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November 30, 2024

Illinois Attorney General Denies FOIA – No Record of A Request for Criminal Investigation of Ransom Cyber Attack

Illinois (ECWd) - The Attorney General disclosed a ransom cyberattack on the computer systems in the morning of April 10, 2021, of their office in this press release published April 29, 2021. With more than two months passing, the Attorney General is not only unable to search...

Iroquois, Co. (ECWd) - The Milford School Board appears to have a special program offered to select board members in contradiction to state laws. After receiving a tip that board members were being compensated, which would violate state law, I submitted our freedom of information act request...

Casey, IL. (ECWd) - On April 16, 2021, Casey, Illinois Police Officer Justin Goble resigned after his admission to the theft of Shop-With-A-Cop funds were reported to the Casey Police Department. Goble was seeking employment with the Effingham Police Department ("EPD"), and underwent a background investigation and...

Shelby Co. (ECWd) - Both the now-former Shelby County Sheriff and current Shelby County Highway Engineer are subjects involved in criminal investigations for their activities in their official capacity. The Sheriff resigned effective June 25, 2021.  A charging decision is in the hands of the Attorney General...

Chicago, IL. (ECWd) - Department of Justice U.S. Attorney’s Office Northern District of Illinois FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, July 1, 2021 City of Chicago Alderman and Her Chief of Staff Indicted on Federal Bribery Charges CHICAGO — A federal grand jury today indicted City of Chicago Alderman CARRIE M. AUSTIN and her...

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