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26 May Rochester FPD Trustee Fox & McBride Attempt Selective Tyranny/Intimidation – It Failed!

Posted at 11:30h in feature, John Archer, Rochester Fire Protection District, Sangamon County by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 0 Comments

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Sangamon, Co. (ECWd) - More often than not, when public officials are exposed for malfeasance they rather attempt to intimidate those exposing them than actually accept the fact they got caught and should correct the wrongs.  Rochester FPD and a few of its trustees are a...

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25 May Closed Meetings – The truth about what can be shared! – 2021 Edition –

Posted at 08:13h in feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 3 Comments

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Illinois. (ECWd) - Having attended more public meetings than we can keep track of, there is one issue that keeps rearing its ugly head: what, if anything, can be revealed about closed session discussions? The Open Meetings Act allows public bodies to go into closed session.  Specifically,...

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24 May Proposed Illinois Legislative Redistricting Map – 5-21-2021 Version

Posted at 14:04h in feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 1 Comment

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IL. (ECWd) - Below you can see the Illinois legislative redistricting map as proposed on May 21, 2021: [pdf-embedder url="https://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Proposed-Legislative-Districts.pdf"]...

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23 May Wesley Township Park, Less Than Inviting, More Like Intimidating –

Posted at 09:31h in feature, Wesley Township, Will County by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 1 Comment

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Wesley Township, IL. (ECWd) - Wesley Township Park has a new sign at its entrance within the last couple of weeks, which makes the park less than inviting, and even appears to be intimidating to people who may not know that Township Parks "shall be forever...

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23 May Madison County State’s Attorney Facing FOIA Lawsuit –

Posted at 09:05h in feature, Madison County by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 2 Comments

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Madison County, IL. (ECWd) - Madison County State's Attorney was sued for alleged violations of the Freedom of Information Act. This involves two separate FOIA requests where Plaintiff alleges Defendant's response violated the FOIA. Plaintiff also seeks a Judge from outside the Third Judicial Circuit to...

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23 May Two-thirds of Illinois counties oppose SB1602 limiting local zoning laws –

Posted at 08:20h in feature, Governor, IL, IL State Reps, Illinois, Indiana by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 7 Comments

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IL. (ECWd) - Just a year or two ago, the Illinois Legislature took away Township local control over zoning for wind farms, now they are poised to take that same zoning away from counties. Press Release - Source:  Rebekah Fehr, May 21, 2021: "Counties are voting to oppose a...

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22 May Norton’s No Stalking OP: More Conspiracy Nonsense Out Of Wesley Township –

Posted at 18:43h in feature, Wesley Township, Will County by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 2 Comments

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Wesley Township, IL. (ECWd) - John Norton, local gadfly and now apparently a conspiracy theorist, has decided to file for a Motion to Reconsider the Plenary 2-year No Stalking Order of Protection against him - this new Motion is no surprise to us. The bottom line here,...

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22 May Shelby County – Clerk Identified Faulty Meeting Request By Several Board Members

Posted at 11:19h in feature, Nichole Kroncke, Shelby County, Shelbyville by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 10 Comments

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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...

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21 May Video: Paris High School Graduation 2021

Posted at 22:21h in City of Paris, Edgar County, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 0 Comments

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Paris, IL. (ECWd) - Video of the 2021 Paris High School Graduation: ...

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21 May Shelby County – State’s Attorney Statement To The Board Conflicts with Actual Record- Part II

Posted at 15:31h in feature, Nichole Kroncke, Shelby County, Shelbyville by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 2 Comments

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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...

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