McHenry Co. (ECWd) - The Village Municipal Code of Prairie Grove has issued tickets to a local business in relation to their display of the American Flag, as reported here by the McHenry County Blog. In reviewing the Village Ordinances, a few things jumped out, some...
U.S. - (ECWd) - America's Frontline Doctors have filed for a Preliminary Injunction against Xavier Becerra, Secretary of the US Department of Health and Human Services regarding the Emergency Use Authorizations of multiple COVID 19 Vaccines. "Accordingly, and for all of the foregoing reasons, Plaintiffs move under...
PARIS, IL. (ECWd) - Paris City Commissioner Drew Griffin moved out of the city limits of Paris, Illinois in the July/August 2020 timeframe. This can be seen on the address listed on his most recent Statement of Economic Interest (here) and from information obtained from the...
U.S. - (ECWd) - "Because a free and independent press is vital to the functioning of our democracy, the Department of Justice has long employed procedural protections and a balancing test to restrict the use of compulsory process to obtain information from or records of members...
Paris, IL. (ECWd) - Conan McArthur was booked into the Edgar County Jail this morning on suspicion of this morning's arson of the Paris, Illinois, Sav-A-Lot store. Arson article (here). McArthur was arrested by the Paris Police Department under the charges of 1 Count of Arson/Real/Personal property...
PARIS, IL. (ECWd) - The Paris, Illinois, Sav-A-Lot grocery store was set on fire early this morning. The State Fire Marshall, after reviewing security camera footage, identified the man alleged to have set fire to the back of the store, and the Paris Police Department arrested him...
Illinois (ECWd) - An Illinois State Police (ISP), investigation regarding a Department of Corrections officer's actions against an inmate at Stateville Prison has resulted in criminal charges of aggravated battery against Officer Chris Koziol. The Herald News first reported on the incident back in May of...
(ECWd) - Department of Justice (DOJ) Inspector General Michael E. Horowitz announced today the release of an Investigation and Review of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI) Handling of Allegations of Sexual Abuse by Former USA Gymnastics Physician Lawrence Gerard Nassar. The DOJ Office of the Inspector...
Coles Co. (ECWd) - Approximately a year ago we were tipped off about a criminal complaint that was filed against the Coles County State's Attorney and Rhonda Parker, an employee in his office. The complaint was filed with the Illinois State Police (ISP), alleging the Coles...
U.S. (ECWd) - We routinely see news stories across major media filled with opening language such as an "anonymous source", or "a source familiar with", then they give their understanding of the story. Rather than providing disclaimers to their story, we have always wondered why they...
