Author: John Kraft & Kirk Allen

25 Sep Edgar County Jail may close Dec 1, 2019 due to no insurance –

Posted at 18:48h in Edgar County, Edgar County Board, Edgar County Sheriff Department, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 1 Comment

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PARIS, IL. (ECWd) - There have been recent reports about the possibility of the Edgar County Jail closing, but the immediate reason has not been publicly stated...

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24 Sep 120 Coffee Company grand opening in Paris –

Posted at 20:43h in City of Paris, Edgar County, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 0 Comments

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PARIS, IL. (ECWd) - Parisians have a new place to enjoy a cup of coffee. The 120 Coffee Company, located on the south side of the courthouse square, held its ribbon cutting ceremony and grand opening today. 120 Coffee Company has stated they will be open from 6:00...

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21 Sep Partial wall collapse on former bank building in Paris, IL –

Posted at 19:55h in City of Paris, Edgar County, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 1 Comment

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Paris, IL. (ECWd) - We first reported on this building in April of this year (here) The West wall of the former Citizens National Bank (and former Dimond Bros Insurance building) on the south side of the Courthouse square in Paris, Illinois, partially collapses today. This building is...

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20 Sep Work progressing on new Paris, IL. Hampton Inn

Posted at 13:17h in City of Paris, Edgar County, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 0 Comments

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PARIS, IL. (ECWd) - Work is progressing on the new Hampton Inn being built on the south end of Paris, Illinois on Route 1 (across form the factories). Drove by this afternoon and some footers was being placed. Over the past week or so, workers were busy...

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17 Sep Pecatonica Township bans critic from attending meetings –

Posted at 19:48h in feature, Pecatonica Township, Winnebago County by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 6 Comments

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Winnebago Co., IL. (ECWd) - Pecatonica Township is located in Winnebago County, just to the west of Rockford, IL. At its August 20, 2019 Township Board of Trustees Meeting, the Township Board purports to have passed a Resolution (2019-103) banning a township critic from attending the next...

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17 Sep Cumberland Co. Deputy placed on administrative leave pending investigation: “I start killing people tonight”-

Posted at 13:46h in Cumberland County, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 29 Comments

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TOLEDO, IL. (ECWd) - Cumberland County Sheriff's Deputy Steve Carr has been placed on Administrative Leave (with pay) pending the outcome of an investigation into messages he allegedly sent earlier this year. Those messages are quite disturbing to say the least, and include comments such as: "...

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15 Sep 2246 aborted fetal remains found at deceased doctor’s home

Posted at 10:29h in feature, Will County by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 2 Comments

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WILL Co. (ECWd) - From the Will County Sheriff's Department Press Release: FETAL REMAINS DISCOVERED IN UNINCORPORATED WILL COUNTY On September 12, 2019 at approximately 3:30pm, the Will County Coroner’s Office received a telephone call from an attorney representing the family of Dr. Ulrich Klopfer who passed away...

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10 Sep Wesley Township Trustee Spinale resigned at tonight’s meeting –

Posted at 21:51h in feature, Wesley Township, Will County by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 0 Comments

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WILL Co. (ECWd) - Tonight makes the fourth Township Officer to resign within a month. After tonight's Welsey Township meeting, Trustee Spinale tendered his resignation. Earlier this month the Township Supervisor, Clerk, and a Trustee resigned. https://youtu.be/TqJ3NmFGm3k . ...

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09 Sep Atwood Village President and two Trustees resign –

Posted at 22:03h in Atwood, Douglas County, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 1 Comment

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ATWOOD, IL. (ECWd) - The Village of Atwood, Illinois attempted to hold a meeting tonight, but there was a lack of quorum. The resignations of Village President Farrar, Trustee Farrar, and Trustee Danford were read aloud by the Village Attorney. A Trustee read a text message he received,...

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08 Sep Atwood Village President Farrar investigated for alleged Eavesdropping –

Posted at 22:22h in Atwood, Douglas County, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 3 Comments

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ATWOOD, IL. (ECWd) - [caption id="attachment_54134" align="alignleft" width="144"] Atwood Village President Farrar[/caption] Sometime in the past couple of months, the Atwood Village President had security cameras installed inside and outside the Atwood Police Department. At least one of the cameras recorded audio. Apparently, nobody was informed of the audio...

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