Author: John Kraft & Kirk Allen

27 Oct (VIDEO) Cahokia, IL Mayor has Council member forcibly removed from meeting –

Posted at 22:55h in Cahokia, Chilling, Corruption, Criminal, feature, Lisa Madigan, St Clair County by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 17 Comments

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Cahokia, IL. (ECWd) - An out-of-control Mayor and majority city council have been busy during the last few city council meetings having citizens arrested and using police to remove them from meeting when trying to exercise their statutory right of public comment during public meeting. This Mayor...

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27 Oct NIU President's On-going OEIG Investigation –

Posted at 19:27h in DeKalb County, feature, NIU by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 2 Comments

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Northern Illinois University (ECWd) - On May 23, 2015, we publish an article, NIU – procurement evasion, manipulation, or criminal act? In this article, we discussed Pres. Baker’s retention of the law firm of Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Golvgsky and Popeo, PC.( Mintz Levin), for one...

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26 Oct Clark-Edgar Rural Water District sets stage to steal deposits, connection fees –

Posted at 12:54h in Attorney General, CERWD, Clark County, Clark Edgar Water District, Corruption, Criminal, Dishonest, Edgar County, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 5 Comments

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Clark-Edgar Rural Water District (ECWd) - I received a copy of the most recent audit and management letter from the Clark-Edgar Rural Water District ("CERWD") this past week and came across a disturbing "Note" in the audit. This "Note" basically stated that the district was under no...

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25 Oct Rauner backs Halbrook for 102nd House Race –

Posted at 12:38h in 110, Coles County, Douglas County, Edgar County, feature, Governor, IL State Reps, Illinois Election, Illinois Senate, Shelby County, Vermilion County by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 0 Comments

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Tom Kacich: Rauner backs candidate in state House race Sun, 10/25/2015 - 7:00am | Tom Kacich Gov. Bruce Rauner has jumped into the 102nd House District Republican primary, endorsing former state Rep. Brad Halbrook in what for now is a three-way race. Halbrook, of Shelbyville, is running with...

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25 Oct Chief Legal Officer of Elgin's U-46 Schools needs to come clean –

Posted at 08:33h in feature, Kane County, U-46 School District by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 2 Comments

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Elgin, IL. (ECWd) - During the October 19, 2015 U-46 Board of Education Meetings, the School Board's Chief Legal Officer, Miguel A. Rodriguez, seemed to be a little confused as to the statutory requirements of the Illinois Open Meetings Act, and also certain provisions of the...

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24 Oct Marshall Advocate misquotes me again –

Posted at 19:09h in Clark County, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 1 Comment

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Clark Co., IL. (ECWd) - The Marshall Advocate has misquoted me again, which is nothing new and not surprising, but worth pointing out. During the October 15, 2015 Clark County Park District Board of Commissioners meeting, there was a section devoted to public comment as required by...

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22 Oct Mike Heltsley and Alan Zuber stick it to Edgar County Taxpayers –

Posted at 10:44h in Edgar County, Edgar County Board, Edgar County State's Attorney, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 9 Comments

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Edgar Co., IL. (ECWd) - According to records obtained thru the Freedom Of Information Act, County Board Members Mike Heltsley and Alan Zuber have received payments in excess of their compensation as set by the County Board on November 23, 2011. Mike Heltsley violated law and received...

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22 Oct Edgar Co. Board acts when self-serving, fails on correcting false records –

Posted at 08:47h in Edgar County, Edgar County Board, Edgar County State's Attorney, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 2 Comments

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Edgar Co., IL. (ECWd) - This past week we have observed the Edgar County Board unanimously act in favor of a Resolution when they thought it would enrich themselves, which was the subject of a previous article. Somehow they think it is perfectly OK to pass...

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20 Oct College of DuPage votes to fire Breuder –

Posted at 19:28h in College of DuPage, DuPage County, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 5 Comments

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College of DuPage (ECWd) - By a vote of 4-1 the COD Board of Trustees terminated Dr. Breuder. Prior to the vote, Diane McGuire read a laundry list of laughable statements. Effective immediately. The faculty vote of no confidence was added to the termination. ...

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20 Oct All U-46 School Board Members named as suspects in crime –

Posted at 08:31h in feature, Kane County, U-46 School District by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 26 Comments

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Elgin, IL. (ECWd) - All members of the U-46 School Board in Elgin, Illinois have been named as suspects in the alleged crime(s) of violations of the Open Meetings Act, more specifically, conducting meetings without proper posting of agendas and without allowing for public comment as...

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