Author: John Kraft & Kirk Allen

14 Sep DuPage Forest Preserve – 317-Count Criminal Trial starts today…

Posted at 11:20h in DuPage County, DuPage County Forest Preserve, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 0 Comments

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DuPage Co., IL. (ECWd) - ONLY YOU Can Prevent Forest Liars: Cross-Examination of the All-Star Witnesses in the DuPage County Forest Preserve IT Case PART TWELVE OF COUNTYLEAKS SERIES ON DUPAGE COUNTY FOREST PRESERVE...

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13 Sep Effingham School Board violates Oath , Constitution, School Code, School Policy –

Posted at 20:28h in Effingham County, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 2 Comments

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Effingham, IL. (ECWd) - It has come to our attention that the Board of Trustees of the Effingham School District were given free items (compensation) that the general public are not given, free of charge. We see this in almost every case where the legislature has explicitly...

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13 Sep City of DeKalb sued over improper rezoning vote for apartment complex –

Posted at 13:19h in City of DeKalb, DeKalb County, feature, NIU by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 2 Comments

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DeKalb, IL. (ECWd) - Edited for clarity and to correct ownership of real estate...

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13 Sep Orland Park Library Trustees return some of the gold they took for personal use –

Posted at 10:50h in Cook County, feature, Orland Park Public Library by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 10 Comments

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Orland Park, IL. (ECWd) - Orland Park Library Board returns some (but not all) of gold it took from taxpayers A few Orland Park Public Library trustees have now returned some (but not all) of the gold that they had accepted as rewards for being on this...

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12 Sep Schools Prohibited from Requiring Student Passwords to Social Media –

Posted at 06:33h in District 4 (Crestwood), District 95, Effingham County, feature, Kansas District 3, Martinsville School District, PCHS, School Boards, Shiloh, State Board of Education by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 2 Comments

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Springfield, IL. (ECWd) - Received this tip in an email blast on a recent change to the "Right to Privacy in the School Setting Act" from the legal firm of Hodges, Loizzi, Eisenhammer, Rodick & Kohn LLP...

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11 Sep DuPage State's Atty will not prosecute COD Open Meetings violation –

Posted at 16:13h in Attorney General, College of DuPage, DuPage County, feature, IL State Reps by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 3 Comments

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DuPage Co., IL. (ECWd) - The DuPage County State's Attorney, Bob Berlin, has stated that his office will not prosecute the College of DuPage Open Meetings Act violation from four years ago in which the Illinois Attorney General determined a violation occurred, and made that determination...

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10 Sep Lerna residents – Question answered, thanks –

Posted at 07:00h in Coles County, feature, Lerna by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 17 Comments

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Lerna, IL. (ECWd) - UPDATE: We received a phone call from the person in the photo who claims to have not meant it as a threat, but more as a safety thing while we were down around E. St. Louis. He sounded sincere, so I consider...

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09 Sep Sam Roberts, School District 95, leaves offensive voicemail to mother of three students –

Posted at 20:08h in District 95, Edgar County, feature, School Boards by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 23 Comments

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Paris, IL., (ECWd) - Sam Roberts, Maintenance and Technology Director of Paris School District 95, decided to leave an offensive voicemail to a mother of three students, and a volunteer at the school...

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09 Sep Sun Elite Gymnastics Owner, Zach Lawson's Mugshot, Intake Record –

Posted at 13:37h in Coles County, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 0 Comments

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Charleston, IL. (ECWd) - The alleged offense is [720 ILCS 5/26-4(a)] "Unauthorized Video Recording and Live Video Transmission" of the Illinois Criminal Code, which states: (720 ILCS 5/26-4) (from Ch. 38, par. 26-4)     Sec. 26-4. Unauthorized video recording and live video transmission.     (a) It is...

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09 Sep College of DuPage – Glaser and Sapyta Terminated Today –

Posted at 11:50h in feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 0 Comments

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College of DuPage (ECWd) - According to the College of DuPage, it has "concluded its employment relationships with Thomas J. Glaser, formerly Senior Vice President Administration and Treasurer, and Lynn M. Sapyta, formerly Assistant Vice President Financial Affairs and Controller...

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