Orland Park, Ill. (ECWd) – After we published articles on the Orland Fire Protection District spending $432k on Media Relations and $18k to diversity consultant while she was incarcerated in a federal penitentiary, the Orland Professional Firefighters Union wrote a letter to the district’s board
Orland Park, Ill. (ECWd) – After we published articles on the Orland Fire Protection District spending $432k on Media Relations and $18k to diversity consultant while she was incarcerated in a federal penitentiary, the Orland Professional Firefighters Union wrote a letter to the district’s board
Washington, D.C. (ECWd) – “Preventing Abuses of the Legal System and the Federal Court” Presidential Memoranda, March 22, 2025 MEMORANDUM FOR THE ATTORNEY GENERAL THE SECRETARY OF HOMELAND SECURITY SUBJECT: Preventing Abuses of the Legal System and the Federal Court Lawyers and law firms
Springfield, Ill. (ECWd) – The Illinois Attorney General sent the following to the various county Veterans Assistance Commissions congratulating them on their appointments and touching on some of their responsibilities as appointed members of their commissions. Dear member of the Veterans Assistance Commission, Our democracy
Charleston, Ill. (ECWd) – Public hearings on the siting application for “Coles Wind” are underway in the Coles County Courthouse. Below are parts 1 and 2, more to follow:
DuPage Township, Ill. (ECWd) – DuPage Township (Will County) owns and maintains two cemeteries, Alexander in Romeoville, and Boardman in Bolingbrook. The DuPage Township democrats have placed (or permitted one to remain) a campaign sign on the iron fence of Alexander Cemetery. The sign was
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Pecatonica, Ill. (ECWd) – PRESS RELEASE: Pecatonica Township and Candidates Win Lawsuit Against Township Clerk Kelly Olson-Fuca On March 10, 2025, Winnebago County Chief Judge Lisa Fabiano ruled in favor of Pecatonica Township, Pecatonica Township Officers Electoral Board, and Candidates, Gregory Deppe and Thomas Menge
Springfield, Ill. (ECWd) – UPDATE: Edited to replace “Champaign County” with “Sangamon County” According to the Veterans Assistance Commission of Sangamon County, this is what lead up to the VAC filing suit against the county: the Veterans Assistance Commission of Sangamon County (VACSC) submitted its
Rockford, Ill. (ECWd) – The Illinois Military Veterans Assistance Act was recently amended to mandate funding for county Veterans Assistance Commissions (“VAC”) by each county through a tax levy or other means. Section 2(1) of the Act states, in part: . . . the county
Shelby Co., Ill. (ECWd) – Cody Brands filed a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit against Shelby County and its dive team on December 23, 2024. Mr. Brands is an associate member of The Coalition Opposing Governmental Secrecy (“COGS”), where ECW is a founding member. More
Clarksdale, Mississippi (ECWd) – A few days ago, a Mississippi Judge signed a restraining order which ordered the Clarksdale Press Register to remove an editorial from its online locations, because the city of Clarksdale had filed a defamation suit against the newspaper in relation to
