April 2017

19 Apr Community College Trustees and Conflicts of Interest –

Posted at 09:54h in Champaign County, College of DuPage, DuPage County, feature, Parkland College by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 3 Comments

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ECWd - This year has been one of those unique election cycles where the election results created real questions on what exactly constitutes a conflict of interest when serving as an elected Community College Trustee. First, is a student (full or part-time irrelevant) that ran for, and...

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18 Apr Iroquois County ETSB billing illegal and they know it- yet it continues!

Posted at 18:29h in feature, Iroquois County by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 4 Comments

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Iroquois Co. (ECWd) - The request was simple, the response is compelling. A copy of the state statute utilized for the purpose of charging other units of governments for 911 dispatch service. The fact of the matter is no such statute spells out that either a County,...

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17 Apr AG Determines McHenry County Blog is “news media” under FOIA –

Posted at 17:27h in Auditor General, City of Carlinville, feature, Macoupin County by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 2 Comments

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SPRINGFIELD, IL. (ECWd) - Pay attention Carlinville: Last Friday, the Illinois Attorney General's Public Access Counselor determined that the McHenry County Blog was "news media" as that term is defined in the Freedom of Information Act. McHenry County decided that FOIA requester Cal Skinner, McHenry County Blog, was a recurrent...

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15 Apr Orland Park Public Library Intends to Waste $6,700 on Conferences for Staffers

Posted at 10:38h in Cook County, feature, Orland Park, Orland Park Public Library by KDuJan 5 Comments

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Orland Park, Illinois (ECWd) - On Monday, April 17th, 2017, the Orland Park Public Library Board is poised to approve spending in the amount of $6,700 to send staffers and Board President Nancy Wendt Healy on another round of needless conference traveling. It begs the questions:...

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14 Apr Tinley Park to settle nuisance lawsuit filed by Buckeye low-income housing developer

Posted at 22:55h in Cook County, feature, Tinley Park by KDuJan 2 Comments

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Tinley Park, Illinois Elections indeed have consequences. Just a week after voters booted Mayor David Seaman and his slate of running mates from power in the April 4th balloting, the Village of Tinley Park is seemingly racing at full-speed to settle what appears to be a meritless and retaliatory lawsuit...

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14 Apr Coles County Board dancing around truth on Assessments contract (video) –

Posted at 20:08h in Coles County, feature by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 4 Comments

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Coles Co. (ECWd)- Get caught violating the law and more often than not, public officials will do the following. Ignore you Deny they did anything wrong Make excuses Cover up their actions Lie Coles county requested bids from two people for assessments in the county.  We...

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14 Apr Whiteside County Airport Board: “Rules are a bunch of crap”

Posted at 12:14h in feature, Whiteside County by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 5 Comments

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WHITESIDE CO., IL. (ECWd) - We attended the Whiteside County Airport Board meeting last night, April 13, 2017, and a citizen beat me to the questions. A citizen asked about the board's decision to declare something that was obviously not an emergency, as an emergency so they...

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14 Apr Carlinville still denying requests for public records –

Posted at 08:47h in City of Carlinville, feature, Macoupin County by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 2 Comments

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CARLINVILLE, IL. (ECWd) - Once again, the City of Carlinville has denied a Freedom of Information Act request for public records. Their attorney is sure to enjoy the extra income generated by their refusal to obey the law - and make Carlinville taxpayers pay for it. In an...

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13 Apr City of Carlinville violates FOIA again, fails to respond to Attorney General –

Posted at 13:06h in City of Carlinville, feature, Macoupin County by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 1 Comment

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CARLINVILLE, IL. (ECWd) - The Illinois Attorney General has sent the City of Carlinville letters of inquiry in response to several requests for review of alleged Freedom of Information Act violations that I forwarded to the AG's Public Access Counselor ("PAC"). These letters require the public body to respond...

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12 Apr Rosemont and Rolling Meadows Public Library Waste Public Money Having Lawyers Answer FOIA Request

Posted at 21:21h in City of Carlinville, Cook County, feature, Macoupin County, Orland Park, Orland Park Public Library, Rolling Meadows Public Library, Rosemont by KDuJan 5 Comments

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Rosemont, Illinois and Rolling Meadows, Illinois (ECWd) - This seems to be the standard for a public body - pay an attorney to answer simple Freedom of Information Act requests, and then complain later about how much the FOIA requests are costing the public. The real issue...

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