St. Charles, IL. (ECWd) - The closed and recently sold Pheasant Run Resort is on fire. Photos provided by a reader: [gallery link="file" ids="77531,77530,77529,77528"]...
Shields Township, IL. (ECWd) - The meeting agenda for tonight's Shields Township Board of Trustees meeting has agenda items to take action to accept the resignations of the township clerk, township assessor, and two township trustees. An April 22, 2022 Press Release issued by the Shields Township...
Dolton, IL. (ECWd) - During today's Hearing, Cook County Judge Karkula issued an abeyance (stay) of his previously issued Emergency Temporary Restraining Order, which was initially issued Tuesday, May 17, 2022, to order the circuit clerk to not certify the referenda for the ballot. Attorney for the...
Dolton, IL. (ECWd) - The second time since 2015, a new effort to establish an elected official recall Ordinance in the Village of Dolton is on the ballot. The previous recall ordinance was invalidated by the Appellate Court, who stated it was unconstitutional because the 2015 Ordinance...
Chicago (ECWd) - As part of a Press Release issue by Governor Pritzker's office, Illinois State Representative Kambium Buckner is quoted as saying: “Cracking down on unregistered firearms is an essential step to putting an end to the epidemic of gun violence in our state,” said Representative...
Shields Township, Lake County, IL. (ECWd) - Press Release: Late Monday May 16, 2022,  three Shield’s Township Deputy Assessors filed a second set of complaints with the Lake County State’s Attorney’s Office (LCSAO), the Lake County Sheriff (LCSO) and the Public Integrity Unit of the Illinois Attorney...
McHenry Co., IL. (ECWd) - McHenry County Circuit Court upheld the Electoral Board's decision to leave McHenry County Sheriff Candidate Colatorti's name on the ballot. A Notice of Appeal has been filed with the Illinois Appellate Court, Second District. Read the Memorandum and Order upholding the Electoral Board's...
Cook County, IL. (ECWd) - A Cook County Circuit Court Judge reinstated three Supreme Court Candidates yesterday after a Hearing on the state electoral board's decision to remove them from the ballot. Reinstated Supreme Court candidacies were: Susan F. Hutchinson, Mark C. Curran, Jr., and Nancy Rodkin...
Crawford Co., IL. (ECWd) - The Illinois Department of Transportation, Division of Aeronautics sent a letter to the Crawford County Airport Authority on March 23, 2022, alleging that Airport Authority Commissioner Robert Quick may be disqualified to serve on the airport board, because he was also...
ROBBINS, IL. (ECWd) - The Illinois Attorney General Public Access Counselor has issued a determination letter stating that the Village of Robbins has violated the Open Meetings Act by not reviewing closed session recordings and minutes and have not made any determination on whether to keep...
