Author: Kirk Allen & John Kraft

06 Dec Kansas, Grandview, Buck Township Property Tax Relief

Posted at 12:29h in Buck Township, Edgar County, feature, Grandview Township, Kansas District 3, Kansas Township, Kansas Village Board by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 4 Comments

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Edgar Co. (ECWd) - The Multi-township board made up of Kansas, Grandview, and Buck Townships held their board meeting yesterday.  One of the key items on the agenda was the passage of the tax levy for next year. Next year's levy was reduced by 10% in...

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05 Dec Was Kory Atkinson untruthful on his employment application?

Posted at 19:03h in DuPage County, feature, Itasca School District 110 by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 0 Comments

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DuPage Co. (ECWd) - Kory Atkinson is currently a Bloomingdale Township employee that we recently exposed for sending personal e-mails while being paid to perform township work.  (Click here for that Article) Atkinson landed in Bloomingdale after departing Itasca School District 110, where he had...

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05 Dec College of DuPage – Trustee McGuire solidifying fate with HLC

Posted at 15:09h in College of DuPage, DuPage County, feature by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 6 Comments

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DuPage Co. (ECWd)- Once again, Dianne McGuire, College of DuPage Trustee, has shown her true colors  in her recent letter to the Higher Learning Commission. At a time when COD is working to ensure their accreditation stays in tact, McGuire drops bombs on those efforts with...

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04 Dec College of DuPage – Pattern Of Practice Points To Favoritism With Contracts

Posted at 19:50h in College of DuPage, DuPage County, feature by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 0 Comments

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DuPage Co. (ECWd) - Past articles outlined what appeared to be a distinctive fact pattern pointing to favoritism when it comes to contracts being awarded to companies in which COD Foundation Board Members either owned the company, or were directly affiliated to it. US Bank, which...

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30 Nov Champaign-Urbana Public Health District: Buys Gifts, Raises Taxes –

Posted at 20:31h in Champaign, feature by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 5 Comments

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Champaign Co. (ECWd) - Most people understand the financial condition of the State of Illinois and most other public bodies in this state.  To say it's bad is an understatement, and even though most know this, rarely do we see any steps taken in the...

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30 Nov Human Rights? Not in Illinois – The system is broke!

Posted at 11:28h in Attorney General, DHS, feature by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 2 Comments

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Illinois (ECWd) - In Illinois we have what is called the Department of Human Rights which is governed by the Human Rights Act. "Freedom from Unlawful Discrimination. To secure for all individuals within Illinois the freedom from discrimination against any individual because of his or her...

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29 Nov Kory Atkinson – Not enough work in Bloomingdale Township?

Posted at 19:07h in Bloomingdale Township, DuPage County, feature by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 1 Comment

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DuPage Co. (ECWd) - July 31st, 2015- 8:29 am, Cory Atkinson sends an e-mail to College of DuPage trustee Diane McGuire and Erin Birt to share Dave Carlin's comments in an effort to embarrass COD Trustee Mazzochi.    (Copy of E-mail) Considering Mr. Atkinson is an...

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28 Nov Illinois Board of Higher Education proves COD not an isolated incident

Posted at 20:11h in feature, IBHE, Illinois by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 2 Comments

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Illinois (ECWd) - In past articles we exposed the hypocricy of former ICCTA President and Harper Community College Trustee William Kelly.  We are confident that a review of those articles here, here, and here, prior to reading this one will bring clarification to the fact...

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28 Nov DHS – OIG Bureau Chief falsified travel vouchers – retires with letter in his personnel file…

Posted at 09:05h in DHS, feature, Illinois, OEIG, OIG by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 3 Comments

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Illinois - (ECWd) - When you believe a crime is being committed you have a few options, of which many will agree are of little value to fixing the problems we see on a routine basis because rarely is anyone held accountable. When I filed a...

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26 Nov College of DuPage – "Further action is warranted"

Posted at 09:21h in College of DuPage, DuPage County, feature by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 2 Comments

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DuPage Co. (ECWd) - The College of DuPage Freedom of Information Officer, Barbara Mitchell, denied my request for a copy of the Internal Audit report regarding Herricane Graphics citing exemption 7(1)(m) of the Act. Sec. 7. Exemptions. (1) When a request is made to inspect or copy...

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