Springfield (ECWd) – The Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act passed last year in Illinois as a bill that began as a pawn-broker stolen property bill, but was later gutted to make recreational […]
Bill introduced: No shotgunning pets with your wacky weed
Township Attorney John Nelson called residents “assholes” at meeting –
Pecatonica, IL. (ECWd) – Another eventful Pecatonica Township meeting led to the Township’s Attorney, John Nelson, called a resident an asshole just prior to the meeting being called to order. When I […]
“Break the law – change the law” in full overdrive in Illinois –
Springfield (ECWd) – We just posted, Whats Next? In less than 20 minutes, I recieved yet another update on a law that is clearly designed to make illegal acts legal, and at […]
What’s next?
Springfield (ECWd) – For those who have not kept up with the new legislation being introduced, you can review just a sampling of them by clicking on them below. However, the most […]
Plastic Straw ban: Illinois bill targets its top crop: Corn
Springfield, IL. (ECWd) – Illinois Senator Emil Jones, III, introduced a Bill to ban plastic straws and to establish a $25 per day fine to companies who violate this new “Plastic Straw […]
Bill introduced to mandate electric car charging stations for new and renovated homes, businesses –
Springfield (ECWd) – Not satisfied with increased gas taxes, prohibitions on pumping your own gas, or $500 fines for using a gas leaf blower, or even having to have $1,000,000.00 in liability […]
IL. Sen. Bush introduces 10 cent tax for each plastic or paper bag –
Springfield, IL. (ECWd) – Not satisfied with increased gas taxes, prohibitions on pumping your own gas, or $500 fines for using a gas leaf blower, or even having to have $1,000,000.00 in […]
Joliet Township – Are Seniors being hoodwinked?
Will Co. (ECWd) – Joliet Township Supervisor Dan Vera has a laundry list of questionable activities during his reign as Supervisor of Joliet Township, ranging from ghost contracting, ignoring bidding laws for […]
IDOT questions Mattoon’s appointment to Coles County Airport Authority –
MATTOON, IL. (ECWd) – In January 2020, the City of Mattoon appointed Mr. Mark Nelson as Commissioner to the Coles County Airport Authority. Immediately after that meeting, I questioned Mattoon’s Mayor and […]
Shelby County Board Meeting Video
Shelby Co. (ECWd) – Below is the full video of the Shelby County Board Meeting held on February 13th, 2020, at the Lake Shelbyville Visitors Center. It may well be the longest […]
Illinois gun bill would prohibit certain insurance coverage –
Springfield, IL. (ECWd) – Representative Gong-Gershowitz’s House Bill 5170 would prohibit insurance sales to Illinois gun owners who would like to insure against rogue police and prosecutor’s investigation, indictment, and prosecution of […]
Illinois State Representative Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz – $1,000,000.00 of insurance to apply/renew Firearm Owners Identification Card
Springfield (ECWd) – First, they want to prohibit you from pumping your own gas. Then they want to ban your gas-powered leaf blower. And just when you think they can’t get any […]
Illinois State Senator Fine wants to ban your gas-powered leaf blower
Springfield (ECWd) – As if the Illinois Legislature has nothing better to do…….. First, they want to ban you from pumping your own gas, now this. Illinois Senator Laura Fine has proposed […]
$350K settlement against Deputy Burgin and Edgar County Sheriff Jeff Wood –
PARIS, IL. (ECWd) – On December 26, 2015, Dee Burgin, in his employment as an Edgar County Deputy Sheriff, entered the home of a local farmer, Charlie Barrett, without a warrant and […]
Case dismissed against township resident arrested for attending public meeting –
Pecatonica, IL. (ECWd) – As I predicted during the January 2020 Pecatonica Township meeting, all charges against Rogene Hamilton, who was arrested for attending the township public meeting, were dismissed on Motion […]
Illinois: New Gas Tax Bill introduced in Senate –
Springfield, IL. (ECWd) – Illinois State Senator Bill Cunningham has introduced a new gas tax bill in the Senate. Senate Bill 2978, filed on February 4, 2020, seeks to permit all municipalities […]
Shelby Co. – “The position of “special assistant State’s Attorney” is a position unknown to our laws.”
Shelby Co. (ECWd) – As we have outlined in several articles here, here, here, and here, the Shelby County board violated the law when they appointed a “Special” Assistant State’s Attorney back […]
Illinois State Rep. Lilly filed legislation discriminating against diesel powered vehicle owners – may violate 14th Amendment
Springfield (ECWd) – Just when we thought the Illinois Legislature has nothing better to do as exposed in this article, it gets worse. As a diesel-powered vehicle owner, why should I not […]
Illinois State Rep. Lilly wants to make it illegal to pump your own gas –
Springfield, IL. (ECWd) – As if the Illinois Legislature has nothing better to do… Illinois State Representative Camille Lilly filed House Bill 4571 on February 5, 2020, which would make it illegal […]
Shelby County – Private attorney practice continues – 69 pages of legal explanation not convincing enough?
Shelby Co. (ECWd) – It appears Shelby County is slow on the uptake of information provided to them. As outlined in a recent article (here), the County Government is not permitted to […]
Mattoon’s Attorney misquotes law on prohibition of Airport Authority Appointments –
MATTOON, IL. (ECWd) – After our previous article on the City of Mattoon’s alleged illegal appointment of an employee of the Mattoon School District to a vacant Coles County Airport Authority Commissioner’s […]
Shelby County Board Meeting – Location Change
Shelby Co. (ECWd) – The Shelby County Board Meeting scheduled for February 13th at 9 am is going to be held at the Shelbyville Visitor Center, 1989 State Highway 16, Shelbyville, Illinois. […]
Shelby County – Resignation in lieu of official misconduct – records destroyed – who got a free pass?
Shelby Co. (ECWd) – We outlined a legal bill in our last article that represents there were discussions about an employee and pro ration of paid compensation time and resignation in lieu […]
John Norton’s ever-changing Courtroom Testimony re: income –
Wesley Township (ECWd) – We have taken notice, over a series of different court cases and hearings, that the former appointed Wesley Township Road Commissioner, John Norton, may have problems telling the […]
Shelby County – Private Attorney hired for one thing, billing for others –
Shelby Co. (ECWd) – We covered the hiring of a private attorney in Shelby County in this article and to date have not recieved a single response to our questions to the […]
McHenry County Chairman Jacks Franks issued Cease and Desist Letter to County Auditor –
Mchenry Co. (ECWd) – Those not familiar with the current problems McHenry County Board Chairman Jack Franks is facing, please read this article which also links to the Sun-Times breaking story of […]
State Police looking into alleged sexual crimes of Jack Franks, McHenry County Board Chairman –
SPRINGFIELD, IL. (ECWd) – According to the search warrant obtained by the Chicago Sun-Times, the Illinois State Police justified a search warrant referencing Jack Franks by stating that “probable cause exists for […]
Shelby County Sheriff Payroll excess confirmed – Numbers could hit over $300K
Shelby Co. (ECWd) – Over the last several weeks we have been requesting key records as it relates to payroll and how such payroll records are kept. The results are shocking. According […]
(Video) Accident in Oliver, IL –
Oliver, IL. (ECWd) – At approximately 4 p.m. on January 30, 2020, a two-vehicle accident happened on Illinois Route 1 at the north end of Oliver, IL. There were minor injuries transported […]
Shelby County Sheriff Committee Meeting Canceled
Shelby Co. (ECWd) – The Sheriff’s Committee of Shelby County met this morning for a routine committee meeting at the Sheriff’s Office. The Chairman of that committee, Kay Kearney did the right […]
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