Author: John Kraft & Kirk Allen

22 Oct Edgar County Sheriff Department conveniently missing video footage of incident –

Posted at 09:51h in 911 Board, Edgar County, Edgar County Sheriff Department, Edgar County State's Attorney, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 7 Comments

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EDGAR CO., IL. (ECWd) - We recently reported on a lawsuit (here) where an individual claims he was wrongly arrested and the handcuffs were placed on his wrists too tight, causing injuries. After receiving what is purported to be all the video from the incident, it is...

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19 Oct Stacey Hawkins Pleads Not Guilty – Demands Jury Trial –

Posted at 21:36h in Edgar County, Edgar County Board, Edgar County Sheriff Department, Edgar County State's Attorney, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 1 Comment

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PARIS, IL. (ECWd) - On October 18, 2016, Edgar County Corrections Officer, Stacey Hawkins, entered a plea of not guilty and demanded a jury trial. She was charged with Domestic Battery and Aggravated Assault stemming from an incident on September 5th, where she allegedly made physical contact...

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19 Oct State Rep Candidate Dennis Malak’s Lies, Bankruptcy, Victoria’s Secret, Campaigning At Work (EIU) –

Posted at 11:47h in 110, Charleston, Clark County, Coles County, Cumberland County, Douglas County, feature, IL State Reps, Mattoon by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 2 Comments

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CHARLESTON, IL. (ECWd) - In a post on Dennis Malak's official campaign facebook page, he took to telling lies...

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18 Oct UPDATE: Edgar County Corrections Officer Stacey Hawkins Domestic Battery & Aggravated Assault With Splitting Maul Charges –

Posted at 21:38h in Edgar County, Edgar County Sheriff Department, Edgar County State's Attorney, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 2 Comments

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PARIS, IL. (ECWd) - The Edgar County State's Attorney filed an updated complaint with the Circuit Court on October 13, 2016. Original article (here). In the updated complaint, the name of the alleged victim in Count II was changed from Sherry Ricketts to Harold Davies. No further mention...

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15 Oct Edgar County’s 2013 Airport Firebombing Investigation Hampered By 2008 Chrisman Double Murder Investigation?

Posted at 19:26h in Edgar County, Edgar County Airport, Edgar County State's Attorney, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 1 Comment

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EDGAR CO., IL. (ECWd) - Failure to pay bills. Amazing real-life state of affairs of the Illinois State Government has hampered criminal investigations. In Edgar County, it is the investigation of the 2013 firebombing of two airplanes while they sat outside a hangar at the airport located...

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15 Oct City of Bloomington Sued Under FOIA For Withholding Public Records –

Posted at 14:49h in Bloomington, feature, McLean County by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 2 Comments

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BLOOMINGTON, IL. (ECWd) - A lawsuit was filed on September 30, 2016, naming the City of Bloomington as Defendant. The suit alleges the city is withholding nonexempt public records in violation of the Freedom Of Information Act. Bloomington has a recent history of FOIA violations. The records sought were...

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14 Oct NewsTribune Tries, But Fails In Reporting LaSalle Police Officer Incident –

Posted at 22:14h in feature, LaSalle County, LaSalle Police Department, LaSallle Police Department by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 3 Comments

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La Salle, IL. (ECWd) - Tom Collins, reporter for the News Tribune, decided to take a swat at our facts by simply asking the La Salle Police Chief to clarify the issues raised in this previous article (here). First, he says we "got that much right" when...

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12 Oct InvEnergy’s Wind Farm Joins “WALL OF SHAME” –

Posted at 07:49h in Champaign County, feature, Invenergy, Livingston County, Vermilion County, Wind Turbine by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 1 Comment

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InvEnergy's wind farm joins "WALL OF SHAME" (InvEnergy owes Champaign County $480,298 in unpaid taxes.) Recently, we shed a spotlight on three parcels of land in Champaign County which have unpaid taxes in the California Ridge Wind Farm developed and partially owned by INVENERGY which is 90%...

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10 Oct DuPage Public Guardian / County Board Member Seeks AG Opinion –

Posted at 21:44h in DuPage County, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 4 Comments

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DuPage CO., IL. (ECWd) - DuPage County Board Member and DuPage County Public Guardian, Donald Puchalski, has asked the Illinois Attorney General for an opinion on whether or not he is prohibited from holding both offices. The letter is below. In the letter, he points to the...

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10 Oct Windfall turns into Wind FAIL for Champaign County Taxpayers –

Posted at 18:17h in Champaign County, feature, Invenergy, Livingston County, Vermilion County, Wind Turbine by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 2 Comments

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InvEnergy claimed they were going to be "good neighbors" and bring lots of jobs and income to Champaign and Vermilion County when they constructed the so-called "California Ridge (CalRidge) Wind Farm."  It appears they have broken another promise by failing to pay taxes on their...

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