Caseyville, Ill. (ECWd) - In what appears to be a SLAPP suit ("Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation"), the attorney for the Village of Caseyville, Illinois, filed a lawsuit against researcher and blogger Bradley Vanhouse ("BV"), on behalf of a village department head employee and St. Clair...
Warrick Co., In. (ECWd) - Warrick – Indiana State Police initiated a criminal investigation on December 12th after receiving information from the Warrick County Prosecutor’s Office regarding alleged misappropriated funds from Warrick County Animal Control. Wednesday afternoon, December 13, Indiana State Police executed a search warrant at...
Madison Co., Ill. (ECWd) - The Madison County Electoral Board will convene on December 14, 2023, at 10:00 a.m. at the Madison County Courthouse to hear the following objections to nominating petitions: Objection to Dwight Kay's petitions for County Board member Objection to Doug Hulme's petitions...
Shelby Co., Ill. (ECWd) - The Shelby County Electoral Board will convene on Dember 18, 2023, at 2:00 p.m. in Courtroom B, to hear and decide on Petition Objections to the nominating petitions of the candidacy of a Precinct Committeeman and the County Circuit Clerk. The amended...
Shelby Co., Ill. (ECWd) - Two separate petition objections were filed against the nominating petitions of Patricia "Poppet" Maulding's for the office of Precinct Committeeman of District 10 in Shelby County, Illinois. Martha Firnhaber and John Pogue filed similar objections. The Objectors Petitions complain of the following allegations: ...
Shelby Co., Ill. (ECWd) - With election petition submission and petition objection season upon us, the last date to file a petition objection has expired. Election petitions must comply with statutory requirements to avoid being subjected to petition objections seeking to keep a candidate's name off the...
Will-Grundy-Kendall Counties (ECWd) - As early as 2013, the "Professional Development Alliance" ("PDA") and its government employees were under contract with Vista Learning (See 2013 contract). The PDA is a public Agency of the Will County and Grundy-Kendall Counties Regional Offices of Education ("ROE") created through...
Caseyville, Ill. (ECWd) - This is a clear example of the pitfalls of a public body only being required to provide public records under the Freedom of Information Act ("FOIA") and not being required to answer questions. Answering a simple question like: "Who owns the 1996 F...
Springfield, Ill. (ECWd) - After our November 18th article on the Illinois State Board of Education's ("ISBE") refusal to provide the email addresses of its employees, and our filing of a Request for Review with the Attorney General's Public Access Counselor ("PAC"), the ISBE changed their...
Shelby Co., Ill. (ECWd) - Considerable discussion was had relating to vehicles of the Animal Control program, and how funds were expended according to the Animal Control Act. This article is intended to dispel misinformation presented as fact, and we would advise our readers to refer...
