May 2016

31 May Pilot Hill Wind Farm damaged by…wind –

Posted at 22:07h in feature, Iroquois County, Kankakee County, Vermilion County, Wind Turbine by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 2 Comments

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PILOT HILL, IL. (ECWd) - The Pilot Hill Wind Project, located in Kankakee and Iroquois counties in Illinois was the target of wind today. Yes, wind damaged the wind turbine - This project is a 175 MW Farm and consists of General Electric (GE) and Vestas turbines and happens...

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01 Jun House, Senate pass Bill concerning closed session recordings –

Posted at 08:54h in City of Marshall, Clark County, DuPage County, feature, U-46 School District by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 1 Comment

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SPRINGFIELD, IL. (ECWd) - On the last day of session, the House unanimously concurred with Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 to HB4630. This Bill to amend the Open Meetings Act has had unanimous support thru the entire process with comments from legislators such as "I can't believe elected...

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01 Jun LaSalle County State’s Attorney Brian Towne – Lying to the Court?

Posted at 22:42h in feature, LaSalle County, LaSalle County States Attorney by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 7 Comments

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Ottawa - (ECWd) - LaSalle County State's Attorney Brian Towne is fighting for his future all the way to the Illinois Supreme Court, even though the Circuit Court and the 3rd Appellate Court ruled against his actions.  Those actions in relation to his publicly reported statements are...

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02 Jun College of DuPage – Former COD Attorney Res Vazquez, Diane McGuire, and Kory Atkinson – the saga continues

Posted at 10:34h in College of DuPage, DuPage County, feature by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 0 Comments

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DuPage Co. (ECWd) - Former College of DuPage attorney Res Vazquez, continues to provide legal advice to Diane McGuire.  As reported initially in this article, Vazquez provided instructions to a public official, COD Board member Dianne McGuire, to destroy an email.  We are still waiting on...

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02 Jun Illinois Legislators calling for Auditor General Frank Mautino to step aside during Federal Investigation

Posted at 11:06h in Auditor General, feature, Illinois Auditor General by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 1 Comment

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Illinois -(ECWd) - A group of Illinois State Legislators held a press conference at the Thomson Center today calling for Auditor General Frank Mautino to step aside during the Federal Investigation into his campaign spending irregularities that included loan payments for non-existent loans and car repairs...

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02 Jun State Representative Jeannie Ives issues press release – Auditor General should resign or be fired.

Posted at 14:48h in Auditor General, DuPage County, feature, Illinois Auditor General by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 1 Comment

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DuPage Co. (ECWd) - State Representative Jeanne Ives has been leading the charge in the House of Representatives pertaining to Auditor General Frank Mautino's campaign expenditure reporting and calls for his resignation in her press release, which was released shortly after numerous legislators called for...

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03 Jun Court holds Twp Supervisor personally liable for Open Meetings violations –

Posted at 14:55h in Auditor General, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 1 Comment

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St Clair County (ECWd) - In a Press Release from olcplc.com, they explain how the former township supervisor was held personally liable for her actions in violating the Open Meetings law and cutting off public comments she did not agree with. The Court, in their ruling,...

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03 Jun U46 School Board – Policy violates state law -Board set to violate own illegal policy

Posted at 15:33h in feature, U-46 School District by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 5 Comments

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Elgin, IL (ECWd) - If you want to keep things simple and ensure personal agendas, politics, and ideology is not part of the equation when it comes to actions by our elected officials, stick to Dillon's Rule.  If we have said it once we have...

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04 Jun Tinley Park’s Motion to Dismiss Lawsuit by Developer Buckeye Community Hope Foundation

Posted at 11:21h in Cook County, feature, Tinley Park by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 4 Comments

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Tinley Park, IL. (ECWd) - On 5/31/16, the Village of Tinley Park, through its attorneys at Kozacky Wentzel McGrath, filed a robust motion to dismiss all counts of what we argue is a SLAPP (Strategic Litigation Against Public Participation) lawsuit filed against the Village and several...

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04 Jun Illinois EPA sends warning to Metcalf for non-compliance on reporting –

Posted at 12:57h in Edgar County, feature, Metcalf by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 0 Comments

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METCALF, IL. (ECWd) - On June 2, 2016, the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency issued a Warning Notice to the Village of Metcalf and its Water/Waste Water System. The Warning Letter complains of non-compliance with IEPA rules for not submitting Metcalf's "Discharge Monitoring Reports" for the periods of: ...

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