October 2015

17 Oct IDOT can't pay its utility bills – gets shut-off notice from Marshall –

Posted at 14:09h in Clark County, feature, Governor, IDOT, IL State Reps, Illinois Comptroller, Illinois Senate by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 3 Comments

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Clark Co., IL. (ECWd) - During the last Marshall City Council meeting, Mayor Sanders stated that Illinois Department of Transportation and the Illinois Department of Natural Resources had sent the city a letter stating they cannot pay their utility bills until a budget is passed. IDNR is...

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18 Oct Daily Herald – Another media failure column?

Posted at 10:56h in College of DuPage, DuPage County, feature by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 5 Comments

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DuPage Co. (ECWd) - Once again it's time to dissect the words of a recent column in the Daily Herald that appears to be yet another attempt to cast negativity on the reforms taking place at COD.  In addition, it clearly exposes how this man's...

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18 Oct InvEnergy Insults Intelligence of Livingston County Board in Wind Farm Appeal –

Posted at 19:31h in feature, Invenergy, Livingston County, Vermilion County, Wind Turbine by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 5 Comments

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Livingston Co., IL. (ECWd) - Invenergy has appealed the Livingston County Board's denial of their Special Use Permit. In the appeal, Invenergy denies any negative impacts on real estate,  claim they operate within the noise limits, and claim the Board didn't read the documents given to them. The...

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18 Oct Sleep deprivation from wind turbines explained –

Posted at 19:45h in feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 1 Comment

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ECWd - Below is an article worth reading if you have any thoughts on adverse effects of wind turbines, it is well worth the time spent reading it. Article on wind-watch.org: Malcolm Swinbanks: Questions Taken on Notice Author:  Swinbanks, Malcolm; and Australia Senate Select Committee on Wind Turbines Q1. You mention...

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18 Oct College of DuPage – Administration must be held accountable –

Posted at 21:31h in College of DuPage, DuPage County, feature by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 6 Comments

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DuPage Co. (ECWd) - Now that the general public and College of DuPage (COD) employees have had a couple of days to review the Higher Learning Commission’s (HLC) Advisory Visit Team report, the call for accountability could not be more fitting and necessary. The forty-five page...

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20 Oct All U-46 School Board Members named as suspects in crime –

Posted at 08:31h in feature, Kane County, U-46 School District by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 26 Comments

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Elgin, IL. (ECWd) - All members of the U-46 School Board in Elgin, Illinois have been named as suspects in the alleged crime(s) of violations of the Open Meetings Act, more specifically, conducting meetings without proper posting of agendas and without allowing for public comment as...

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20 Oct College of DuPage votes to fire Breuder –

Posted at 19:28h in College of DuPage, DuPage County, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 5 Comments

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College of DuPage (ECWd) - By a vote of 4-1 the COD Board of Trustees terminated Dr. Breuder. Prior to the vote, Diane McGuire read a laundry list of laughable statements. Effective immediately. The faculty vote of no confidence was added to the termination. ...

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22 Oct Edgar Co. Board acts when self-serving, fails on correcting false records –

Posted at 08:47h in Edgar County, Edgar County Board, Edgar County State's Attorney, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 2 Comments

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Edgar Co., IL. (ECWd) - This past week we have observed the Edgar County Board unanimously act in favor of a Resolution when they thought it would enrich themselves, which was the subject of a previous article. Somehow they think it is perfectly OK to pass...

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22 Oct Mike Heltsley and Alan Zuber stick it to Edgar County Taxpayers –

Posted at 10:44h in Edgar County, Edgar County Board, Edgar County State's Attorney, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 9 Comments

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Edgar Co., IL. (ECWd) - According to records obtained thru the Freedom Of Information Act, County Board Members Mike Heltsley and Alan Zuber have received payments in excess of their compensation as set by the County Board on November 23, 2011. Mike Heltsley violated law and received...

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22 Oct ICCTA Failure exposed – Isolated incident?

Posted at 11:06h in College of DuPage, Cook County, DuPage County, feature, IL State Reps, Illinois Senate, NIU by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 2 Comments

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DuPage Co. (ECWd) - As we covered in this article, the Past President of the Illinois Community College Trustee Association(ICCTA) chimed in on the College of DuPage boondoggle in his column published by the Daily Herald and called the events at COD an isolated incident...

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