Shelby Co. - (ECWd) - State law outlines certain obligations for elected officials. The State's Attorney, Ruth Woolery took office in May of 2024. According to state statute 55 ILCS 5/3-9001, "Before entering upon the respective duties of their office, the state's attorney shall each be...
Dolton, Ill. (ECWd) - The complaint for an injunction filed in court yesterday, which resulted in the Emergency Temporary Restraining Order removing (voiding the appointments of) Lakeside Legal Attorney Angela Lockett as Village Attorney - Ronnie Burge Sr. as Village Police Chief - and Michael A....
Dolton, Ill. (ECWd) - In another defeat for Tiffany Henyard, Village of Dolton Mayor Pro Tem Jason House, and Trustees Brittney Norwood, Kiana Belcher, and Tammy Brown, filed for Temporary Restraining Orders against Dolton Mayor Tiffany Henyard and her unlawful appointments to Police Chief, Village Administrator,...
Coles Co., Ill. (ECWd) - Oakland resident Kyley Willison was one of the three family member trustees for the Oakland Fire Protection District and along with his father was charged with multiple felony crimes for alleged theft and official misconduct. While the father/son duo were charged...
South Holland, Ill. (ECWd) - We were provided with the receipts produced to Frank Ghorbani under the Freedom of Information Act for all expenses for Thornton Township Supervisor Tiffany Henyard's "Friends of Tiffany Henyard" political campaign event picnic, held on September 1, 2024. We predicted in an...
Shelby Co., Ill. (ECWd) - While local propagandists continue to spread their fabricated narratives on certain issues, their selective outrage must once again be called out. Former Shelby County State's Attorney Gina Vonderheide (corrected - even though the online docket in Judici shows Nichole Kroncke) charged Chad...
Caseyville, Ill. (ECWd) - While responding to an AG Request for Review of an alleged violation of the Open Meetings Act, the village attorney for Caseyville indicated closed session discussion included discussion of his billing the village for investigating a resident after the resident announced his...
Shelby Co., Ill. (ECWd) - If Austin Prichard is successfully elected as County Board Member during this November's election, he would, upon entering the office of county board member, place himself in the position of holding an office with an inherent conflict of interest with his...
Shelby Co. (ECWd) - The Shelby County Board approved the final draft of the audit during the last regular County Board meeting but only after lengthy contentious comments by three board members, Carol Cole, Tim Morse, and Teresa Boehm. Boehm expressed concern over voting on the audit...
Danville, Ill. (ECWd) - According to reports, Danville Area Community College ("DACC") President, Dr. Stephen Nacco was placed on administrative leave today following alleged abusive and racial text messages sent by him to the Mayor of Danville, Illinois, after Nacco asked the Mayor to sign a...
