Louisiana (ECWd) – The Mayor of New Orleans has issued a proclamation of a State of Emergency due to COVID-19 on March 11, 2020. Once again, much like Champaign, Illinois,...
...emergency does not negate the City’s obligation to follow our laws, both State and Federal. After the City of Champaign recieved national attention with their emergency declaration yesterday, it appears...
...Prohibited Activities Act. Of course, the Vermilion County Board is also no stranger to alleged illegal activity because the State’s Attorney’s have not been willing to prosecute flagrant violations of...
...yourself the logic advanced by McClellan to have someone replace the State’s Attorney, who declined to prosecute Shamhart for indirect criminal contempt, and that of Judge Hirsch in rejecting McClellan’s...
Piatt Co. (ECWd) – While awaiting his criminal trial after being indicted for Offical Misconduct and Forgery, we wonder if Chairman Ray Spencer might face some more charges for violating...
...State Senator CHICAGO — A Chicago consultant has been indicted in federal court for allegedly corruptly offering money to an Illinois State Senator in connection with obtaining state approval for...
...confines of the law, but that is not the case in Shelby County. For example: Cannon hires a private attorney in violation of the law rather than having the State’s...
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...
...at 30 meetings a month, and he and other board members are being paid in violation of state law. We covered those issues in the last two articles found here...
...Burris published a 1991 opinion on county boards/administrators seeking to take control of Auditor duties (here), and stated that state law did not permit it. Several attempts were made to...