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March 19, 2024

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Shelby Co. (ECWd) - The Illinois Counties Code, for those that actually read it and can understand plain language, outlines a very specific process for a County Board to hold a special meeting.  There are obligations for those making the request and obligations for the County...

Shelby Co., IL. (ECWd) - We first outlined the false statement by the Shelby County State's Attorney Nichole Kroncke in this article. Unfortunately, this article needed to run due to yet another statement made to the board that conflicts with the written record. After the vote for...

Shelby Co. (ECWd) - A recent Shelby County Board meeting resulted in more division of the board members, to the point of childish name-calling to those who dare vote in a manner consistent with the law rather than as opined by the State's Attorney. Nichole Kroncke, the...

Illinois  (ECWd) - We were the first to expose the improper expenditures by Frank Mautino and his Campaign Committee clear back in January of 2016, in this article.  Fast forward more than five years and now the Supreme Court of Illinois has confirmed the violation in...

Illinois  (ECWd) - The Illinois Supreme Court has issued their order in the DAVID W. COOKE, Appellee, v. THE ILLINOIS STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS et al. (Committee for Frank J. Mautino, Appellant). Board decision affirmed in part and reversed in part, Cause remanded with directions. A copy of...

Illinois  (ECWd) - The Illinois Department of Public Health, effective May 17, 2021, has repealed the Emergency Rule created January 4th, 2021. While not the complete description as implied, this is the published langauge in the repeal documentatoin: "This rule required people over age two who are...

IL. (ECWd) - Press Release: This Thursday at Noon CT: Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Presented by: Christopher Boggs, Supervising Attorney, Illinois Attorney General’s Office Noon-1PM, Thursday, May 20, 2021 University of Illinois Extension Community and Economic Development will air a live webinar on Freedom of Information Act on Thursday, May 20,...

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