Author: John Kraft & Kirk Allen

01 Dec Carlinville should demand replacement of David Foreman, Attorney for new regional water “Company” –

Posted at 11:30h in City of Carlinville, feature, Fosterburg Waer District, Jersey County, Macoupin County, Madison County by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 5 Comments

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JERSEYVILLE, IL. (ECWd) - "Illinois Alluvial Regional Water Company" - LOL Pretty catchy title - however, the fact remains, neither Carlinville nor Dorchester have statutory authority to do what they are doing and their attorney, Mr. David Foreman, gave bad "legal advice." OK, so we have a "Regional...

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28 Nov Frank Mautino’s Attorney abruptly cancels FOIA Hearing in Edgar County Circuit Court

Posted at 09:53h in Edgar County, feature, Illinois Auditor General by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 7 Comments

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EDGAR CO., IL. (ECWd) - Prosecuting a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit has never been an easy task, and actions like those of Illinois Auditor General Frank Mautino's attorney are making it more difficult. The Illinois Freedom of Information Act permits FOIA lawsuits against State Agencies to...

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27 Nov Convict Matthew Sorensen, Former McLean Co Board Chairman, reports to Federal Prison today –

Posted at 14:22h in Bloomington, feature, McLean County by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 0 Comments

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Bloomington, IL. (ECWd) - Former McLean County Board Chairman, Matthew Sorensen, was convicted on wire fraud in federal court in September 2017. He was sentenced to 12 months and 1 day in federal prison, fine of $100, and restitution of $490, 975.00. His partner in crime was also...

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26 Nov GovPlates.com added OHIO to its Government Vehicle Search

Posted at 13:59h in feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 0 Comments

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The free online search tool, GovPlates.com, where people can search for owners of government-plated vehicles, has just added the State of Ohio into its online database. Adding the government vehicle search list of state and local Ohio governments increased the database by more than 171,000 vehicle...

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25 Nov Illinois Special Legislative OIG sent me a letter –

Posted at 20:49h in feature, IL State Reps, Illinois Election, Illinois General Assembly by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 6 Comments

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SPRINGFIELD, IL. (ECWd) - Earlier this week, I received a letter from the Office of the Special Legislative Inspector General in reference to a Complaint I had filed back in November of 2015. The Complaint (read the article here) was an allegation that the now-former Illinois State...

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20 Nov Randy Peterson’s Domestic Battery Appearance in Edgar County Re-Scheduled –

Posted at 18:08h in City of Paris, Edgar County, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 1 Comment

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PARIS, IL. (ECWd) - Randall Peterson was supposed to be in Edgar County Court this afternoon for his first appearance on the Domestic Battery / Physical Contact charge. He did not show, instead, his wife showed and gave the Judge a letter explaining that he could not...

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20 Nov Randy Peterson appeared in Vermillion Co. Court: Bench Trial Set –

Posted at 10:57h in City of Paris, Edgar County, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 0 Comments

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VERMILLION CO., IN. (ECWd) - Randy Peterson appeared in Vermillion County Court this morning for his initial hearing on the Motion to Revoke Probation for his DUI earlier this year. While on probation, Peterson was arrested and charged in Edgar County with Domestic Battery / Physical...

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19 Nov Logan County to de-fund Economic Development Partnership program –

Posted at 21:44h in Atlanta Public Library District, feature, Logan County by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 0 Comments

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LINCOLN, IL. (ECWd) - The Logan County Board met on Nov 16th and decided it would consider a Motion to eliminate its Logan County Economic Development Partnership program. The Motion will be to eliminate, not suspend, the $55,000 for that fund. It will be considered at the...

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19 Nov NIU’s former College of Law Dean conduct was Severe and Pervasive Sexual Harrassment –

Posted at 15:14h in DeKalb County, feature, NIU by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 1 Comment

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Northern Illinois University (ECWd) - After an apparent unsuccessful attempt at obtaining a court order to seal the records, the final investigative reports of FOUNDED Sexual Harassment complaints against former Dean of the College of Law at NIU, Appellate Dean Eric Dannenmeir, were made public. Some of...

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18 Nov FOIA Lawsuit costs Community College and Foundation $500,000.00 –

Posted at 09:05h in City of Carlinville, College of DuPage, DuPage County, feature, Macoupin County by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 4 Comments

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College of DuPage (ECWd) - That's right - Half a million dollars. In a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit pitting the Chicago Tribune against the College of DuPage and the College of DuPage Foundation, the Chicago Tribune registered a decisive victory in the Appellate Court earlier...

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