Author: John Kraft & Kirk Allen

24 May Illinois Supreme Court rules in favor of Plaintiff on FOIA case –

Posted at 11:47h in Attorney General, Cook County, feature, IDFPR, Illinois General Assembly, Illinois Supreme Court by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 8 Comments

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SPRINGFIELD, IL. (ECWd) - We reported on this FOIA case when the Illinois Supreme Court granted our petition to file an Amicus Curiae Brief in support of plaintiff (read it here). Plaintiff Perry and the Institute for Justice filed a Freedom of Information Act request for public...

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24 May Illinois Auditor General Frank Mautino’s wife arrested for Battery –

Posted at 10:38h in Auditor General, Bureau County, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 4 Comments

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SPRING VALLEY, IL. (ECWd) - Lena M. Alfano, 54, wife of the current Illinois Auditor General and former State Representative Frank Mautino, was arrested last Saturday night according to mywebtimes.com. Spring Valley police were called to Jack's Tap at about 11:50 p.m. on a battery complaint. Alfano was...

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22 May BREAKING NEWS: Appellate Court orders Illinois Auditor General Mautino back to Elections Board for hearing on alleged illegal campaign payments

Posted at 19:01h in Auditor General, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 2 Comments

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SPRINGFIELD, IL (ECWd) - PRESS RELEASE from the LIBERTY JUSTICE CENTER Media contact: Diana Rickert 773-809-4403 BREAKING NEWS: Appellate Court orders Illinois auditor general back to Elections Board for hearing on alleged illegal campaign payments SPRINGFIELD (May 22, 2018) – Today a state appellate court ruled that the Illinois Board...

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22 May DuPage Airport Authority Commissioner resigned from West Chicago Commission –

Posted at 11:16h in DuPage County, DuPage County AIrport Authority, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 0 Comments

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NAPERVILLE, IL. (ECWd) - Several weeks ago we notified DuPage County Board Chairman Dan Cronin of a possible disqualification of one of the DuPage Airport Authority ("DAA") Commissioners. During a state-wide research project on Airport Authorities, we noticed that DAA Commissioner Juan Chavez was also appointed to...

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17 May Atlanta Public Library District – Attorney Lenzini thinks our attention span wore out –

Posted at 12:44h in Atlanta Public Library District, feature, Logan County by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 0 Comments

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Atlanta, IL. (ECWd) - In a letter dated October 6, 2017, and addressed to the Logan County State's Attorney's Office, the attorney, Phillip Lenzini, who wrote a quick email to Bill Thomas several months earlier, decided to make an attempt at justifying Thomas' actions as being...

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15 May Algonquin Twp: 9-page demand letter sent to Bob and Anna May Miller –

Posted at 20:23h in Algonquin Township, Algonquin Township, feature, McHenry County by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 5 Comments

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Algonquin Township, IL. (ECWd) - Pursuant to a Freedom of Information Act request, we received a copy of the demand letter from Algonquin Road District Commissioner Andrew Gasser to former commissioner Robert "Bob" Miller and his wife, Anna May Miller was sent within the past week. It...

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13 May Limestone Township has a choice to make on May 14th…choose wisely –

Posted at 22:48h in feature, Kankakee County, Limestone Township by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 1 Comment

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LIMESTONE TOWNSHIP, IL. (ECWd) - Monday, MAY 14th, 2018 at 6 p.m. at the Limestone School on Limestone School Road The voters in Limestone Township have a choice to make, actually several choices to make. #1 - CHOOSE to show up at the reconvened annual township meeting! #2 -...

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11 May Douglas County contracts Assessment Consultant in violation of state law –

Posted at 20:36h in Douglas County, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 1 Comment

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Douglas Co., IL. (ECWd) - According to the Tuscola Journal, Douglas County has contracted with Stan Jenkins to "give advice" to the Supervisor of Assessment's Office for $50 per hour plus mileage. The Problem: The County Board does not have the statutory authority to contract for anyone to...

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11 May Wesley Township’s meeting, with “consultant” apparently running the show –

Posted at 19:23h in feature, Wesley Township, Will County by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 0 Comments

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Wesley Township, IL. (ECWd) - Wesley Township (Will County) held a meeting on May 10, 2018. The Supervisor was absent, but the "consultant" hired for $100 per hour was there and was running roughshod over the Trustees, Road Commissioner, and Citizens. Bob Porter is the paid consultant. This...

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10 May NIU demands return of FOIA documents –

Posted at 07:39h in DeKalb County, feature, NIU by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 5 Comments

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DeKalb, IL. (ECWd) - Northern Illinois University sent an email to a FOIA requester notifying him that he was in possession of Attorney-Client privileged information that was provided to him via a recent FOIA request, and demanded he returns it, destroy his copies, and notify anyone...

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