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May 4, 2024

Author: Kirk Allen & John Kraft

02 Feb

Posted at 14:10h in Alan Spesard, Don Koonce, feature, Gary Patterson, Nichole Kroncke, Shelby County, Shelbyville by
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Shelby Co. (ECWd) - We have been waiting for over a year for the Attorney General's Office to make a charging decision on the illegal gun sales and alleged payroll fraud in the Sheriff's Office under former Sheriff Don Koonce. A recent denial of our freedom of...

27 Jan

Posted at 11:23h in Alan Spesard, Don Koonce, feature, Gary Patterson, Jay Soctt, Jeff Slifer, Keith Petard, Lynn Williams, Nichole Kroncke, Shelby County, Shelbyville by
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Shelby Co. (ECWd)- We were first tipped off about an alleged payroll fraud in the courthouse in 2018, as best I can recall.  Our first FOIA request was for video inside the courthouse that would have proven if a person was or was not actually working...

24 Jan

Posted at 22:03h in feature, Lincoln-Way District 210, Will County by
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Will Co. (ECWd) - As published by the Chicago Tribune, " "A former Lincoln-Way Central High School secretary has repaid more than $40,000 she took from the athletic booster club as part of a plea agreement, authorities said. Melissa McGrath, 54, pleaded guilty to one count of felony...

23 Jan

Posted at 17:49h in Attorney General, feature, Illinois, Illinois General Assembly by
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Illinois (ECWd) - Have you ever wondered what office is or is not compatible with your local elected officials?  The Illinois Attorney General has an Index of Opinions on compatibility of offices.  Once we received the index, we requested all the opinions listed in the index. We...

19 Jan

Posted at 13:38h in feature, Jay Soctt, Nichole Kroncke, Shelby County, Shelbyville by
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Shelby Co. (ECWd) During the Shelby County farm committee meeting, a question was asked of the Assistant State's Attorney Jay Scott.  The question was pertaining to legislative intent as it relates to interpreting laws on the books. Mark Bennett asked, "..intent, doesn't it have to be written...

14 Jan

Posted at 20:02h in Don Koonce, feature, Gary Patterson, Nichole Kroncke, Shelby County, Shelbyville by
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Shelby Co. (ECWd) Shelby County Board member Gary Patterson has established a clear pattern of providing false or misleading information when it comes to his comments during county board and county committee meetings.  We covered a few of those in this article. During last night's county...

11 Jan

Posted at 11:22h in feature, Gary Patterson, Nichole Kroncke, Shelby County, Shelbyville by
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Shelby Co. (ECWd) - Shelby County Board Member Gary Patterson has once again placed himself under the microscope by making certain claims during meetings which some of us knew were not true. During the December 2021 County Board meeting, a board member presented several AG opinions and...

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