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April 16, 2025

Feds recognize pattern in State House Speaker corruption –

Illinois (ECWd) - During the last Legislative session, numerous new laws were pushed through with little or no time to evaluate them for even the most basic of problems.  Throughout the Illinois School Code, there have been amendments and new laws passed and signed into law...

Benton, IL. (ECWd) - Chet Shaffer, Franklin County Jail Administrator at the time, was indicted on SIX Counts, including: aggravated criminal sexual assault (Class X felony) custodial sexual misconduct (Class 3 felony) official misconduct (Class 3 felony) aggravated criminal sexual assault (Class X felony) custodial sexual...

Illinois  (ECWd) - Friday of last week we saw ComEd basically plead guilty to a litany of criminal allegations which directly implicate the Illinois House of Representative Speaker Micheal Madigan (article here).  In short order, Governor Pritzker called for Madigan's resignation for betraying the public trust. Trust...

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