Author: Kirk Allen & John Kraft

26 Dec Coles County Taxpayers file federal appeal in property tax assessment scandal

Posted at 12:11h in Charleston, Coles County, Coles County States Attorney, feature, Mattoon by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 0 Comments

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Coles Co. (ECWd) - A short notice of appeal has been filed in the Federal Courts pertaining to the lawsuit brought by Rob Perry and Rex Dukeman, both members of the Concerned Tax Payers of Coles County group, that was dismissed at the circuit level earlier...

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20 Dec Gubernatorial Candidate Jeanne Ives interviewed by ECWd

Posted at 19:03h in feature, Illinois, Jeannie Ives by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 5 Comments

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Illinois (ECWd) - Gubernatorial Candidate Jeanne Ives was in Coles County today and sat down with us for an interview pertaining to problematic areas of Illinois Government. You can watch the full interview below. https://youtu.be/Mib2sth2ujU . Our work is funded entirely thru donations and we ask that you consider donating...

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19 Dec Ives for Governor “Meet and Greet” – Coles County – December 20, 2017

Posted at 18:28h in Governor, Illinois Election, Illinois General Assembly by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 1 Comment

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Illinois (ECWd) - Gubernatorial Candidate Jeannie Ives will be hosting a meet & greet in Coles County, Wednesday the 20th, 2017, at Pagliacci's Restaraunt located at 319 N Logan St, Mattoon, IL 61938. The event will take place between 11 am and 1 pm. We encourage anyone that has questions...

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17 Dec Algonquin Township – One of her first orders of business?

Posted at 13:37h in Algonquin Township, Algonquin Township, feature, McHenry County by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 1 Comment

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McHenry Co. (ECWd) - When an elected official tells you that one of their first of many orders of business is to destroy records, it's no wonder people had concerns over missing records. According to a post on Imgur in the name of Karen Miller Lukasik, which...

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16 Dec Algonquin Township – No approval from the State to destroy records……..EVER!

Posted at 18:34h in Algonquin Township, Algonquin Township, feature, McHenry County by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 2 Comments

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McHenry Co. (ECWd) - According to the Illinois Local Records Commission, Algonquin Township has provided an application for authority to dispose of local records one time in its history and that was in 1978.  The linked request is the record retention disposition, however, none of those...

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15 Dec Citizens of Illinois pay attention: 36 Counties- 55 illegal assessors!

Posted at 23:00h in feature, Illinois by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 5 Comments

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Illinois (ECWd) - According to Governor Rauner, "In Cook County, we have a corrupt, abusive property tax system that is rigged to benefit political insiders". What makes him think this problem is limited to Cook County? In the fall of 2016, concerned business owners in Coles County asked for our...

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14 Dec Algonquin Township – Combating Corruption and Fraud

Posted at 11:55h in Algonquin Township, Algonquin Township, McHenry County by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 0 Comments

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McHenry Co. (ECWd) - It is the finding of the General Assembly that the cost to the public is increased and the quality of goods, services and construction paid for by public monies is decreased when contracts for such goods, services or construction are obtained by...

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13 Dec Algonquin Township – Law? What law? Can’t sweep this one under the rug either!

Posted at 17:59h in Algonquin Township, Algonquin Township, McHenry County by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 9 Comments

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McHenry Co. (ECWd) - As we continue to wait for the clerk to comply with our Freedom of Information Act request we continue to identify major concerns through other venues of obtaining records she appears to not want us to have. The used street sweeper getting so...

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12 Dec Algonquin Township – Can’t “sweep” this one under the rug – 25,000 miles?

Posted at 22:42h in Algonquin Township, Algonquin Township, feature, McHenry County by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 4 Comments

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McHenry Co. (ECWd) - We exposed the sale of a used sweeper by former Highway Commissioner Bob Miller in this article. According to the minutes from the Village of Island Lake, this sweeper had 25,000 miles on it.  Considering numerous Miller supporters lashed out at us about...

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11 Dec Algonquin Township – Up jumped the devil…in the details –

Posted at 21:18h in Algonquin Township, Algonquin Township, feature, McHenry County by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 5 Comments

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McHenry Co. (ECWd) - Former Highway Commissioner Bob Miller claimed a now-deceased man signed a letter in 1997 that reports an audit was done pertaining to Bob Millers sick time.  Mysteriously, two copies of the letter reflect slight differences while still representing the same information.  We...

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