Shelby Co. (ECWd) - Four Shelby County Board members and the County Treasurer have requested the State's Attorney to recuse herself and request a special prosecutor for the purpose of establishing a criminal investigation and prosecution of County Highway Engineer Alan Spesard. The letter specifically alleges violations...
New York - (ECWd) - "Audrey Strauss, the Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Philip R. Bartlett, Inspector-in-Charge of the New York Field Office of the United States Postal Inspection Service (“USPIS”), announced the unsealing of an indictment charging BRIAN...
Springfield, IL. (ECWd) - On August 18, 2020, Sangamon County Circuit Judge Raylene Grischow granted Governor Pritzker's Motion for a Temporary Restraining Order against Defendants Christian Child Development Corporation and Parkview Christian Academy. The Motion for TRO against Hutsonville Schools is MOOT as they stated, prior...
Kankakee, IL. (ECWd) - We interviewed Kankakee County Auditor Jake Lee in March of this year (watch the interview here) about his duties and the county board essentially prohibiting him from performing those duties mandated upon the Auditor in state law. Today, Auditor Lee filed a lawsuit...
Champaign, IL. (ECWd) - Public Officials must be familiar with state laws governing the local governments they are members of, prior to taking any action. A prime example for this article is the Public Health District Act - the state law governing the Champaign Urbana Public Health...
Shelby Co. (ECWd) - "The County Engineer shall devote his full time and attention and the best efforts to the work of the Shelby County Highway Department and shall not actively conduct other business unrelated to the Shelby County Highway Department during normal business days and hours." Is...
Washington, D.C. (ECWd) - Today, the United States Department of Justice has charged Kevin Clinesmith, a former full-time employee of the Federal Bureau of Investigations as an Assistant General Counsel with violations of 18 USC 1001(a)(3) - False Statements. From the Charging Document (below): COUNT 1: On or about...
Shelby Co. (ECWd) - The Shelby County Board Chairman attempted to take action for things not on the agenda during this week's meeting. Only a handful of board members challenged his action with a majority supporting it. The question we wondered is why would so many...
Wesley Township, IL. (ECWd) - After successfully having the frivolous lawsuit Dismissed with prejudice under the Citizen Participation Act ("CPA"), Robert Hanlon, Attorney for the Defendants (Cindy Brzana and others), filed a Motion for Attorney fees, which are mandated when a Defendant prevails in a CPA...
Shelby Co. (ECWd) - UPDATE with document date correction Shelby County Highway Department Highway Engineer Alan Spesard has been using county resources for private gain. See Part I of this series. After numerous tips of self-dealing, to include use of county resources during his county employment hours,...
