September 2017

22 Sep Brian Towne, Frank Mautino, and ILSAAP -Collusion to provide cover for violations of law?

Posted at 19:08h in feature, Frank Mautino, Illinois, Illinois Auditor General, LaSalle County, LaSalle County States Attorney by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 5 Comments

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Illinois (ECWd) - Says Who, with What Proof? The famous two questions I have lived by for years. After attending the recent no hearing - hearing on indicted former State's Attorney Brian Towne, something dawned on me. Towne is employed as a State Employee of the Illinois Appellate...

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22 Sep Atlanta Public Library Officials lie to the public –

Posted at 10:37h in Atlanta Public Library District, feature, Logan County by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 0 Comments

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Logan Co. (ECWd) - Atlanta Public Library officials lie to the public. During the August meeting, the President of the Library Board stated that the only way they can raise your taxes is by a referendum (Video of first lie @ 26:02), which they claim they did...

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22 Sep Village of Sawyerville sued under Freedom of Information Act –

Posted at 07:37h in feature, Macoupin County, Sawyerville by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 1 Comment

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SAWYERVILLE, MACOUPIN CO., IL. (ECWd) - On September 21, 2017, a Complaint was filed in Macoupin County Circuit Court naming the Village of Sawyerville as Defendant in a public records lawsuit. It is case number 2017-MR-117. This arises out of a Freedom of Information Act request for...

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21 Sep PACE employee caught behaving badly with GovPlates.com –

Posted at 22:27h in feature, GovPlates.com, PACE by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 2 Comments

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ILLINOIS (ECWd) -     A reader sent the below photo to us thru our Twitter feed. Photo depicts a government vehicle, whose driver had behaved badly. Do they think they are special? Using the online database provided by www.GovPlates.com, we found the horribly parked vehicle belongs to PACE Suburban Bus...

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21 Sep Former LaSalle County State’s Attorney Brian Towne yet to be booked.

Posted at 16:38h in feature, LaSalle County, LaSalle County States Attorney by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 4 Comments

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LaSalle Co. (ECWd) - Former State's Attorney Brian Towne was in court today for his arraignment, however, you wouldn't have gotten the impression he was in any trouble as he joked and laughed with his attorneys along the rail at the top of the steps.  It...

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20 Sep VIDEO: Countless OMA and Civil Rights Violations By Village of Wheeling Board with Klein Thorpe Jenkins Attorney

Posted at 21:44h in Cook County, feature, Wheeling by KDuJan 10 Comments

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WHEELING, ILLINOIS (ECWd) -- On Monday September 18th 2017, the Village of Wheeling engaged in something similar to a crime spree when it comes to trashing both the Open Meetings Act (OMA) and the United States Constitution (specifically the First Amendment's right to petition government bodies...

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20 Sep 911 Calls from today’s Mattoon High School Shooting –

Posted at 19:10h in Coles County, feature, Mattoon by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 1 Comment

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MATTOON, IL. (ECWd) - First, we would like to thank the Coles County 911 office for their quick response to this FOIA request for the 911 calls from today's shooting at the Mattoon High School. We also thank the first responders for their quick action in this...

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20 Sep Shooting at Mattoon IL High School – Shooter in custody –

Posted at 13:58h in Coles County, feature, Mattoon by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 0 Comments

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MATTOON, IL. (ECWd) - We were on site after being notified of the shooting at Mattoon High School in Mattoon, IL. while WAND's reporter was giving a live report to WAND, we suggest you go there for updates: wandtv.com According to reports from WAND, a student opened fire,...

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19 Sep Video: Wheeling’s vicious attack on citizens puts James V. Ferolo (Klein Thorpe Jenkins Law Offices) in the hotseat –

Posted at 11:33h in Cook County, feature, Wheeling by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 11 Comments

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WHEELING, IL. (ECWd) - Last night's Village of Wheeling's Board of Trustees meeting is one that will surely be forever remembered. During the public comment of the liquor commission, speakers talked about what they believed to be bad advice given to the board by their attorney, James V....

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19 Sep Elizabeth Weidner spoke to Effingham County Board about Childhood Cancer –

Posted at 11:26h in Effingham County, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 0 Comments

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EFFINGHAM CO., IL. (ECWd) - Elizabeth Weidner spoke about childhood cancer during the September 2017 Effingham County Board meeting. Immediately afterward, the county chairman read a proclamation regarding childhood cancer awareness. Elizabeth is the 2017 Junior Miss Effingham County, Cancer Warrior and is fighting Stage IV Neuroblastoma which...

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