Edwardsville, Ill. (ECWd) – Press Release: EDWARDSVILLE, IL – The Illinois Attorney General Public Access Counselor decided that Chris Slusser’s withholding of “Facebook Blocked Lists” are in fact public records and are being withheld against Illinois Law. Allegations against former Treasurer Chris Slusser for blocking
Edwardsville, Ill. (ECWd) – Press Release: EDWARDSVILLE, IL – The Illinois Attorney General Public Access Counselor decided that Chris Slusser’s withholding of “Facebook Blocked Lists” are in fact public records and are being withheld against Illinois Law. Allegations against former Treasurer Chris Slusser for blocking
U.S (ECWd) – Four years and counting. US Dominion Inc. filed defamation lawsuits beginning in January 2021 against multiple defendants. The current court docket on these cases included a transcript of a recent hearing regarding multiple discovery issues and scheduling concerns for all the parties
Kankakee, Ill. (ECWd) – Over a 20-month span during the COVID-19 pandemic, Dee Ann Schippert spent at least 759 hours at a Watseka gambling establishment — an average of almost 38 hours a month — while claiming to be performing her duties as administrator of
Thornton Township, Ill. (ECWd) – During today’s Hearing on the liquor license dispute where Tiffany Henyard, as Mayor of Dolton, Illinois, refused to sign liquor licenses for a local business, and was ordered by the Court to sign them, the Judge cleared up what was
Shelby Co., Ill. (ECWd) – Shelby County Sheriff Brian McReynolds was hit with a medical-related civil rights lawsuit in March of 2023. The suit was brought forward by Chad Hammond who is currently serving time in the Illinois Department of Corrections. The amended complaint can
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South Holland, Ill. (ECWd) – Towards the end of a contentious meeting, with Supervisor Tiffany Henyard wielding no powers over the board majority, public comment was heard. During public comment, and after one person commented, a brawl broke out behind the speaker’s podium with the
Shelby Co. (ECWd) – Back in April of 2021, Nicholas Banning filed a federal lawsuit against numerous defendants, including Shelby County. We covered that case in articles, here and here. The named Shelby County defendants are Tonya Atteberry, Daine Burkhead, Devon Durbin, Brandon Gatton, Melissa
South Holland, Ill. (ECWd) – Today, in a six-page Order, the Cook County Judge John T. Tully, Jr. ordered Nate Fields’ name to be printed on the ballot for Thornton Township Supervisor as an Independant Candidate in the upcoming election. Fields is an independent candidate
Illinois (ECWd) – Q: Are federal and state grand jury subpoenas subject to the Illinois Freedom of Information Act? A: The short answer is “YES” subpoenas are public records once served on their recipient, absent any court order sealing the specific subpoena. There have been
Paris, Ill. (ECWd) – During a Special Meeting of the Paris Union School District 95, the board of education voted unanimously (with one abstention) to hire retired Paris (Crestwood) School District Superintendent, Lorraine Bailey, as the temporary superintendent for D-95 until the grant funding issues
