Shelby Co. (ECWd) - For years we have encouraged public officials to enforce the rule of law. So what does the average citizen do when the actions of their public officials lead to violations of law and expense to the taxpayers state-wide? Shelby County State's Attorney Nichole...
BLOOMINGTON, IL. (ECWd) - In an April 26, 2021, Opinion, the Appellate Court determined that the City of Bloomington violated the Open Meetings Act on February 20, 2017, when it went into closed session for one hour and twenty-seven minutes to discuss terminating an Intergovernmental Agreement...
MADISON COUNTY, IL. (ECWd) - ***PRESS RELEASE*** Â Former County Officials File Civil Conspiracy and Whistleblower Lawsuit Against Madison County Chief Judge Bill Mudge, Sheriff John Lakin, Treasurer Chris Slusser, Circuit Clerk Tom McRare and Other Current and Former County Officials. Â EDWARDSVILLE - Former Madison County Administrator Doug Hulme...
PARIS, IL. (ECWd) - The City of Paris and Paris Police Officers Matthew McConnell and Travis Vice were sued on August 1, 2020, in federal Court alleging civil rights violations of the Fourth and Fourteenth Amendments of Richard Davis and his minor child. Allegations from the Complaint: ...
Clinton County, IL. (ECWd) - A lawsuit was filed today in Clinton County, Illinois, naming Governor Pritzker and Dr. Carmen Ayala, Director of the Illinois State Board of Education, as defendants. Jeremy Pates, a parent, is Plaintiff. The essence of this suit is a challenge to Governor...
PARIS, IL. (ECWd) - A Fourth Amendment lawsuit was filed in Federal Court naming Paris Police Officer Kevin Ring and the City of Paris as Defendants. This lawsuit involves the minor son of Richard A. Davis, who was pursued and arrested for violating the City of Paris'...
Shelby Co. (ECWd) - In what may be the most cryptic opinion we have ever seen from the Attorney General's PAC office, it is clear the county board violated the Open Meetings Act when they permitted a board member to attend remotely during the reorganizational meeting...
Chicago, IL. (ECWd) - On August 6, 2021, the Edgar County Watchdogs and Edgar Pal filed a five-count complaint in Cook County Circuit Court naming the Office of the Illinois Attorney General and the Attorney General's Procurement Policy and Compliance Monitoring Board alleging certain violations of...
Paris, IL. (ECWd) - We livestreamed the "Unmask Our Kids" rally at the Edgar County Courthouse a few minutes ago. Watch it here: If you know of any newsworthy events we can livestream, drop us a note....
ILLINOIS (ECWd) - In the past year or so, at least two local governments in Illinois have sold vehicles and left their municipal (government) license plates on them for the new owner to use. This is unacceptable, a security issue, and illegal: "It is illegal to operate...
