  David A. Love Executive Director, Witness to Innocence Gordon "Randy" Steidl is a survivor and a hero. He survived 17 years in the Illinois prison system, 12 on death row, for a crime he did not commit. That is something few of us can fathom. Now he is...
TUSCOLA, IL. (ECWd) - During the hearing on this FOIA civil suit yesterday, the attorney for Arcola Township successfully argued that the service of the summons was improper and therefore the Court had no jurisdiction. The Judge agreed. The summons was served as: "William Coombe, c/o Arcola...
Edgar Co. - ECWd's From the Investigating Innocence Organization comes an interesting twist that should not surprise anyone in Edgar County. Conflict of interest! Yes, that common phrase that permeates our public offices in this county has raised its ugly head again and this time it could have...
ECWd's- Unsealed DOJ report unveils that CNSI officials threatened to murder a whistle-blower and here in Illinois Governor Quinn and Honorable Julie Hamos have given them over $190 million in business circumventing procurement. Earlier this year we were tipped off from various whistle-blowers that Julie Hamos and...
Danville, IL. (ECWd) - Just when we thought we would no longer hear about the Vermilion County Nursing Home disaster, where 30+ jobs were lost after the sale of the nursing home, the situation continues to smell bad. Â In fact, it smells like there's a sewage...
Danville, IL. (ECWd) - You might remember our October 14, 2013 article on the Two (False) Memos in which we talked about the two memos that Mr. Donahue referenced during a county board meeting. These memos basically accused members of the public of harrassing, bullying, and speaking...
Paris, IL. (ECWd) - After our presentation at Restore Illinois '13 (AFP #RestoreIL13), we realized there was not enough time to get our message and methods out to those that were interested. We are therefore announcing that training development is underway, and we hope to have something put...
PARIS, IL. (ECWd) - After numerous attempts to gain access to public records at the Edgar County Airport, with nothing but resistance and improper denials, there comes a point when enough is enough. Pursuant to the fundamental philosophy of the American constitutional form of government, it is...
With a pardon at stake, two wrongful convictions in a double murder case get the reverse spin. By Michael Mine Originally reported on Chicago Reader website. Did you know there's an "innocence industry" in Chicago? It's a "conglomeration of defense lawyers, investigators, a major Chicago-based university (Northwestern), ....
PARIS, IL. (ECWd) - Isn't it interesting that after attorneys for Randy Steidl had an open letter to Gov. Quinn published recently requesting a pardon, the same people who worked for defense against Steidl, dusted off this old story? Shortly after Steidl filed his federal wrongful prosecution...
