Author: John Kraft & Kirk Allen

09 Jun ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL CHARGES FORMER SANGAMON COUNTY BOARD CANDIDATE WITH PERJURY, FORGERY –

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Chicago, Ill. (ECWd) - For Immediate Release:                                                       Contact: June 9, 2023                                                                            [email protected] ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL CHARGES FORMER SANGAMON COUNTY BOARD CANDIDATE WITH PERJURY, FORGERY Chicago – Attorney General Kwame Raoul today announced a former candidate for Sangamon County Board was arraigned on charges he knowingly delivered...

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08 Jun Thornton Twp Appears To Have Violated State Law By Locking Assessor Out Of Her Office & Removing Files And Equipment

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Thornton Township (ECWd) - When Thornton Township Officials or employees removed the Township Assessor's equipment and file cabinets containing the township property owner's information from the Assessor's office and placed them in an unsecured location, it appears the requirements in the Property Tax Code have been...

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07 Jun Former Tolono School Board President Pleads Guilty To Lewd Exposure/Public Indecency –

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Tolono, IL. (ECWd) - Today, June 7, 2023, Former Tolono School Board President, Fred Koss, plead Guilty to Public Indecency and Lewd Exposure, a Class A Misdemeanor, and the Court entered a Disposition of deferred judgment - Withhold Judgement/Supervision. From the Docket sheet: Fines plus costs fee...

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07 Jun Thornton Twp Supervisor Tiffany Henyard Threatened FOX-32; Published Letter –

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Thornton Twp. (ECWd) - After the scathing and truthful reports on Thornton Township Supervisor and Dolton Mayor Tiffany Henyard last week, Henyard sent FOX-32 a letter in which she threatened to make certain information public in reference to a FOX-32 reporter. Her threats apparently carry no water...

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06 Jun Police Called To Thornton Township While FOX32, Others Interviewing Assessor –

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Thornton Twp (ECWd) - Breaking now 6-6-2023, 1445 hours: While FOX32 and other news media were interviewing the Thornton Township Assessor on why Township Supervisor Tiffany Henyard removed the assessors' belongings and changed the locks on the assessor's office, the highly paid "security" contractors called the South...

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06 Jun Thornton Twp Assessor Locked Out Of Office By Embattled Supervisor Tiffany Henyard –

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Thornton Twp. (ECWd) - After a long weekend of scathing news reports of some of the possibly illegal antics of Thornton Township Supervisor and Dolton Mayor Tiffany Henyard, she has apparently decided to remove all of the office supplies of the Thornton Township Assessor, place them...

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06 Jun Legislative Inspector General: “Income” Not Properly Defined –

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Springfield, Ill. (ECWd) - Last October, a complaint was filed with the Legislative Inspector General's office alleging that State Senator Michael Hastings had filed false Statements of Economic Interest forms (article here) on May 1 and November 25, 2019, May 27, 2020, April 26, 2021, and...

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01 Jun Non-Citizens To Have Arrest Powers As Police Officers In Illinois –

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ILLINOIS (ECWd) - House Bill 3571 passed both Houses this past week with Senate Floor Amendment 1. SA1 permits counties and municipalities to hire non-citizens as deputy sheriffs and police officers in the same manner as hiring U.S. citizens, as long as they are: "legally authorized under...

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27 May Breaking: Guns, Drugs, and Thornton Township Vehicles –

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Thornton Twp, Ill. (ECWd) - We have received credible tips that four employees of Thornton Township were stopped yesterday while operating a Thornton Township vehicle during working hours. The vehicle was pulled over in Harvey, Illinois after a complaint was called in, where there was allegedly a...

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22 May Successful Watchdog Training In Wisconsin –

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WI. (ECWd) - Last weekend, American Watchdogs, Inc., held a training event in Menomonie, WI. It had a great turnout, thanks for attending. As promised, below are the documents we discussed: Workbook Open Meetings Law - annotated Public Records Law - annotated WI Dept of Justice webpage WI...

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