Springfield, IL. (ECWd) - Today, Governor Pritzker signed HB 633, "The Garden Act" to protect the right to grow vegetables in a garden on residential property. Apparently some municipalities have attempted to regulate gardens to the point where they cannot exist. This Act stops that practice. HB 633 preempts...
Will Co. (ECWd) - Willmington gadfly and former appointed Wesley Township Highway Commissioner John Norton is facing a jail sanction for failing to comply with the court's orders dealing with a citation to discover assets. Norton's propensity to lie before the courts is probably the only consistent...
Charleston, IL. (ECWd) - We recently wrote about the Coles County State's Attorney's Office Assistant Rhonda Parker using official envelopes and postage for private lawsuit (here), and questioned why a thorough investigation was not completed. Now we have proof that not only were official email accounts, envelopes...
Paris, IL. (ECWd) - Update on the Conan McArthur case: An initial hearing was held this morning, with Judge Garst presiding: Defendant present in custody. Charge, penalties and rights explained. Upon stipulation Mr McGrath appointed Public Defender. By agreement continued to August 16, 2020, at 1:30 p.m....
Paris, IL. (ECWd) - Edgar County State's Attorney filed Class 2 Felony Arson charges against Conan McArthur for his alleged participation in the arson of the Paris, Illinois Save-a-Lot store last week. Previous articles on this arson are (here). McArthur is being held in the Edgar County Jail...
Washington, D.C. (ECWd) - On July 27, 2021, the United States Senate unanimously approved Senate Resolution 324 designating July 30, 2021 as "National Whistleblower Appreciation Day." Senator Grassley was the Sponsor of S. Res. 324. A resolution designating July 30, 2021, as "National Whistleblower Appreciation Day"  Whereas, in...
Coles Co. (ECWd) - We recently covered the Illinois State Police Report on the alleged malfeasance by the Coles County State's Attorney in this article. The short version, a criminal complaint alleged that Jessie Danley, the Coles County State's Attorney, used or allowed the use of...
Illinois (ECWd) - Attorney Thomas Devore has announced his intent to run for Judge in the 5th Appellate District. You can download his press release at this link or view below. [pdf-embedder url="https://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/DeVore-for-Judge.pdf" title="DeVore for Judge"] ...
Coles - Moultrie Co. (ECWd) - This is one of those articles we never dreamed we would be writing, but here we are. What did 911 Director Calvert do? Director Calvert signed an employment contract with his Assistant, who has moved to Florida, permitting her to continue drawing...
Wesley Township, IL. (ECWd) - In Court this morning was a Motion for Rule to Show Cause as to why Wesley Township should not be held in contempt of court. This arises from the long-running Freedom Of Information Act lawsuit against the township and township road district...
