McHenry Co., IL. (ECWd) - A petition for Judicial Review was filed yesterday in McHenry County Circuit Court challenging the McHenry County Electoral Board's decision to leave Sheriff Candidate Tony Colatorti on the ballot by denying the objection to his qualifications for the office. The issues complained...
Illinois (ECWd) - Today, the Fourth Appellate Court District denied Chicago Public School's Emergency Motion for Stay Pending Appeal of the Temporary Restraining Order coming out of Sangamon County. Read it below: [pdf-embedder url="https://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Responding-Order-4th.pdf" title="Responding Order – 4th"]...
TAMPA, FL. (ECWd) - “a limited remedy would be no remedy at all” Today, U.S. District Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle, in the Middle District of Florida, shot down President Biden Administration's mandates of masks on airplanes and other modes of mass transit. "The mandate exceeded the CDC's statutory...
Christian County, IL. (ECWd) - Several state employees sued the Illinois Department of Corrections and the Illinois Department of Central Management Services in Christian County Circuit Court last week. There are alleging violations of the statutory rights to not have their bodies subjected to invasive procedures...
Shelby Co. (ECWd) - The Shelby County board held a special meeting for the purpose of receiving the forensic audit report of the Sheriff's office payroll. As part of that presentation, the auditor spoke about destroyed records, which we covered in this article. After hearing the auditor...
ILLINOIS (ECWd) - A new gun law passed both houses with great fanfare (House Bill 4383 Senate Floor Amendment 2) touting that it will help keep illegal guns off the streets and cut down on crime by banning the possession and sale of "ghost guns." While at...
Shelby Co. (ECWd) - The Shelby County Board held its regular meeting last night which can be viewed below. Notable actions or inactions include the following: Approved custom farming resolution for the county's poor farm ground, which ironically was suggested as an option 2 years ago...
McHenry County, IL. (ECWd) - Today, the McHenry County Electoral Board voted unanimously to deny the objection to Antonio “Tony” Colatorti's, Candidacy for McHenry County Sheriff, by determining he did meet the minimum statutory qualifications for the office of Sheriff. Both County Clerk Joe Tirio and Circuit...
Coles Co. (ECWd) - The Attorney General's Public Access Counselor has determined the Coles County Board violated the Open Meetings Act by failing to post a notice and the agenda 48 hours in advance of its December 7, 2020, meeting. Rather than simply admit to the error...
Shelby Co. (ECWd) - We first covered the Shelby County forensic audit results in this article. It didn't take long for people to attempt to spin the information and actually post false claims. While there is plenty of information to share which has yet to be...
