firm hired illegally by the county board. The legal opinion reads more...
Shelby Co. (ECWd) - The law firm of Featherstun, Gaumer, Stocks, Flynn and Eck, LLP filed a complaint against the County seeking payment of invoices for legal services to the County. They filed that complaint on May 5, 2020. On May 12, 2020, we published this...
Shelby Co. (ECWd) - During a recent closed session of the Shelby County Board, numerous improper discussions took place that were not permitted under the Open Meetings Act. As it relates to this article, the OMA does not provide an exception for a closed session in...
