Shelby Co. (ECWd) - The Shelby County Board held their regular meeting last night with several notable points. Chairman Bobby Orman resigned. Resignation email at this link. We agree with the points made in the resignation letter. When there is ongoing disregard for board policy that...
Coles Co. (ECWd) - Update: 10-9-2024: Appellate Court's reversing a previous ruling, and now at a Jury trial, Tyler Abbott was acquitted of charges by a Coles County Jury late this morning in Coles County Circuit Court. "Jury returns to open court at 11:52AM with the following verdicts: We,...
Paris, Ill. (ECWd) - PRESS RELEASE Read our previous articles on this subject (here) JUDGMENT ENTERED AGAINST PARIS POLICE OFFICERS MATTHEW MC CONNELL AND KEVIN RING FOR CIVIL RIGHTS VIOLATIONS AGAINST DISABLED PARIS TEEN Redwood Law Office is proud to announce that, after five years of litigation, the Federal...
Coles Co., Ill. (ECWd) - Last night, the Coles County Board voted to amend the minutes of its May 10, 2022, board meeting, again, to finally have the minutes reflect what actually happened on the failed vote to approve the compensation of elected county board members....
Shelby Co. (ECWd) - Once again Shelby County citizens are being fed propaganda on local social media in what appears to be a political hit job before the November election. We covered the local paper's failure in reporting in this article and it seems some can't...
Dolton, Ill. (ECWd) - UPDATE: 10-3-2024 - Court dismissed the Rule to Show Cause against Henyard "without prejudice", meaning this can be included in any future filings. Henyard was also admonished by the Court, she acknowledged receiving the TROs, reading them, understanding them, and having no...
Shelby Co., Ill. (ECWd) - Shelby County Board Member Teresa Boehm's next pre-trial is scheduled for November 18, 2024, at 10:00 a.m. via Zoom in Shelby County Circuit Court, with a Motion Hearing scheduled for December 16th at 1:00 p.m. According to the docket, defendant Boehm was...
Shelby Co. (ECWd) - When a unit of government is sued, in this case, Shelby County, the attorney for the county has a duty to defend them. Is that what happened when Ed Flyn sued the county and the treasurer over unpaid invoices?  The court ruled...
Cook County, Ill. (ECWd) - Today, the Illinois Appellate Court DENIED Dolton Mayor Tiffany Henyard's Interlocutory Appeal of the Restraining Orders issued last week (here and here) by the Cook County Circuit Court. The TROs removed three Henyard appointees because the board never gave their advice or...
Dolton, Ill. (ECWd) - Dolton Mayor and Thornton Township Supervisor Tiffay Henyard, along with township employee ("youth director") Kamal Woods and "unknown occupants" are facing a residential eviction case filed on September 18, 2024, in Cook County Circuit Court. According to the Cook County online docket, the...
