April 2019

30 Apr Algonquin Township Road District -Time Card Tuesday #13

Posted at 13:39h in Algonquin Township, Anna May Miller, Bob Miller, feature, James Kelly, McHenry County, McHenry County Board Chairman, Racheal Lawrence by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 1 Comment

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McHenry Co. (ECWd) - If you are new to our Time Card Tuesday series we urge you to catch up by first reading part 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, and 12  As pointed out in our last article, it is abundantly clear, whoever was managing payroll has some explaining to...

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30 Apr Iconic Paris building deteriorating, creating safety concerns –

Posted at 13:36h in City of Paris, Edgar County, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 0 Comments

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PARIS, IL. (ECWd) - The former Citizens National Bank (now Dimond Bros Insurance) on the south side of the Courthouse square in Paris, Illinois has some apparent problems on its West side. Paris City Code Enforcement Officer, Jamie Littleton, closed the alley between Dimond Bros Insurance and...

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29 Apr Early Morning Kansas (IL) Fire Destroys Vehicles, Building –

Posted at 11:06h in Edgar County, feature, Kansas Township by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 0 Comments

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Kansas, IL. (ECWd) - At approximately 2:45 am on Monday, April 29, 2019, the Kansas Fire Protection District responded to a building fire next to the TGM grain elevator.  The building was a past fertilizer storage barn converted to farm storage.  It was fully involved in...

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28 Apr Former Edgar County Jailer charged with failure to register as sex offender

Posted at 11:55h in Edgar County, Edgar County Sheriff Department, Edgar County State's Attorney, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 0 Comments

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PARIS, IL. (ECWd) - Earlier this month, Jason Ball was arrested and charged with felony failure to register as a sex offender and pleaded not guilty in Edgar County Circuit Court. Jason Ball is a former jailer for the Edgar County Sheriff's Department and convicted sex...

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28 Apr UPDATE: DUI charged in crash with Sheriff’s Deputy

Posted at 11:53h in Edgar County, Edgar County Sheriff Department, Edgar County State's Attorney, feature, Illinois State Police by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 2 Comments

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PARIS, IL. (ECWd) - After an accident involving an alleged DUI, we can now confirm that Stacey Adams, Kansas, Il., was cited for Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol (Class A Misdemeanor), Posted a Bond of $100, her Driver's License, and has a first appearance in...

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26 Apr Hanover Township to pay food pantry payments from Town Fund –

Posted at 14:04h in Cook County, feature, Hanover Township by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 1 Comment

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HANOVER TOWNSHIP (ECWd) - While reviewing Hanover Township's expense reports, we noticed that the township had recently started using General Assistance funds to pay for its food pantry, instead of the Town Fund where it should be coming from. Previous years do not show this, as it...

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26 Apr Perry County Declares State of Financial Emergency

Posted at 10:39h in feature, Perry County by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 0 Comments

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PINCKNEYVILLE, IL. (ECWd) - According to the Pinckneyville Press: COUNTY DECLARES STATE OF FINANCIAL EMERGENCY During a special meeting tonight at the Perry County Government Building, the Perry County Board of Commissioners signed a resolution declaring a state of financial emergency in the county. The resolution is below (or...

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25 Apr Algonquin Township – Did Clerk Lukasik file a false police report?

Posted at 15:59h in Algonquin Township, Anna May Miller, Bob Miller, Chuck Lutzow, feature, James Kelly, Karen Lukasik, McHenry County, Racheal Lawrence by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 3 Comments

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McHenry Co. (ECWd) - On June 29, 2018, the McHenry County Sheriff's office took a police report from Algonquin Township Clerk, Karen Lukasik.  Our first coverage of that report was regarding the alleged theft of a video that we had published on our web site.  You...

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25 Apr Algonquin Township Clerk filed report of alleged theft –

Posted at 09:42h in Algonquin Township, feature, McHenry County by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 3 Comments

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ALGONQUIN TOWNSHIP (ECWd) - On June 29, 2018, Algonquin Township Clerk Karen Lukasik made a report of theft with the McHenry County Sheriff's Department alleging theft of public records and the report names "Edgar Watch Blog" as a suspect.  Being named as a suspect in the...

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25 Apr Watchdog Training (Local Government) in Kankakee, April 27, 2019 –

Posted at 07:18h in feature, Kankakee County by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 4 Comments

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KANKAKEE, IL. (ECWd) - We are please to announce the April 27, 2019 Watchdog Training session will be held in Kankakee, Illinois, at the Hilton Garden Inn, from 8 am until Noon. This is a Free event and although not required, we ask that you signup at...

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