Shelby Co. (ECWd) – A recent Freedom of Information Act request that also included media questions to the Shelby County State’s Attorney resulted in what we believe was an improper...
Robbins, Ill. (ECWd) – On October 1, 2024, the Board of Trustees at the Village of Robbins passes an elected official compensation setting ordinance that violates state law. It is...
...Kibler know this? Because it came up in a legal case in Effingham County when Judge Kibler was the State’s Attorney with a duty to represent the county board. The...
...travel, and procurement policies did not or do not comply with state statutes, and the soliciting of donations from village vendors violates state law (Gift Ban Act). Although not specifically...
...jurisdiction of the State’s Attorney Office that the Assistant State’s Attorney serves. An Assistant State’s Attorney serving as a county board member is subject to any internal mechanisms established by...
...the required filings there are some pretty stiff financial penalties the Illinois Comptroller can issue. “The State Comptroller may grant extensions for delinquent audits or reports. The Comptroller may charge...
...those scales have a foot on them. Now don’t get that statement wrong. We agree compliance with the rules must be first and foremost, but so too should equal enforcement...
Shelby Co., Ill. (ECWd) – After the frivolous and unwarranted subpoena (which was later quashed by the court) filed by Shelby County State’s Attorney Ruth Woolery against the county’s contracted...
...The prior State’s Attorney stated in his letter to the County Board, “I also believe the creation of the false documents was the product of ignorance and not of a...
