Illinois Co. (ECWd) - The US Department of Justice (DOJ) issued several letters today to officials across the nation pertaining to Grant Assurances, or should we say, apparent lack of compliance with grant assurances. In Illinois, Chicago Superintendent of Police Eddie T. Johnson, Cook County Board of Commissioners President...
McHenry Co. (ECWd) - When it comes to legal terminology and rules of civil procedure, the language used has distinct meaning and procedures are in place for well-established reasons. Many legal cases in our history are won or lost on a technicality. After reading some of the local reporting,...
ATWOOD, IL. (ECWd) - We have been notified of a Special Meeting scheduled for this afternoon, January 24, 2018 @ 5:30 p.m., of the Village of Atwood Board of Trustees to accept the resignations of Trustees Venis and Cornwell for reasons not disclosed on the agenda. Also...
McHenry Co. (ECWd) - We now have a computer forensic expert's report that points to criminal conduct taking place at the Algonquin Township Road District on or about April 2, 2017. "It is my conclusion based on the totality of the evidence a user logged onto the server on...
Coles Co. (ECWd) - When a County's top Law Enforcement officer, the State's Attorney, refuses to represent the people when all evidence points to them being right, it's time for a new State's Attorney. Rex Dukeman and Robb Perry sent a request for Quo Warranto action to...
SPRINGFIELD, IL. (ECWd) - [caption id="attachment_41903" align="alignleft" width="260"] John Clough pictured to the right of woman with black hat (photo from Injusticewatch.org)[/caption] At least according to the Prisoner Review Board's website (pic here), John Clough (Coles County) where he no longer listed as a PRB Board Member. This...
SPRINGFIELD, IL. (ECWd) - The Illinois Freedom of Information Act declares that it is the public policy of this State that all people have a right to access public records and that it is a fundamental duty of government to operate openly and to provide public...
ATWOOD, IL. (ECWd) - We visited Atwood, Illinois during their January 16, 2018 public meeting and spoke about elected officials and their right of access to records of the public body. Atwood, Illinois is a small village of a little over 1200 residents, and is located both...
McHenry Co. (ECWd) - How many times have you watched people dig their own hole to a point they actually make the case against themselves? That appears to be the case with Bob Miller, former Algonquin Township Highway Commissioner and former President of Township Officials of...
NEWTON, IL. (ECWd) - Below you will find the Jasper County School District's response to the Illinois Attorney General's inquiry into my allegations of an improper closed session of the board on December 18, 2017. It was quite an entertaining read, and I responded in writing using...
