Madison Co. (ECWd) - The Edwardsville/Glen Carbon Chamber of Commerce, on behalf of its 500 members, filed a four-count complaint today in Madison County Circuit Court for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief against Governor JB Pritzker and his orders closing businesses. From the Complaint: The Chamber has approximately...
Illinois (ECWd) - Attorney General Kwame Raoul provided a most interesting letter to the Senate President, Senator Harmon, dated May 20, 2020. According to the 15-page letter, Senator Harmon inquired if a prior Attorney General opinion had considered all the legislative history of the Emergency Management Agency...
Illinois (ECWd) - After Governor Pritzker removed the Bailey v Pritzker case to federal court, and later objected to the Motion to Expedite, Rep Darren Bailey filed his Reply to Objection to Motion to Expedite, and also filed his Ex A: Supplemental Emergency Motion. There is a...
Paris, IL. (ECWd) - The Paris American Legion, Post 211, held a short Memorial Day ceremony: https://youtu.be/WhndQtIgbYs . Our work is funded entirely thru donations and we ask that you consider donating at the below link. ...
Illinois (ECWd) - Sunday afternoon Illinois Governor Pritzker took to the podium for his daily press briefing and chastised the Legislature for inaction (see video below), “complete abdication of responsibility”, on a perceived need of an enforcement mechanism for those who do not comply with his...
Illinois (ECWd) - Illinois Governor Pritzker filed a memorandum in opposition to the motion to expedite the hearing on [Bailey's] emergency motion to remand, in the Bailey v. Pritzker case which was taken to the federal courts last week on a motion by Pritzker. In the memorandum,...
Illinois (ECWd) - There are no words that would do justice to describe what Judge McHaney said during his ruling. Maybe one day all our courts will have video media access but for now, we will have to accept the transcript, void of the verbal emphasis,...
Illinois (ECWd) - While we await a copy of the transcript from today's TRO hearing in Clay County on behalf of James Mainer, we believe the entire state should know the position of the Governor as it relates to his authority. During the presentations on the Governor's...
United States Department of Justice ("USDOJ") asked the federal court to remand Rep. Bailey's case back to Clay County Circuit Court. "The United States supports the plaintiff’s emergency motion for remand (SDIL Case 3:20-cv-00474-GCS, Doc. 9) and asks the Court promptly to return this matter to...
Clay County, IL. (ECWd) - Iraq War Veteran and business owner, James Mainer prevailed in Court today when Clay County Circuit Court Judge McHaney issued a Temporary Restraining Order against Governor Pritzker and any other state actor in Illinois from enforcing, or attempting to enforce, the...
