Author: John Kraft & Kirk Allen

16 Nov Clark-Edgar Rural Water Votes to shut off water to the I-70 Weigh Station –

Posted at 20:51h in CERWD, Clark County, Clark Edgar Water District, Edgar County, feature, Governor, Illinois Comptroller by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 0 Comments

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Clark-Edgar Rural Water District - (ECWd) - At tonight's regular meeting, the Clark-Edgar Rural Water District voted to shut off the water meters located at the State Police Weigh Station on I-70, and also the Lincoln Trail State Park Picnic Area - effective immediately. This is due...

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15 Nov Bloomington, IL. conducts online bullying against "uncooperative media"? –

Posted at 18:02h in Bloomington, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 4 Comments

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Bloomington, IL. (ECWd) - So much for "Not In Our Town" - what's happening under your watch Tari? Is your city actually using public funds, personnel and other public resources to terrorize the public, thru social media, who do not follow your warped visions of what...

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15 Nov Proof of Conflict with Gary Strohm on Ethics Commission –

Posted at 15:04h in Clark County, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 1 Comment

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Clark Co., IL. (ECWd) - We recently reported that Joe Ewing had appointed Gary Strohm to the Clark County Park District Ethics Commission, and also stated Strohm was conflicted on should not be on that commission because he could never FAITHFULLY execute the duties of that...

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12 Nov Joe Ewing – Commits the Ultimate Betrayal of Public Trust –

Posted at 18:17h in Clark County, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 8 Comments

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Clark Co., IL. (ECWd) - As if participating in election fraud was not enough for the "Honorable", LOL, Joe Ewing, he decided to kick-it-up-a-notch and appoint his very own Judge and Jury, which includes himself, by way of Ethics Commission appointments. We realize that Clark County Park...

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12 Nov Edgar Co. Board Meetings – Hot Topic: Elected Official Health Insurance –

Posted at 10:30h in Edgar County, Edgar County Board, Edgar County Sheriff Department, Edgar County State's Attorney, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 0 Comments

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Edgar Co., IL. (ECWd) - Published November 12, 2015 - If you relied on local media to report the happenings in respect to county business, you would have missed a very important issue this month - health insurance for county elected officials. Previously we have reported on board...

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10 Nov Attorney General rules against Orland Park Police Dept on electronic records –

Posted at 20:14h in Cook County, feature, Orland Park, Orland Park Public Library by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 18 Comments

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Orland Park, IL. (ECWd) - Fifteen months after submitting a Request for Review to the Illinois Attorney General's Public Access Counselor ("PAC") for access to public records that were required to be provided within FIVE DAYS, the PAC determined that the Orland Park Police Department ("OPPD")...

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10 Nov Park District Chairman Joe Ewing Refuses to Appoint Ethics Commission –

Posted at 07:22h in Clark County, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 0 Comments

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Clark Co., IL. (ECWd) - More than six weeks ago, an Ethics Complaint was filed with the Clark County Park District naming several Commissioners within the Complaint, including Joe Ewing, Terry Step, Ron Stone, former Commissioner Larry Yargus, and Executive Director Charity Murphy. Since that time, there...

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10 Nov U-46 Coughs up Draft Audit –

Posted at 06:38h in feature, Kane County, U-46 School District by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 0 Comments

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Elgin, IL. (ECWd) - We were at the last U-46 School Board meeting where during the finance committee meeting, the board showed each and every page of the draft audit on the projector screen during discussions. After that meeting, I asked for a copy of it and...

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08 Nov DeKalb Sanitary District and Tim Struthers approving unauthorized expenditures –

Posted at 21:58h in City of DeKalb, DeKalb County, feature, Governor, NIU by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 4 Comments

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DeKalb, IL. (ECWd) - *11-9-2015, 10:47 A.M. - Correction to state the actual compensation to board members. This change does not affect the dollar amount of waste in any way, and clearly shows the intent of the legislature to only compensate dollar amount listed in the...

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08 Nov NIU and College Town Partners – Part 2 –

Posted at 15:34h in City of DeKalb, DeKalb County, feature, NIU by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 1 Comment

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DeKalb, IL. (ECWd) - In the first installment of College Town Partners, we introduced you to Tim Struthers (NIU Board Nominee), John Rey (Mayor of DeKalb), Bill Nicklas (Retired NIU VP), Douglas D. Baker and all public and private players that were visible. Now we will introduce...

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