Author: John Kraft & Kirk Allen

16 Nov Fosterburg Water District pulls out of Regional Water Company

Posted at 14:32h in City of Carlinville, feature, Fosterburg Waer District, Jersey County, Macoupin County, Madison County by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 3 Comments

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FOSTERBURG, IL. (ECWd) - Fosterburg Public Water District ("FWD") held its regular meeting at the Foster Township building this month due to the expected large crowd of attendees. The board approved hiring an attorney to respond to the Attorney General's Public Access Counselor's review of a complaint...

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16 Nov Kesler enters Guilty plea in Vigo County Superior Court –

Posted at 10:24h in Edgar County, Edgar County Airport, Edgar County Board, feature, Vigo County Indiana by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 3 Comments

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[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="230"] JD Kesler (left) with his Attorney[/caption] TERRE HAUTE, IN. (ECWd) - Jerome "J.D." Kesler pleads guilty this morning in Vigo County Superior Court. The Judge entered a Conviction of “Recklessly Registering to Vote more than once” – a Class A Misdemeanor in Indiana. Kesler was sentenced...

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16 Nov Jerome “J.D.” Kesler expected to plead Guilty this morning in Voter Fraud Case

Posted at 05:56h in Edgar County, Edgar County Airport, feature, Vigo County Indiana by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 0 Comments

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TERRE HAUTE, IN. (ECWd) - Former Edgar County Airport Board Member / Vigo County Employee Jerome Kesler is expected to enter a negotiated Plea deal this morning and allegedly plead Guilty to "Recklessly Registering to Vote" - a Class A Misdemeanor on Indiana. We will be in...

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15 Nov Overwheling Majority of McHenry County Board urge Gov Rauner to veto HB-171

Posted at 13:01h in feature, Governor, McHenry County by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 0 Comments

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McHenry Co., IL. (ECWd) - In a letter dated November 14, 2017, in which 20 of the 24 elected McHenry County Board Members signed, they urged Governor Rauner to veto HB171. McHenry County is essentially the only county in which this bill would apply. The letter stated "The...

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15 Nov Kankakee finally provides audio of city council meetings –

Posted at 09:17h in feature, Kankakee County by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 0 Comments

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KANKAKEE, IL,. (ECWd) - The City of Kankakee finally produced audio recordings of the October 2, October 16, and November 6, 2017 City Council Meetings. Click to download and listen: Oct 2 Oot 16 Nov 6 There are still no recent written minutes available as required under the...

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14 Nov Mattoon Schools: State-of-the-Art Video Security System Donated

Posted at 21:27h in Coles County, feature, Mattoon by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 0 Comments

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MATTOON, IL. (ECWd) - The Mattoon School District held a meeting this evening in which one of the items was a presentation by Todd Ratliff. Todd and Becky Ratliff own and operate "Total Home and Farm Video Solutions" ("THFVS") out of Mattoon. They are a local, veteran-owned...

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13 Nov Kankakee’s failure to provide Minutes of Meetings –

Posted at 14:37h in feature, Kankakee County by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 1 Comment

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Kankakee, IL. (ECWd) - We recently received a tip that the City of Kankakee has failed to provide minutes to any of its meetings since the September 18, 2017 meeting. After submitting a Freedom of Information Act request for either the minutes, or in the absence of...

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13 Nov Des Plaines School District 62’s Superintendent Floyd Williams’ troubles follow him around –

Posted at 11:32h in Cook County, Des Plaines, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 3 Comments

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DES PLAINES, IL. (ECWd) - Des Plaines School District 62's Superintendent Floyd Williams appears to have a history of allegations of sexual harassment that keeps following him from school district to school district. If these new alleged allegations are founded, he should be immediately terminated without...

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10 Nov Video: Atlanta Library called Sheriff, canceled meeting –

Posted at 12:36h in Atlanta Public Library District, feature, Logan County by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 2 Comments

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Atlanta, IL. (ECWd) - The Atlanta Public Library District canceled its regular meeting after it was noted that the Agenda had not been posted at the building at least 48 hours in advance of the meeting, a sign they can't even follow the simple rules. We suspect,...

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10 Nov Atlanta Library Board Chairman Randy Brooks runs afoul of State Ethics Law –

Posted at 11:48h in Atlanta Public Library District, feature, Logan County by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 7 Comments

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Atlanta, IL. (ECWd) - ECWd has discovered that Randy Brooks, the Chairman of the Atlanta Public Library's Board of Library Trustees (and City of Atlanta employee) has filed false statements of economic interest ("SEI"). In his 2017 and 2016 SEIs, Randy Brooks marked "Not Applicable" to question...

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