Author: John Kraft & Kirk Allen

10 Jun Inside AG Madigan’s Public Access Counselor Office

Posted at 22:37h in Attorney General, feature, IL State Reps, Illinois Senate, Lisa Madigan by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 10 Comments

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Springfield, IL. (ECWd) - The Illinois Attorney General's Public Access Counselor's Office (PAC) is responsible for answering inquiries on various subjects, to include the Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA), and the Open Meetings Act (OMA). These inquiries come from public officials, media, and citizens either in...

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10 Jun College of DuPage – Feast your eyes on these Waterleaf house account receipts –

Posted at 20:03h in College of DuPage, DuPage County, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 10 Comments

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College of DuPage (ECWd) - We finally looked at the document dump for House Accounts at the Waterleaf during 2013 and 2014. You can match up Board of Trustee meetings with these receipts for the most part. These were all provided by the College of DuPage. Not much more...

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10 Jun Batavia violates its own Zoning Code…again

Posted at 17:43h in Batavia, feature, Kane County by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 2 Comments

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Batavia, IL. (ECWd) - The Batavia Plan Commission opened a public hearing on June 3, 2015 to discuss Zoning Code Text amendments that Batavia City Staff recommended. At the table were the 7 Plan Commissioners and two Batavia staff members, Joel Strassman, Planning and Zoning officer,...

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10 Jun Shiloh School District holding public auction June 13 –

Posted at 17:43h in feature, School Boards, Shiloh by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 3 Comments

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Newman, IL. (ECWd) - The Shiloh School District is holding a public auction  in conjunction with Joines Auction Service on Saturday, June 13, 2015, @ 9:00 a.m., at the Newman Grade School in Newman, IL. Some items for auction include: wood and metal office desks, filing cabinets, student...

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10 Jun Edgar Co. Board splits Paris-5 and Symmes Precincts –

Posted at 11:52h in City of Paris, Edgar County, Edgar County Board, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 1 Comment

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Edgar Co., IL. (ECWd) - The Edgar County Board, among other items, passed two resolutions during this month's county board meeting. One was to split precincts Paris-5 into "Paris-5 and Paris-15", and the other to split Symmes into "Symmes-1 and Symmes-2". This is an annual requirement of the...

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10 Jun Edgar Co. Board recognizes Rebecca Clark’s service (video) –

Posted at 11:20h in Edgar County, Edgar County Board, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 1 Comment

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Edgar Co., IL. (ECWd) - Edgar County Board Chairman Ben Jenness recognized Mrs. Rebecca Clark for her service to Edgar County by presenting her a plaque. She has been an outstanding employee for more than 32 years in the Edgar County Clerk and Recorder's Office and has...

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09 Jun Edgar County Airport Meeting – June 2015 –

Posted at 09:08h in Edgar County Airport, Edgar County Board, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 7 Comments

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Edgar Co., IL. (ECWd) - The monthly Edgar County Airport meeting was held last night, June 8, 2015. Some of the items discussed was the mowing, work in progress on replacing some rotted wooden posts in the t-hangars, the fuel report (hardly any sold again this month),...

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07 Jun Has Lisa Madigan directed selective PAC determinations?

Posted at 11:55h in Attorney General, Dishonest, feature, Lisa Madigan by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 9 Comments

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SPRINGFIELD, IL. (ECWd) - Having been involved in several Requests for Reviews with the Public Access Counselor's office, it has become overwhelmingly clear that Lisa Madigan's office has apparently directed her PAC to file every request we submit under the bottom of the pile, never to...

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06 Jun Visit to the Hancock County Board Meeting –

Posted at 22:38h in feature, Hancock County by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 3 Comments

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Hancock Co., IL. (ECWd) - This is a follow-up to a previous article in which we wrote about Hancock County Board Members lying to the State's Attorney (here). I attended the Hancock County Board Meeting on May 19, 2015 with the intention of speaking during the public...

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06 Jun The Pantagraph’s Steve Vogel’s epic failure at journalism –

Posted at 17:44h in Bloomington, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 4 Comments

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Bloomington, IL. (ECWd) - I usually try to stay away from commenting on what others report since I know my writing is not perfect and everyone can use improvement, however, when it comes to complete ignorance and any lack of common sense, I must step in...

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