ILLINOIS (ECWd) - The Fifth Appellate Court uphold the TRO issued by the Effingham Circuit Court as it relates to Count IV. Count IV (equal protection) was sufficient to affirm the Effingham Circuit Court's issuance of the TRO. White County has not yet made a decision, and a...
Shelby Co. (ECWd) - The Shelby County Board held a special meeting last night to address an appointment to a vacancy in the office of State's Attorney (SA), a request for the Judge to take action regarding the vacancy, and a couple of union settlement matters. The...
Elgin, IL. (ECWd) - Patricia Arroyo submitted her petitions to run for the elected position of Elgin Community College Trustee. Cody Holt filed a petition objection to Patricia Arroyo's candidacy for Elgin Community College Trustee. The Education Officers Electoral Board heard the arguments and voted to leave Arroyo...
Coles Co. (ECWd) - A federal lawsuit was filed by Plaintiff Kara Chumbley naming Coles County State's Attorney Jessie Daniels, former Mattoon Police Chief Jason Taylor, Mattoon Police Officer Alex Hesse, and newly indicted former Coles County Assistance State's Attorney Brady Allen as defendants. The case was...
Shelby Co. (ECWd) - Steven Decker of Sullivan was arrested on January 23, 2023, on multiple charges related to the destruction of property at the Tolly Cemetery in Moweaqua in Shelby County. Charges include: CRIMINAL DAMAGE/$10K-100KÂ - Class 3 Felony DRIVING RVK/SUSP DUI/SSS 3RD- Class 4 Felony ...
Poplar Grove, IL. (ECWd) - The Poplar Grove Electoral Board appears to be completely out of control and also appears to be assisting a candidate in extracting or discovering information having absolutely nothing to do with the powers and functions of an electoral board. There were objections...
Champaign Co. (ECWd) - Judge Ramona Sullivan issued an Emergency Order of Protection in June of 2022 against a Mahomet Township resident Brian Anderson. After a motion to change judges and an extensive delay with discovery requests and other filings, the case finally had a hearing...
Rantoul, IL. (ECWd) - Residents in the village of Rantoul filed a petition for Referendum seeking to abandon the process of electing village trustees by district (read our article here). Two objectors filed objections against the referendum petitions alleging that the timing for this new referendum is...
Charleston, IL. (ECWd) - Brady Allen, former Coles County Assistant State's Attorney has been indicted and charged on 32 felony counts, all involving three Coles County women between the ages of 18 and 35. According to the Illinois Attorney General's Public Integrity Bureau's Press Release, below, Brady...
Poplar Grove, IL. (ECWd) - After our email and article to the village explaining to them that the village of Poplar Grove Electoral Board's special meetings scheduled to be held on Martin Luther King Jr. National Holiday would violate the Open Meetings Act, the meetings were...
