Windsor’s illegal meeting without quorum to appoint Mayor, pay employees –
…members out of town and unable to attend in person, and apparently no adopted rules permitting remote attendance. When questioned, the attorney stated the State Statute was the rule (watch…
Sheriff received improper severance pay for negotiated retirement –
…it is wanted or needed” if the power was not granted, it cannot be done (Iowa Supreme Court Justice John Forest Dillon). We asked the Livingston County State’s Attorney Randy…
Cabot, AR, Public Schools; Litter Box Public Service Announcement
Cabot, Arkansas (ECWd) – During a recent trip to Arkansas, I had to clean up the coffee I spit from my mouth upon being told the local school had installed…
Mike Madigan Federally Indicted; 22 Counts –
…of using interstate facilities in aid of bribery, wire fraud, and attempted extortion. McClain, 74, of Quincy, Ill., is charged with racketeering conspiracy and individual counts of using interstate facilities…
School District abdicates all of its powers and duties to Superintendent –
…Council No. 58, which states, when referring to abdicating contracting issues to the union (and could be applied to all statutory duties of a school board): It has been held…
2022 Severe Weather Preparedness Week in Illinois –
…strike at night are even more dangerous, like the 2021 Father’s Day EF-3 tornado that struck DuPage County. The National Weather Service and state and local emergency management officials strongly…
Gov Pritzker: No School Mask Mandate Starting Monday –
…of the CDC’s changing guidance. Just hours prior to his announcement, the Illinois Supreme Court denied the state’s appeal of the Sangamon County Circuit Court’s TRO as moot, however, it…
Illinois Attorney General named in FOIA lawsuit filed today –
…the Illinois State Police’s investigation into the former Shelby County Sheriff regarding the sale of confiscated guns and other issues.” On December 6, 2021, ECW submitted a FOIA request to…
Boone County Board Member Under State Police Investigation –
…the Illinois State Police for investigation. That investigation is still ongoing. Once the investigation is complete, the results will be forwarded to the State’s Attorney’s office. Because the State’s Attorney’s…
Appellate Court Denied Gov Pritzker’s Appeal On Mask Restraining Order –
ILLINOIS (ECWd) – The Illinois Appellate Court denied Governor Pritzker’s appeal of the Temporary Restraining Order entered against him and state agencies related to masking and exclusion from schools. Pritzker…