Author: Kirk Allen & John Kraft

10 Apr City of LaSalle – Retaliatory action against whistle blower police?

Posted at 10:28h in feature, LaSalle County, LaSalle Police Department, LaSallle Police Department by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 4 Comments

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LaSalle Co. (ECWd - In coordination with a LaSalle Co. Watchdog) - As of April 4th, last Tuesday, the City of LaSalle informed members of their police department that their K-9 Division was going to be terminated immediately.  In an article posted online by the Newstribune it cites...

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09 Apr Allin Township Fire Protection District – Someone Please Call the FBI –

Posted at 18:41h in Allin Township Fire Protection District, feature, McLean County by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 2 Comments

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McLean Co. (ECWd) - What we know: Allin Township has not provided all the ordinances requested, and the attorney has failed to respond to my specific request for Ordinance 13-8 and applicable approval minutes. By all indications, members of the Allin Township Fire Protection District Board of...

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07 Apr Shelbyville Township Violates Township Code – Holds illegal meeting

Posted at 13:53h in feature, Shelby County, Shelbyville by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 2 Comments

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Shelby Co. (ECWd) - One can only wonder why this Township can't seem to get things right as once again, they have failed to either read the law or follow it. What time can a Special Meeting be held in a Township? "Special township meetings may not begin...

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07 Apr Illinois Auditor General Frank Mautino deposed – protective order issued.

Posted at 12:16h in Auditor General, feature, Illinois by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 3 Comments

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Illinois (ECWd) - We broke the first story on the Illinois Auditor General Frank Mautino as it related to questionable campaign spending at a single gas station and payments to Spring Valley Bank in this story back in January of 2016. A year after that story, the...

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04 Apr Iroquois County – Using your tax dollars to promote safety tax-Violation of Law?

Posted at 12:34h in feature, Iroquois County by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 5 Comments

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Iroquois Co. (ECWd) - It's hard enough to fight against our ever rising taxes in Illinois but where does a person turn to when their own tax dollars are actually being used in support of seeking your vote for even more taxes? Was that not clear?  ...

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03 Apr Coles County – Will violations of law be self-corrected or is another lawsuit on the horizon?

Posted at 14:13h in Charleston, Coles County, Coles County Sheriff, feature, Mattoon by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 0 Comments

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Coles Co. (ECWd) - In just about every public body we get asked to look into, we know within the first few Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests if there is a problem.  Coles county is not new to us as it relates to illegal acts...

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01 Apr PTELL- The political boogeyman during elections

Posted at 12:49h in feature, Illinois by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 0 Comments

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Illinois (ECWd) - Property Tax Extension Limitation Law (PTELL) Tax laws in Illinois are probably the most complicated of all 50 states.  The one forgotten factor, however, is the voters have a say.  As it relates to PTELL, it came about because the voters voted in...

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31 Mar Iroquois County – Emergency Telephone System Board- What did they miss?

Posted at 12:17h in feature, Iroquois County by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 6 Comments

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Iroquois Co. (ECWd) - The now voided employment contract with their 911 Coordinator brings us to the need to expose the lack of oversite by the ETSB (the board) as it relates to certain obligations that were in the contract, yet never fulfilled, as well as...

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31 Mar Coles County – Special meeting and procurement requirements matter –

Posted at 10:22h in Charleston, Coles County, feature, Mattoon by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 1 Comment

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Coles Co. (ECWd) - Over the years we hear complaints that our Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests are nothing but fishing missions and do nothing but cost the public bodies money to respond.  What most of those naysayers fail to understand, is each and every...

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30 Mar Coles County Assessments – Does the oath of office mean anything?

Posted at 09:56h in Coles County, feature by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 2 Comments

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Coles Co. (ECWd) In Illinois, we have laws passed by our legislature with the purpose of them being followed. The laws pertaining to Township assessments are very clear, however, it is even clearer that certain public officials in Coles County are not following those laws and...

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