Author: John Kraft & Kirk Allen

31 Jan Logan County…a closer look at Wind Farm supporters’ use of main stream media:

Posted at 13:35h in Back Door Deal, feature, Logan County, Vermilion County, Wind Turbine by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 2 Comments

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LOGAN CO, IL. (ECWd) - The Logan County Wind Farm Application of Relight Power was rejected with a 6 - 6 vote.  Six county board members in Logan County voted to approve "human health hazards" to be situated too close to neighbors - six voted against...

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31 Jan Edgar County Airport: Inconsistencies in excuses for plane crash…

Posted at 07:27h in Edgar County, Edgar County Airport, Edgar County Board, feature, IDOT by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 4 Comments

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PARIS, IL. (ECWd) - As I was cleaning out old boxes and filing papers today, I came across some notes from a "TIPS" meeting I attended last October in Springfield. One of the items mentioned by the IDOT - Div of Aeronautics was that there was funding...

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29 Jan More than 500 citizens attend College of DuPage meeting –

Posted at 15:05h in Attorney General, College of DuPage, DuPage County, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 14 Comments

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College of DuPage - (ECWd) - After Judge Wheaton issued a temporary restraining order (here) to the College of DuPage ordering them to hold the January 28, 2015 meeting in a larger space, the College and our attorney agreed on the area adjacent to the usual,...

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29 Jan Watchdogs secure Temporary Restraining Order against College of DuPage –

Posted at 12:24h in Attorney General, College of DuPage, DuPage County, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 3 Comments

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DuPage Co. (ECWd) - After several months of requests for a larger meeting room for citizens to attend the meeting in the same room the board members are in, and months of denials of that request by the College of DuPage attorneys, our attorney, Timothy Elliot...

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29 Jan Edgar County Board Study Session – ETSB’s Troy Eads contradicts himself –

Posted at 11:28h in 911 Board, Edgar County, Edgar County Board, Edgar County Sheriff Department, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 0 Comments

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PARIS, IL. (ECWd) - Troy Eads, Chairman of the Edgar County ETSB (911) took this time to address the Edgar County Board on what Kirk Allen presented at the January Edgar County Board Meeting. He begins by apologizing for some of the information provided at the last...

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27 Jan We Sued. Now, it’s Your Turn…

Posted at 17:36h in College of DuPage, DuPage County, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 2 Comments

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January 27, 2015 - Press Release   WE SUED. Today, we sued College of DuPage for alleged violations of the Open Meetings Act conferring President Robert Breuder's $762,868.77 severance package. "The Board's actions were a slap in the face to the principles of open government and transparency that are embodied...

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27 Jan Watchdogs file suit against College of DuPage –

Posted at 08:48h in College of DuPage, DuPage County, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 2 Comments

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DuPage Co. (ECWd) - This morning, the Edgar County Watchdogs, and For The Good of Illinois' Adam Andrzejewski, will file a lawsuit in DuPage County Circuit Court alleging that Open Meetings Act (OMA) violations occurred last Thursday, January 22, 2015, while the board conferred the severance...

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25 Jan Arcola Township Attorney Mark Petty caught lying to Judge Lincoln in Douglas County Court –

Posted at 17:21h in Arcola Township, Douglas County, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 25 Comments

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Arcola, IL. (ECWd) - Once again, the Arcola Township attorney has lied to the Court during a Hearing. This time it was to Judge Lincoln prior to his retirement. On May 6, 2014, during one of the FOIA suit hearings on Kraft v Arcola Township, case no:...

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24 Jan College of DuPage – Video of the $762,867.77 vote –

Posted at 17:34h in College of DuPage, DuPage County, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 2 Comments

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College of DuPage (ECWd) - With all of the uproar and disgust over the College of DuPage gifting Breuder one of the largest, if not the largest, severance package in the history of the state of Illinois, this article will focus on Chairman Erin Birt's actions...

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24 Jan Lisa Madigan shoots down Rosemont’s attempt at superseding FOIA –

Posted at 10:32h in Attorney General, feature, Rosemont by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 2 Comments

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Rosemont, IL. (ECWd) - Thanks to the Chicago Tribune's request for review of a FOIA denial from the Village of Rosemont for financial records dealing with a recent Garth Brooks concert held at the Colosseum, the Illinois Attorney General's Public Access Counselor issued a Binding Opinion...

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