June 2017

27 Jun Kesler pleads Not Guilty on 2 felony charges in Vigo County Court –

Posted at 11:01h in Edgar County, Edgar County Airport, Edgar County Board, feature, Vigo County Indiana by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 0 Comments

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TERRE HAUTE, IN. (ECWd) - [caption id="" align="alignleft" width="184"] J.D. Kesler (right)[/caption] Jerome D. "JD" Kesler appeared in Vigo County Court his morning on two felony charges of voting outside the precinct of where he lived - what some would refer to as voter fraud. It is alleged...

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27 Jun Effingham County Ambulance Contract – Violation of Law?

Posted at 10:39h in Effingham County, feature by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 1 Comment

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Effingham Co. (ECWd) - We are taking the position that the Effingham County Board usurped their authority when they entered into a 5-year contract with Abbott Ambulance and that this contract is void ab-initio.  We take this position based on lengthy research which included key Illinois case...

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26 Jun Coles County property tax informational meeting.

Posted at 13:35h in Coles County, feature by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 0 Comments

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Coles Co. (ECWd) - The Concerned Tax Payers of Coles County are hosting an informational meeting this Wednsday night, June 28th at 7pm.  Meeting to be held at the Burgess Auditorium, 1701 Wabash Ave, Mattoon, IL. We urge all taxpayers and citizens of Coles County to attend. ...

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26 Jun Effingham Mayor Jeff Bloemker under IDOC investigation

Posted at 10:49h in City of Effingham, feature by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 5 Comments

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Effingham Co. (ECWd) - Towards the beginning of 2017, Effingham Mayor Jeff Bloemker was hired by the state of Illinois to be the CEO of the Illinois Correctional Industries.  In January, we were tipped off that Mayor Bloemker was doing city business on state time to...

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25 Jun SWAT called to Paris Illinois residence –

Posted at 22:15h in City of Paris, Edgar County, feature, Paris Fire Department by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 2 Comments

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PARIS, IL. (ECWd) - Update: 6-26-20017 - The responding "SWAT" was the "Illinois Law Enforcement Alarm System Special Response Team" ("ILEAS") based in Urbana, Illinois. Paris Police Department called the SWAT team out to a West Van Buren residence earlier today. According to witnesses at the scene, the incident...

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25 Jun Nauvoo Councilwoman threatens Watchdogs for publishing her threats to Mormons –

Posted at 14:33h in feature, Hancock County, Nauvoo by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 7 Comments

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NAUVOO, IL. (ECWd) - A few days after we published a Press Release from opennauvoo.org about Nauvoo Councilwoman Beverly Reynolds and her unflattering comments about "tar and feathers" on "people like this" and her apparent references to the 1840s murder of Mormon founder Joseph Smith and...

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23 Jun COD Foundation releases Federal Grand Jury Subpoena –

Posted at 15:13h in College of DuPage, DuPage County, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 1 Comment

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DuPage County, IL. (ECWd) - The College of DuPage Foundation has released the Federal Grand Jury Subpoena which was the subject of an Appellate Court decision on A Freedom of Information Act lawsuit brought against the College of DuPage and its foundation by the Chicago Tribune. It...

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22 Jun J.D. Kesler, Former Edgar Co. Airport Board Member, Vigo Co. Sheriff Deputy, and Vigo Co. EMA Deputy Director Charged with 2 felonies –

Posted at 15:50h in Edgar County, Edgar County Airport, feature, Vigo County Indiana by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 3 Comments

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TERRE HAUTE, IN. (ECWd) - Jerome "J.D." Kesler, Vigo County Indiana Emergency Management Agency ("EMA") Deputy Director, Vigo County Sheriff Special Deputy and former Edgar County Airport Board Member was arrested and charged this morning in Vigo County, Indiana. Kessler was arrested and charged with two Felony counts of...

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20 Jun College of DuPage to vote on Glaser-Sapyta lawsuit dismissal – $0

Posted at 21:52h in College of DuPage, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 2 Comments

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College of DuPage (ECWd) - The College of DuPage will vote on June 22nd to approve the settlement agreement in the Federal lawsuit filed by former employees Thomas Glaser and Lynn Sapyta who had filed a suit alleging, among other things, wrongful termination. This includes NO money paid...

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20 Jun State Board of Elections refuses to answer Mautino Complaint

Posted at 12:56h in Auditor General, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 8 Comments

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Springfield, IL. (ECWd) - A motion to reconsider a previous decision of the Illinois State Board of Elections to fine the Mautino campaign and close the complaint was filed. The board met this morning, and  with a 4-4 vote the motion did not pass. This vote was on...

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