Shelby Co. (ECWd) - UPDATE:Â The Counties Code for the Coroner has a statutory minimum. "Sec. 4-6002. Coroners in counties of less than 2,000,000. Â Â Â Â (a) The County Board, in all counties of less than 2,000,000 inhabitants, shall fix the compensation of Coroners within the limitations fixed by...
Thornton Township, Ill. (ECWd) - After appointed Thorton Township Supervisor Tiffany Henyard's complete defeat at the Thornton Township Democrat Caucus, Henyard and her tag-a-longs went on a media blitz crying to anyone who would listen. She then filed a lawsuit against the Thornton Township Democrat Caucus and...
McDonough Co., Ill. (ECWd) McDonough County Sheriff Nicholas Petitgout has been ordered to reinstate deputy Evan Schmalshof with full back pay and benefits. Schmalshof filed a grievance against Petigout and the matter was arbitrated and ruled on last week. In short, Schmalshof did not lie nor violate policy...
Shelby Co., Ill. (ECWd) - Shelby County Board member Austin Prichard had numerous items on the agenda for purchase approval for the Shelby County Dive Team which Prichard is also the Commander (Department Head) of. In a previous article, we covered the alleged conflict of interest involved...
Loda, Ill. (ECWd) - From the Ford County Chronicle: LODA — The Ford County Chronicle has filed a request for review with the Illinois Attorney General’s Office alleging that Loda Village Clerk Regina Ptacek, a candidate for village trustee in next April’s election, violated the state’s Open...
Milan, Ill. and Blackhawk Township (ECWd) - UPDATE: 12-13-2024: We rely on public records for our articles. In this case, the public records available on the Rock Island County Clerk's webpage has not been updated since prior to August of 2021 - EVEN THOUGH the document we downloaded...
Marion Co., Ill. (ECWd) - According to local news reports, the Marion County Board voted to elect a board member as board chairman - and they did it by using a "secret ballot." In Illinois, secret ballots violate the Open Meetings Act and have been unlawful for...
Benld, Ill. (ECWd) - Nearly SIX years after a complaint was filed with the Illinois Attorney General's Public Access Counselor ("PAC") over an alleged violation of the Open Meetings Act by the City of Benld, Illinois, in Macoupin County, when they entered into closed session for...
Paris, Ill. (ECWd) - On November 22, 2024, Edgar County Assistant State's Attorney Lauren B. McQueen answered the Complaint filed against her with the Illinois Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission ("ARDC") alleging she stole funds from the Champaign County Bar Association when she was its Treasurer. In...
Illinois (ECWd) - "His CDL would have been disqualified for life" On November 5, 2024, we published an article entitled "Three Accident(s), DUI, Drugs, Prosecution Failures, Violation of Federal CDL Law, Death of Deputy" which was part one of a series explaining how we believed the Kane...
