Author: John Kraft & Kirk Allen

05 Apr IL. House passed Bill permitting appointment of Deputy Township Supervisor –

Posted at 20:53h in feature, IL State Reps, Illinois General Assembly, Shelby County, Wesley Township, Will County by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 0 Comments

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SPRINGFIELD, IL. (ECWd) - HB 3141, sponsored by Representatives Brad Halbrook and Darren Bailey received a unanimous vote in the Illinois House last week. Sen. Chapin Rose has sponsored it in the Senate. This Bill is designed to eliminate the uncertainty immediately following a vacancy in the...

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01 Apr Bloomington, Illinois Fireman arrested for Domestic Battery outside Kappa Men’s Club

Posted at 10:54h in Bloomington, feature, McLean County, Woodford County by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 0 Comments

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McLean Co. (ECWd) - Bloomington Fireman David Hall was arrested on January 11, 2019, for Domestic Violence after allegedly punching his wife in the face outside the KAPPA Men's Club in Kappa, Illinois - Woodford County. According to the verified statement of Woodford County Sheriff's Deputy Campbell,...

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01 Apr Atlanta, IL. Mayor resigns, appointment of Acting Mayor on Tuesday’s Agenda –

Posted at 09:57h in feature, Logan County by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 1 Comment

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ATLANTA, IL. (ECWd) - Fred Finchum, Mayor of Atlanta, Illinois has resigned, or will resign at tomorrow's City Council meeting. Finchum has been in office since 2009 with a salary of $9000 per year. The Agenda states the council will accept his resignation and appoint an Acting Mayor. . Our...

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30 Mar Iroquois West CUSD #10 – Clearing up the FOIA costs

Posted at 22:02h in Dr. Dvorak, feature, Iroquois County, Iroquois West CUSD 10 by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 0 Comments

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GILMAN, IL. (ECWd) - We had previously reported on the inaccurate comments made by Iroquois West CUSD #10's Superintendent on the cost of FOIA request made by the Watchdogs (here); she told the Gilman Star it costs the School District $2,977.00 to respond to our FOIA...

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30 Mar LIVE Broadcast: Decatur Town Hall Event – March 31 @ 2 p.m. –

Posted at 19:53h in Decatur, feature, Illinois General Assembly, Macon County by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 1 Comment

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DECATUR, IL. (ECWd) - Illinois State Representatives Tim Butler, Dan Caulkins, and Brad Halbrook will conduct a Moderated Town Hall style panel discussion on legislation that affects: Second Amendment Rights, Pro-Life Values, Taxes and Spending, Legalization of Cannabis and more. This will be held in the Decatur...

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30 Mar Wheeling Trustee Joe Vito threatens candidates –

Posted at 11:44h in Cook County, feature, Wheeling by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 1 Comment

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WHEELING, IL. (ECWd) - On March 3, 2019, Wheeling Village Trustee Joe Vito decided to tell the other candidates running for village trustee how to run their campaigns in respect to campaign signage, where it could be placed, and what he would do with their signs. Vito...

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29 Mar Iroquois West CUSD 10: Falsely attributed FOIA costs, lies told, offensive & condescending comments –

Posted at 20:10h in Dr. Dvorak, feature, Iroquois County, Iroquois West CUSD 10 by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 3 Comments

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GILMAN, IL. (ECWd) - This article will cover three issues; Costs of complying with Freedom of Information Act ("FOIA") requests, who asked us to send FOIA requests, and School Board Member Kyle Kraft's offensive comments. CRAZY:  The Watchdogs cost the school district $2977 in lost personnel hours...

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26 Mar Former DuPage Twp Supervisor threatens Facebook group administrators –

Posted at 17:52h in Bill Mayer, Bolingbrook, DuPage Township, feature, Will County by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 2 Comments

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BOLINGBROOK, IL. (ECWd) - Apparently, former DuPage Township Supervisor William Mayer has a problem with people posting negative comments about him in the closed Facebook group "Bolingbrook Politics" and contacted his attorney to threaten at least one of its administrators. On March 22, 2019, attorney John R....

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26 Mar Alorton Mayor Jo Ann Reed electioneers out of police vehicle –

Posted at 09:02h in City of Alorton, feature, St Clair County by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 5 Comments

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ALORTON, IL. (ECWd) - According to local residents, on March 17, 2019, Alorton Village Mayor Jo Ann Reed was spotted using the Village of Alorton's Police vehicle to distribute sample ballots with her preferred candidate's names checked off. Our source indicated that Reed handed out the ballot...

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22 Mar Watchdogs sue Atlanta Public Library for alleged FOIA violations –

Posted at 10:44h in Atlanta Public Library District, feature, Logan County by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 1 Comment

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ATLANTA, IL. (ECWd) - On March 21, 2019, the Edgar County Watchdogs filed an FOIA lawsuit in Logan County Circuit Court alleging that the Atlanta Public Library District violated the Freedom of Information Act by denying public records request for an unredacted copy of a Federal...

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