Author: John Kraft & Kirk Allen

15 Oct Fosterburg Water District gives decision making authority to unelected, unappointed, unaccountable resident –

Posted at 17:47h in City of Carlinville, feature, Fosterburg Waer District, Jersey County, Macoupin County, Madison County by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 0 Comments

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FOSTERBURG, IL. (ECWd) - In our continuing coverage of the complete mess about to be constructed by the City of Carlinville, Fosterburg Water District, and a private corporation, Jersey County Rural Water Company, we have found some interesting new concepts in play in the Fosterburg Water...

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15 Oct Anti-Transparency Sandra Pihos charged with shoplifting –

Posted at 09:35h in College of DuPage, DuPage County, feature, Lombard by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 0 Comments

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LOMBARD, IL. (ECWd) - Former 12-year Illinois State Representative Sandra Pihos was arrested by Lombard Police Department and charged with misdemeanor shoplifting late September. According to the Chicago Tribune, she was arrested on September 26, 2017 and posted $1500 Bond for allegedly shoplifting ("Retail Theft of less...

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12 Oct Cumberland JFL Cheer Team Part 1: Illegitimate Organization

Posted at 13:38h in Cumberland County, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 5 Comments

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CUMBERLAND CO., IL. (ECWd) - Before discussing the issues brought to us by numerous people, which precipitated the subject of this article, we ask that all of the cheer parents who posted comments on our previous article entitled “Cumberland Jr. Football made us feel at home...

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10 Oct Who did the Atlanta Public Library Provide False Information To? –

Posted at 13:03h in Atlanta Public Library District, feature, Logan County by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 0 Comments

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ATLANTA, IL. (ECWd) - We have previously posted an article on the Attorney General's determination that the Atlanta Public Library District did not violate the Open Meetings Act on August 10, 2017, by not providing enough information to the public on what they were about to...

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09 Oct Alleged Mattoon Shooter back in headlines –

Posted at 20:42h in Coles County, Coles County States Attorney, feature, Mattoon by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 1 Comment

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COLES CO., IL. (ECWd) - The boy who is alleged to have fired upon classmates at the high school in Mattoon a few weeks ago is back in the headlines today with release of information that a psychiatrist is involved. The news came after a hearing last...

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09 Oct (Video) Cumberland JFL Ends 2017 Season Undefeated –

Posted at 17:12h in City of Paris, Cumberland County, Edgar County, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 0 Comments

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GREENUP, IL. (ECWd) - Cumberland JFL played Paris JFL in the last game for 2017, defeating Paris and remaining undefeated. Video of this final 2017 game below. Enjoy! https://youtu.be/IZnlXRzZvlI . ...

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09 Oct Bloominton’s Mayor Tari Renner must answer questions posed –

Posted at 13:49h in Bloomington, feature, McLean County by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 2 Comments

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BLOOMINGTON, IL. (EWCd) - While Bloomington Mayor Tari Renner was on "temporary leave of absence" several people sent him emails asking for answers to certain questions. He has yet to answer either some or all of them. He needs to clear the air on his actions prior to,...

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08 Oct Cumberland Jr. Football made us feel at home in Greenup –

Posted at 20:15h in Cumberland County, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 30 Comments

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[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="186"] Photo from Casey-Westfield[/caption] GREENUP, IL. (ECWd) - After arriving at the Cumberland County School District 77 High School (just outside Greenup)  football field this afternoon, I said "Hello" (or something like that) to their friendly photographer, Peggy Kuhn. Here was her response - including...

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07 Oct Video: Paris Tigers topple Flora Wolves 35-6 –

Posted at 19:56h in City of Paris, Edgar County, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 0 Comments

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PARIS, IL. (ECWd) - The Paris Tigers now sit at 5-2 with their defeat of the Flora Wolves last night on Tiger Field. Video of the complete game, including pregame and half-time show, is below in Full 1080p HD: . https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yEwHzLOTa4c https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YM2W-GwFuv0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ub4IWUrL3fg . ...

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07 Oct AG: Des Plaines School District 62 Violated FOIA –

Posted at 11:11h in Cook County, Des Plaines, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 2 Comments

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Des Plaines, IL. (ECWd) - Des Plaines School District No. 62, who has a history of filing false police reports, and using police and prosecutors to attack a citizen for exercising her right to petition her local government (read about it here), has been found by...

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