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16 Jan Lincoln-Way East High School Assoc Principal Petrakis resigned –

Posted at 21:44h in feature, Lincoln-Way District 210, Will County by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 13 Comments

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Frankfort, IL. (ECWd) - Alexander “Alex” Petrakis, Associate Principal at Lincoln-Way East High School, resigned his employment effective January 15, 2020. We applaud him for doing the right thing. The School Board vote was unanimous to accept the 5 resignations listed on the Agenda. [pdf-embedder url="https://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/LincolnWay-2020-01-16-RESIGNATIONS-REPORT.pdf" title="LincolnWay 2020-01-16 RESIGNATIONS...

16 Jan Wind Turbine Transformer caught fire –

Posted at 19:42h in feature, Vermilion County, Wind Turbine by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 1 Comment

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Collison, IL. (ECWd) - One of our readers, Ted Hartke, provided us with the following: Report of wind turbine transformer (at the turbine's base) on fire at 5:44 PM, Thursday, Jan 16, 2020, in the InvEnergy project located southwest of Collison Illinois. The fire department arrived shortly after...

14 Jan Lincoln-Way East HS Associate Principal arrested, then lied about it –

Posted at 11:06h in feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 61 Comments

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Frankfort, IL. (ECWd) - Alexander "Alex" Petrakis, Associate Principal at Lincoln-Way East High School, was arrested and charged with DUI on November 23, 2019 in Lockport, Illinois. When I called him at work yesterday and asked if the information found on Will County's Court website was him,...

13 Jan Joliet Township Closed Session Audio (Full) –

Posted at 20:48h in Dan Vera, feature, Joliet Township, Will County by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 1 Comment

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Joliet Township (ECWd) - As you listen to this recording of the Joliet Township Board of Trustees Executive (Closed) Session of the June 11, 2019 meeting, remember these things: Road District employees are not Township employees and cannot be discussed in the Township Board closed session ...

13 Jan AG: Vermilion County Airport Authority violated law when hiring Manager –

Posted at 18:38h in feature, Vermilion County, Vermilion County Regional Airport Authority by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 2 Comments

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Vermilion County, IL. (ECWd) - The Illinois Attorney General's Public Access Counselor has determined that the Vermilion County Airport Authority Board of Commissioners violated the Open Meetings Act on June 19, 2018 when it failed to give proper notice to the public of an item voted...

13 Jan U.S. Supreme Court to hear major Public Corruption case tomorrow (Bridgegate) –

Posted at 12:07h in feature, SCOTUS by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 4 Comments

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U.S. (ECWd) - SCOTUS is hearing a major public corruption case, aka "Bridgegate" on Tuesday, January 14, 2020 which could impact future public corruptions cases nationwide, including those in Illinois. This case appears to center around a public official's concealment of a political act (a stated public...

10 Jan Dale Colter, former Fireman, arrested, charged with Felony Theft from Fire Department –

Posted at 15:56h in Edgar County, feature, Vermilion Fire Dept by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 2 Comments

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Vermilion, IL. (ECWd) - The Edgar County Sheriff's Department served a warrant on former Vermilion (Paris Fire Protection District) Fireman Dale Colter, who was arrested at 8:40 a.m. on January 6, 2020, and charged with Felony Theft of between $10k and $100k. According to Court records, it...

07 Jan Kankakee appointed Comptroller to KRMA Board, Municipal Code prohibits the appointment –

Posted at 16:20h in City of Kankakee, feature, Kankakee County by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 0 Comments

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Kankakee, IL. (ECWd) - Earlier last year, the City of Kankakee appointed its City Comptroller to the Kankakee River Metropolitan Agency Board - the appointment comes with a $600 per month paycheck. We have previously written about the inappropriate appointments to the KRMA (read about them here). The...

06 Jan Joliet Twp Supervisor Dan Vera’s thoughts on women workers –

Posted at 09:09h in Dan Vera, feature, Joliet Township, Will County by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 0 Comments

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JOLIET TOWNSHIP (ECWd) - We don't know what was going through his head when he made the following comments, but it appears he doesn't think women can work as good as men can work. When talking about moving cat cages at the Joliet Township Animal Control, Vera...

03 Jan Shane West, Mattoon School Resource Officer arrested for DUI –

Posted at 14:09h in Coles County, feature, Mattoon by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 0 Comments

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Mattoon, IL. (ECWd) - On December 20, 2019 at approximately 11:48 p.m., at Old State Road and 610 East, in Coles County, Mattoon Police Officer / School Resource Officer Michael Shane West, 47, was arrested by the Coles County Sheriff's Department for the allegations of Driving...

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May 2, 2024

Author: John Kraft & Kirk Allen

16 Jan Lincoln-Way East High School Assoc Principal Petrakis resigned –

16 Jan Wind Turbine Transformer caught fire –

14 Jan Lincoln-Way East HS Associate Principal arrested, then lied about it –

13 Jan Joliet Township Closed Session Audio (Full) –

13 Jan AG: Vermilion County Airport Authority violated law when hiring Manager –

13 Jan U.S. Supreme Court to hear major Public Corruption case tomorrow (Bridgegate) –

10 Jan Dale Colter, former Fireman, arrested, charged with Felony Theft from Fire Department –

07 Jan Kankakee appointed Comptroller to KRMA Board, Municipal Code prohibits the appointment –

06 Jan Joliet Twp Supervisor Dan Vera’s thoughts on women workers –

03 Jan Shane West, Mattoon School Resource Officer arrested for DUI –

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16 Jan Lincoln-Way East High School Assoc Principal Petrakis resigned –

16 Jan Wind Turbine Transformer caught fire –

14 Jan Lincoln-Way East HS Associate Principal arrested, then lied about it –

13 Jan Joliet Township Closed Session Audio (Full) –

13 Jan AG: Vermilion County Airport Authority violated law when hiring Manager –

13 Jan U.S. Supreme Court to hear major Public Corruption case tomorrow (Bridgegate) –

10 Jan Dale Colter, former Fireman, arrested, charged with Felony Theft from Fire Department –

07 Jan Kankakee appointed Comptroller to KRMA Board, Municipal Code prohibits the appointment –

06 Jan Joliet Twp Supervisor Dan Vera’s thoughts on women workers –

03 Jan Shane West, Mattoon School Resource Officer arrested for DUI –

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