Chicago, IL. (ECWd) - We have written several articles dealing with a public official's protected First Amendment right to tell anyone and everyone what was discussed during an executive (closed) session meeting, and to do so without fear of reprisal for such speech. Essentially, the right to...
PARIS, IL. (ECWd) - Earlier this week, we were informed by a reliable source that someone had broken into several pallets of mail delivered to the Paris, Illinois, Post Office by Amazon delivery. The pallets were apparently delivered prior to postal employees arriving for work, and one...
Lisle, IL. (ECWd) - Seven Board Members of the Lisle Economic Development Partnership have resigned from the board, after they terminated their Executive Director, according to their published statement. "A statement just released by the LEDP Chairman of the Board. The Village of Lisle created and funded the...
U.S. (ECWd) - Smartmatic has filed one federal and one state court lawsuit against One America News Network and Newsmax alleging defamation in their reporting on the 2020 election results. Read the Complaints below: Smartmatic v. One America News Network ("OANN") in the US District Court for...
Oliver, IL. (ECWd) - A now-former employee of the Clark-Edgar Rural Water District, Cole Livvix, decided, according to reputable sources, to take the District's pickup truck to a Halloween party last Saturday night. Early Sunday morning, at approximately 5:00 a.m., he wrecked the district's truck by running...
Calumet City, IL. (ECWd) - Thaddeus Jones, Mayor of Calumet City, has filed a lawsuit for Declaratory Judgment and Injunction, and for a Restraining Order against Calumet City Clerk Nyota Figgs. According to this lawsuit, Calumet City is in the process of conducting a forensic audit, and...
Washington D.C. (ECWd) - H.R. 4350, the National Defense Authorization Act ("NDAA") passed the United State House of Representatives in September 2021. Among those voting in favor of it was downstate Illinois U.S. Representative Mike Bost - see all votes HERE. One provision of the House-passed NDAA, Section...
CHICAGO, IL. (ECWd) - The United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois held a Hearing on a Motion for Temporary Restraining Order (with its accompanying memorandum of law) on October 29, 2021, and has issued a temporary restraining order against Northshore University Healthsystem...
Kankakee, IL. (ECWd) - Today, a Kankakee County Judge extended the Temporary Restraining Order until January 11, 2022, and another 53 Riverside Hospital employees came within the Court's Order and fell under the protection of the TRO. This to prohibits the hospital from requiring the COVID shot(s)...
Rochester (ECWd) - The Rochester Fire Protection Board met last night for a special meeting of which the board voted unanimously to increase the tax levy to the maximum possible without having to hold a truth in taxation hearing. A call for them to reconsider increasing...
