Hancock Co., IL. (ECWd) - Last month, the Hancock County Circuit Court Ordered the Hancock County Sheriff to provide the names of people who purchased guns at the Sheriff's gun sale. We asked for the records so we could determine if any Sheriff's Department employees purchased...
Sangamon Co., IL. (ECWd) - Rep. Darren Bailey filed a Petition for Adjudication of Indirect Civil Contempt this morning against Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker in Sangamon County Circuit Court. From the Petition: Clay County Court declared Pritzker no longer had any emergency powers under Section 7 of the...
Carlinville, IL. (ECWd) - On Oct. 6, 2020, the Fourth Appellate Court DENIED Illinois Alluvial' s Motion to Stay enforcement of the Macoupin Circuit Court's Order dissolving Illinois Alluvial and stating that it was formed in violation of State law. Previously, the City of Carlinville's Motion to...
Pecatonica, IL. (ECWd) - The Illinois Attorney General has determined that Pecatonica Township Supervisor Joe Musso violated the Open Meetings Act by prohibiting me from speaking at the February 18, 2020, meeting because I signed up 13 minutes in advance of the meeting instead of 15...
Bolingbrook, IL. (ECWd) - DuPage Township Board of Trustees meeting. 10-20-2020. During Public Comment, Trustee Oliver attempted to commandeer the microphone (at about 1:19:49 in the video) after her three minutes of allotted time had expired. She must have thought that since she was a Trustee that...
Wesley Township, IL. (ECWd) - ***Updated with copy of Complaint. Wesley Township has, in recent weeks, made comments pertaining to a current Freedom of Information Act Lawsuit they are fighting. These comments relate to the persons who filed the suit, and one of their alleged actions prior...
Paris, IL. (ECWd) - Paris, Illinois Fire Department worked putting out a house fire at 507 South Central this afternoon. It started at approximately 4:30 this afternoon. The first few seconds of this video does not have sound...
ATLANTA, IL. (ECWd) - ATLANTA PUBLIC LIBRARY DISTRICT FINAL REPORT The short version: Yes, the finished police reports indicate that no Federal charges will be brought in the Atlanta Library investigation, conducted by the FBI, in response to the Logan County State's Attorney asking them to look into...
Joliet, IL. (ECWd) - The Attorney General's Public Access Counselor has determined that the Will County Officers Electoral Board violated the Open Meetings Act during its June 9, 2020, meeting by voting on items not on the Agenda for action. The item voted on, but not on...
Illinois (ECWd) - A hearing on the consolidated lawsuits against Governor Pritzker was held yesterday, October 14, 2020 in Sangamon County. This particular hearing heard arguments on the Governor's Motion to Vacate the Clay County Darren Baily favorable ruling based on a jurisdictional issue. The Governor's...
