Author: John Kraft & Kirk Allen

06 Mar Watchdog Testifies On FOIA Expansion Bill –

Posted at 17:14h in Attorney General, Corruption, Criminal, Dewitt County, feature, IL State Reps by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 2 Comments

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SPRINGFIELD, IL. (ECWd) - Representative Brad Halbrook, 110th, is the sponsor on HB 5344, a bill design to strengthen the Freedom Of Information Act to put courts, circuit clerk, probation offices, and state's attorneys subject to FOIA. (WTYE ran a short article here). Background: In 1983, the Local...

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05 Mar Tribune Endorses Reggie Phillips for the 110th –

Posted at 21:27h in 110, feature, IL State Reps by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 0 Comments

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CHICAGO, IL. (ECWd) - The Tribune offers its last endorsements today in contested primary races for the Illinois House. The election is March 18. 110th District: Rep. Brad Halbrook was appointed to this seat in a district south of Champaign-Urbana after Roger Eddy quit the House to...

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05 Mar Visit to the Illinois State Capitol –

Posted at 21:04h in feature, IL State Reps by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 0 Comments

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SPRINGFIELD, IL. (ECWd) - Rob Bogue and I made a visit to the State Capitol today and talked with several State Legislators and a State Senator about some concerns we had in southern Illinois. Took a picture with State Representative Brad Halbrook, from the 110th Legislative District,...

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05 Mar Race for the 110th Legislative District –

Posted at 20:17h in 110, feature, IL State Reps by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 2 Comments

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EDGAR CO. (ECWd) - After being repeatedly asked who is paying us to report on the race for the 110th legislative district, here is the answer: . . Nobody!...

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05 Mar Jimmy Rankin – Candidate for Coles County Sheriff –

Posted at 09:13h in Coles County, Coles County Sheriff, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 4 Comments

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CHARLESTON, IL. (ECWd) - There has been considerable chatter in reference to Jimmy Rankin, candidate for Coles County Sheriff. Most of it centered around people claiming he was never in the military. We have obtained several documents (HERE) that verify he was in fact in the military...

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05 Mar FOIA Suit v Arcola Township – Update –

Posted at 07:47h in Arcola Township, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 86 Comments

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DOUGLAS CO. (ECWd) - UPDATED: New hearing on all motions scheduled for May 6 at 3:00 p.m. in the Douglas County Courthouse. Freedom Of Information Act civil suit 13MR53, Kraft v Arcola Township had an appearance hearing in the Douglas County Circuit Court on March 3, 2014. I...

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03 Mar InvEnergy Wind Turbine Victim – California Ridge Wind Farm –

Posted at 23:09h in feature, Invenergy, Vermilion County, Wind Turbine by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 9 Comments

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VERMILION Co., IL. (ECWd) - This six year old girl is wearing her Hello Kitty headphones to bed in July 2013 because the wind turbines operating on the adjacent farm property is making too much noise. This photo was taken at 10:43 PM after being in bed...

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03 Mar Part-Time Corrections Officer Investigated "The Letter Update" –

Posted at 22:44h in 911 Board, Edgar County Sheriff Department, Edgar County State's Attorney, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 0 Comments

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PARIS, IL. (ECWd) - As promised in this article (click here), we finally received the FOIA request back from the Illinois State Police. It turns out there was an investigation into allegations that a corrections officer traded prescription drugs for sex. The Edgar County Sheriff Department contact the...

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27 Feb Edgar Co. Board Study Session 2-24-2014 (VIDEO) –

Posted at 19:56h in Edgar County Board, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 3 Comments

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PARIS, IL. (ECWd) - During the Edgar County Board Study Session on February 24, 2014, board member Jeff Voigt talked about the email from Hanson Engineering and IDOT in reference to the airport fuel farm and apron expansion projects. View the conversations starting at the 1:23:24...

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27 Feb Paris Beacon-News "Not Entirely Truthful" About IDOT Email –

Posted at 10:43h in Edgar County Airport, Edgar County Board, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 3 Comments

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PARIS, IL. (ECWd) - In the February 26, 2014, edition of the Paris Beacon-News ("PBN"), the headline read: "IDOT: Airport Project Justified". The subtitle prominently proclaims: "State official says nothing wrong with application". Then in the third paragraph, is a statement proudly proclaiming that: "IDOT says Bogue's claims...

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