St. Clair County Veterans Assistance Commission Continues Hiding Public Financial Records –
St. Clair Co., Ill. (ECWd) – UPDATE: Within 3 1/2 hours of publishing this article and filing a Request for Review with the Attorney General’s Office, the attorney for this…
St. Clair County Shall Provide For Office Space, Equipment And Supplies –
St. Clair Co., Ill (ECWd) – It has come to our attention that the Veterans Assistance Commission (“VAC”) of St. Clair County has budgeted in (current budget year) 2026 for…
St. Clair County Veterans Assistance Commission Is Violating FOIA –
St. Clair Co., Ill. (ECWd) – The St. Clair County Veterans Assistance Commission (“VAC”) is violating the Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”) by refusing to provide records requested. “Pursuant to…
St. Clair County Veterans Assistance Commission Wrongly Defines “Quorum” –
St. Clair Co., Ill (ECWd) – Just when you think a public body should know the definition of a “quorum” of its members, along comes the St. Clair County Veterans…
St. Clair County Veterans Assistance Commission Policy Violates the First Amendment –
St. Clair Co., Ill (ECWd) – During the April 2026 meeting of the St. Clair County Veterans Assistance Commission (“VAC”) Board of Commissioners, the VAC approved a new public comment…
MADISON COUNTY CLERK LINDA ANDREAS SUED IN FEDERAL MISSISSIPPI COURT UNDER KKK ACT FOR ALLEGED CHURCH HARASSMENT –
…1:26-cv-00023-HSO-BWR) by John Shane Vaughn, founder of First Harvest Ministries International. The lawsuit alleges an interstate conspiracy to harass a church, intimidate worshippers, interfere with religious services, and defame Vaughn…
Jim Acklin’s Troubled Past Still There…Failed At Mandated Reporting
…mandated reporting allegations of sexual abuse of a child at this link. Madison -St. Clair Record reporting on Acklin: “In sexual misconduct suit, state rep candidate said female student was…
Subpoena to Watchdogs Withdrawn –
St. Clair Co., Ill. (ECWd) – The subpoena issued to the ECWd last week for records related to an alleged source located in St. Clair County, Illinois, was voluntarily withdrawn…
Watchdogs Subpoenaed; Demands For Records Of Alleged St. Clair County Source –
…news medium organization, for records related to an alleged source located in St. Clair County, Illinois. Read about the lawsuit here. After learning of a subpoena being issued, I emailed…
County Board Member Sued FOIA Requester; Wants Names Of Village Trustees Who Provided Information –
Caseyville, Ill. (ECWd) – In what appears to be a SLAPP suit (“Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation”), the attorney for the Village of Caseyville, Illinois, filed a lawsuit against researcher…