December 2018

30 Dec Algonquin Township – Salt Gate II – The witch hunt begins

Posted at 15:51h in Algonquin Township, feature, James Kelly, McHenry County, Racheal Lawrence by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 0 Comments

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McHenry Co. (ECWd) - The Northwest Herald reports that Algonquin Township Highway Commissioner Andrew Gasser is being investigated for Official Misconduct (OM), related to the purchase of salt.  They reported records are being requested beginning from Gasser’s first day in office. A recent salt delivery appears to...

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28 Dec Cahokia Electoral Board Meeting canceled: No Agenda

Posted at 18:41h in Cahokia, feature, St Clair County by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 3 Comments

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CAHOKIA, IL. (ECWd) - This morning's Cahokia Electoral Board Hearing (meeting) was canceled because the board never posted a meeting agenda as required under the Open Meetings Act. In the video below, you can see the village attorney, Mark Scoggins, explaining the meeting would start at 9:30....

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27 Dec Shelby Township rebates $735,461.94 to property owners, mails checks

Posted at 19:50h in Featured, Shelby County, Shelbyville by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 1 Comment

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SHELBYVILLE, IL. (ECWd) - Shelby Township, the underlying reason for HB1896, just completed printing checks, stuffing envelopes, and mailing out those rebate checks to its approximately 2800 property parcel owners. The total amount rebated by the Township was $735,461.94. This is an average of $262.66 per property parcel. State...

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27 Dec Coles County – Brian Bower, the best of 12 for Associate Judge?

Posted at 12:02h in Coles County, Coles County States Attorney, feature by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 0 Comments

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Coles Co. (ECWd) - The Coles County State's Attorney, Brian Bower, was selected to fill a vacancy for an associate judge position in the 5th Judicial Circuit. The local paper reported that he was chosen out of twelve applicants, and, according to Judge Shick, he really...

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27 Dec Edgar County wins $154,000.00 lawsuit, Watchdogs’ opinion validated –

Posted at 10:31h in Edgar County, Edgar County Board, Edgar County State's Attorney, feature, Featured, RIDES-MTD by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 3 Comments

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PARIS, IL. (ECWd) - After more than five years of arguments and two years of legal wrangling, RIDES Mass Transit District loses lawsuit designed to extract more than $154,000 from the residents of Edgar County by claiming they were owed funds left over from the defunct...

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23 Dec Morgan Co. Board hired attorney to do State’s Attorney’s job –

Posted at 12:42h in feature, Morgan County by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 3 Comments

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MORGAN CO., IL. (ECWd) - "The law is well settled that when the constitution or the laws of the State create an office, prescribe the duties of its incumbent and fix his compensation, no other person or board, except by action of the legislature, has the...

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22 Dec Petition Objections filed against 6 Candidates for Atlanta Public Library District Trustee –

Posted at 15:49h in Atlanta Public Library District, feature, Logan County by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 1 Comment

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ATLANTA, IL,. (ECWd) - Earlier this afternoon, Objections to the nomination packets of six candidates for the positions of Atlanta Public Library District were filed at the Library District prior to its closing for the day. The Objector is George Menken, a resident, taxpayer, and candidate of...

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22 Dec Algonquin Township meeting – Email content tells an interesting story

Posted at 15:27h in Algonquin Township, feature, James Kelly, McHenry County, Racheal Lawrence by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 0 Comments

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McHenry Co. (ECWd) - During today's Algonquin Township Special Meeting, Trustee Lawrence makes reference to an email sent to the trustees the night before fromRoad District Highway Commissioner Andrew Gasser.  She claims what was sent was a revised levy and then says it's actually the same levy. Reading...

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22 Dec Algonquin Township Trustee Lawrence spreads lie about court filing

Posted at 11:05h in Algonquin Township, feature, James Kelly, McHenry County, Rachael Lawrence by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 5 Comments

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McHenry Co. (ECWd) - Nothing like waking up on a Saturday before Christmas to the phone ringing instead of the jingle-bells of the Christmas Holidays.  I recieved calls from people wanting to know why we filed an "Emergency Motion for Preliminary Injunction" against Algonquin Township. We Didn't! However, when...

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22 Dec Edgar Co. Sheriff Jeff Wood failed to properly report campaign donations –

Posted at 09:35h in Edgar County, Edgar County Sheriff Department, feature, Featured by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 0 Comments

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PARIS, IL. (ECWd) - The "Jeff Wood for Sheriff" campaign apparently submitted at least one false or incomplete D-2 Report to the Illinois State Board of Elections, this one in October of 2018. Wood reported zero campaign donations for the duration of this 2018 campaign cycle, while...

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