Author: John Kraft & Kirk Allen

08 Mar Death Row Stories feature should air this spring…

Posted at 16:10h in Attorney General, City of Paris, Edgar County, Edgar County State's Attorney, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 2 Comments

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PARIS, IL. (ECWd) - CNN has been working on a "Death Row Stories" segment featuring Michale Callahan and Randy Steidl for the past several months. It is scheduled to air this spring. In the past, national media featured the double murder in Paris, Illinois, and the subsequent wrongful...

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08 Mar Open Meetings Act bill passes House

Posted at 08:42h in Attorney General, feature, IL State Reps by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 0 Comments

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SPRINGFIELD, IL. (ECWd) - This is one of the Bills submitted to amend the Open Meetings Act. Rep Kay introduced a Bill last week (here) and Rep McSweeney introduced this on also. This Bill extends the time a citizen has to file a complaint alleging a...

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07 Mar COD cheats taxpayers, US Bank benefits part 4

Posted at 16:15h in College of DuPage, DuPage County, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 1 Comment

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College of DuPage (ECWd) - The College of DuPage is a public body and its real estate is generally tax exempt - with the exception of certain leaseholds to businesses that operate within COD's footprint. This issue is not new to us, as we have advocated for...

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06 Mar Rep. Jeanne Ives and others ask COD’s Erin Birt to confirm audit agreement –

Posted at 11:07h in College of DuPage, DuPage County, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 0 Comments

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College of DuPage (ECWd) - Several Illinois State Representatives have signed a letter asking the College of DuPage Board of Trustees Chairman Erin Birt to acknowledge and agree to the terms of the letter from the Illinois State Auditor General for the performance of a financial...

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04 Mar Watchdogs provide testimony in Legislative Committee Hearing –

Posted at 15:16h in Clark County, College of DuPage, DuPage County, feature, IL State Reps by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 5 Comments

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SPRINGFIELD, IL. (ECWd) - March 4, 2015 Kirk Allen and I made the trip to Springfield this morning to testify at a Legislative "Judiciary-Civil" Committee Hearing on HB-248, an amendment to the Open Meetings Act. We provided oral testimony as a proponent for the Bill sponsored...

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28 Feb Mill Creek Park Master Planning meeting 2-27-2015 (video) –

Posted at 09:53h in Clark County, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 5 Comments

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CLARK CO., IL. (ECWd) - Below in the video from the meeting, the Master Planning Committee of Mill Creek Park, or the Clark County Park District, starts the meeting by talking about what to do with the funds brought in by leasing lots for a private...

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28 Feb Clark County Park District violates 14th Amendment and Park District Code –

Posted at 07:31h in Clark County, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 2 Comments

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CLARK CO. (ECWd) - With the approval, albeit illegal approval, of the Revised Covenants, the Park District Board voted to give away its rights to manage the leased lots, and with that, it gave away your right to vote and have your vote count. I will...

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27 Feb Clark County Park District violated Election Code –

Posted at 08:11h in Clark County, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 1 Comment

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CLARK CO., IL. (ECWd) - If the recent events surrounding the upcoming election were not enough, the Clark County Park District Local Election Official, Charity Murphy, has violated the Illinois Election Code. Remember, she is the person that spoke under oath at the petition objections claiming...

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22 Feb Bloomington, IL. Mayor Renner Censured by City Council for offensive comments –

Posted at 19:37h in Bloomington, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 1 Comment

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BLOOMINGTON, IL. (ECWd) - On Friday, February 20, 2015, the Bloomington City Council held a Special Meeting and Censured Bloomington Mayor Tari Renner for his offensive comments towards a local writer who wrote things he did not agree with. Here are some of his comments leading up...

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22 Feb City of Chicago – Keeping Records Secret for Election Protection? –

Posted at 13:02h in City of Chicago, Cook County, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 2 Comments

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CHICAGO, IL. (ECWd) - With the upcoming Mayoral and Aldermanic elections for the City of Chicago, the city has apparently decided to keep requested public records a secret. The records requested are such that they could point to disqualification for office if revealed. On January 31, 2015,...

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