ILLINOIS (ECWd) - Rodney Davis appears in photos next to Chrisman School Superintendent Jim Acklin, while wearing a “Take Back The House” vest, in what appears to us as a campaign slogan. According to Open Secrets, Davis has received more than $174,000 from "Take Back The...
Lake County, IL. (ECWd) - Last month we wrote about resignations of the Shields Township Clerk, Assessor, and two Trustees (here) - but as it turns out, the two township trustees were permitted to withdraw their resignations because they only stated they "intended" to resign, not...
McHenry County, IL. (ECWd) - Held: The objection to the candidate’s qualifications for the office of Sheriff based on the candidate’s certification for completing a Minimum Standards Basic Law Enforcement Officers Training Course was properly denied. The Second Appellate Court issued its Order today that Tony Colartorti...
Tazewell County, IL. (ECWd) - The former county auditor, through her attorney, has petitioned the Tazewell County Circuit Court asking to have the court order a special prosecutor to look at allegations against the Tazewell County Board Chairman J. David Zimmerman. The petition alleges a conflict of...
Cook County, IL. (ECWd) - Carmen Navarro Gercone, Democrat Candidate for Sheriff of Cook County was removed from the ballot by the First Appellate District Court after objectors appealed the circuit court's decision to overturn the Cook County Electoral Board's decision to remove her from the...
Illinois (ECWd) - "The candidates [Susan F. Hutchinson, Mark Curran, and Nancy Rodkin Rotering] each submitted enough signatures to appear on the ballots seeking their respective parties’ nomination for a seat on our supreme court. The circuit court’s judgment reversing the Board’s decision and ordering the...
Bloomington, IL (ECWd) - This is a monthly recurring issue with Bloomington-Normal Connect Transit...
Springfield, IL. (ECWd) - After we published the article on the allegation that an IDOT employee fired his personal firearm at work after a workplace prank on him by other IDOT workers (here), the Illinois Department of Transportation responded to our request for comment with the...
West City, IL. (Franklin County) - (ECWd) - We received a tip about a firearm incident on IDOT property at their West City Building. We now have two separate confirmations from separate state officials that an IDOT employee fired shots on IDOT property in West City, Illinois...
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 was downstate Illinois U.S. Representative Rodney Davis – see all votes HERE. Recently, Rodney Davis has been touting his support of military servicemembers,...
