Illinois (ECWd) - A lawsuit against the recent gun ban law was filed in the US District Court for the Southern District of Illinois. Unlike the recent case filed in Effingham which names the Governor, Attorney General, House Speaker and Senate Leader, this one is targeted...
Ilinois (ECWd) - The Transcript from the Emergency Restraining Order hearing on the gun ban can be downloaded at this link or viewed below. I took the liberty of highlighting some very interesting comments in the transcript. [pdf-embedder url="https://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Accuracy-Firearms-23-MR-4-Effingham-County.pdf" title="Accuracy Firearms 23-MR-4 Effingham County"] Full Disclosure: Kirk Allen is...
Poplar Grove, IL. (ECWd) - After failing at the primary election in his bid for reelection as Poplar Grove Mayor, and losing the election for Precinct Committeeman, Owen Costanza decided to extract revenge on a local reporter, the winner of the Mayoral race, and others who...
Illinois (ECWd) - Tom DeVore filed and argued on behalf of 866 plaintiffs for an Emergency Temporary Restraining Order regarding the new gun ban law signed by Governor Pritzker. The hearing on the matter was held in Effingham on January 18, 2023, at 11 AM. The...
Illinois (ECWd) - Once again a Legislator, Rita Mayfield, has taken steps to make law-abiding citizens criminals in newly proposed legislation regarding the transfer of ammunition. If this proposed legislation would pass as written and gets signed into law, chances are the state is going to...
Thornton Twp. (ECWd) - Thornton Township, headed up by Township Supervisor Tiffany Henyard, was sued in Cook County Circuit Court today alleging violations of the Freedom of Information Act ("FOIA") on several occasions. The Edgar County Watchdogs had requested credit card statements and credit card purchase receipts...
Rantoul, IL. (ECWd) - We will be attending and livestreaming the Rantoul Electoral Board's Hearing at 1:30 this afternoon. You can watch it on our webpage, or out Facebook or YouTube pages. The Electoral Board will hear an objection to the Referendum question to dissolve district representation of the Village...
Poplar Grove, IL. (ECWd) - The Village of Poplar Grove's Electoral Board is set to hold a meeting to consider several election petition objections on Monday, January 16, 2023. Monday is a state and federal holiday celebrating Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The Open Meetings Act prohibits special...
Champaign Co. (ECWd) - Mahomet Township Highway Commissioner Chris Doenitz appears to have failed to file the required Statement of Economic Interest document as an elected official for years. Those SEI filings are required at the time of the election and every year in office. According...
ILLINOIS (ECWd) - The full text of the Illinois gun ban is below. Anything that is underlined is NEW language in the law. Please read it as some provisions have already taken effect and some ("high capacity" magazine) are effective in 90 days from its signing. The only...
