Author: Kirk Allen & John Kraft

26 Jun Illinois Auditor General Frank Mautino- “Criminal” investigation is official

Posted at 13:52h in Auditor General, feature, Illinois Auditor General, State Board of Elections by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 1 Comment

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Illinois (ECWd) - Over the past month, we have attempted to get confirmation that Auditor General Frank Mautino's claimed cooperation with the US Attorney's investigation was, in fact, a "criminal" investigation as many have attempted to imply that it was not a criminal investigation. Today we...

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24 Jun Illinois State Auditor General Frank Mautino – No, you can’t make this stuff up!

Posted at 17:49h in feature, Illinois, Illinois Auditor General by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 12 Comments

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Illinois (ECWd) - I will be the first to tell the world, I struggled my whole life with grammar and to this day I am dependent on numerous programs in an effort to ensure I get it right, however since we are not selling anything...

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22 Jun NIU – The scandals continue as the Board does nothing!

Posted at 19:17h in City of DeKalb, DeKalb County, feature, Illinois, NIU by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 3 Comments

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DeKalb Co. (ECWd) - We have already shown that President Doug Baker and Northern Illinois University have experimented with many variations of questionable actions regarding procurement and contracts, especially for friends of President Baker.  But there are still new riffs on an old song. We recently...

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21 Jun College of DuPage – McGuire & Wozniak file fraudulent claims

Posted at 21:44h in College of DuPage, DuPage County, feature by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 8 Comments

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DuPage Co. (ECWd) - Many will recall the numerous meetings College of DuPage Trustees McGuire, Wozniak, and Birt boycotted after former Chair Hamilton resigned. Two of those meetings, 12/17/2015 and 1/7/2016 now appear on the expense reimbursement form for Trustee McGuire and Wozniak seeking mileage reimbursement...

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19 Jun Village of Chatham – Open Meetings Act Training 101

Posted at 20:51h in feature, Sangamon County, Village of Chatham by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 0 Comments

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Sangamon Co. (ECWd) - The Village of Chatham held a meeting last week that we reported on in this article and apparently some locals took great angst with the article and it's title. We have been told several citizens and even some employees of the Village have...

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16 Jun Village of Chatham – Mayor Gray – AKA “Kingpin” needs to answer some questions

Posted at 19:37h in feature, Sangamon County, South Sangamon Water Commission, Village of Chatham by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 0 Comments

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Sangamon Co. (ECWd) - The Village of Chatham's Mayor Gray was one of the early Kingpins in the creation of what is known as the South Sangamon Water Commission.  The creation of that new public body was done with a resolution adopted and signed in...

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16 Jun Village of Chatham violated Open Meetings Act – self regulates

Posted at 14:54h in feature, Sangamon County, Village of Chatham by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 0 Comments

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Sangamon Co. (ECWd) - We attended the June 14th, 2016, (Flag Day) Village of Chatham Committee meeting.  Upon searching for an agenda/notice, which is required to be posted 48hrs in advance, we were able to confirm, no agenda/notice was posted. I spoke briefly with the Village...

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13 Jun NIU – Admitted cronyism goes unchecked!

Posted at 22:28h in DeKalb County, feature, NIU by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 3 Comments

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DeKalb Co. (ECWd) - Previously, we had debated whether NIU’s President Doug Baker actually hired his good friend Ron Walters as an employee or a consultant as found in this article. Arguments were made for both sides, however, it might be best to just hear it...

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13 Jun NIU – “Delete your emails…to protect yourself”.

Posted at 22:26h in DeKalb County, feature, NIU by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 6 Comments

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DeKalb Co. (ECWd) - At what point will law enforcement on College Campuses and State-s Attorneys start arresting and prosecuting public officials for their illegal acts? Want a Red flag indicator that there is a problem in your local public body?  FOIA their e-mails and see...

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13 Jun Village of Chatham – Water Works contracts based on fraud?

Posted at 15:23h in feature, Sangamon County, South Sangamon Water Commission, Village of Chatham by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 1 Comment

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Sangamon  Co. (ECWd) - Public officials tend to do what they want until people question those actions.  Then, more often than not, they will seek out an opinion that fits what they are doing or want to do, instead of an opinion that is based on...

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