Author: Kirk Allen & John Kraft

05 May Shelby County Sheriff’s Office – Conflicting Gun Inventories –

Posted at 12:26h in Don Koonce, feature, Nichole Kroncke, Shelby County, Shelbyville, Uncategorized by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 3 Comments

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Shelby Co. (ECWd) - The power of the Freedom of Information Act is only as good as the public body's willingness to be honest with the production of records. Knowing that, we have learned to request key documents in a manner that boxes in the public...

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04 May Coles County Loses Motion To Dismiss Lawsuit Regarding Improper Hiring For Commercial Assessments

Posted at 17:08h in Coles County, feature by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 1 Comment

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Coles Co. (ECWd) - Judge Fahey denied Coles County Motion to Dismiss Count I in a lawsuit brought against the county for improperly hiring a private person to perform commercial assessments in the county. She granted a motion to Dismiss County II regarding board members receiving health...

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04 May Shelby County Sheriff Office Records Destruction Confirmed – Gun Sale Responses Conflict!

Posted at 16:06h in feature, Nichole Kroncke, Shelby County, Shelbyville by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 0 Comments

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Shelby Co. (ECWd) - We have finally confirmed the Sheriff's Office destroyed key records while in the middle of a payroll audit and criminal investigation. After numerous requests in an attempt to confirm if records were in fact actually destroyed, the last response today confirms it. "The...

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04 May Shelby County: Forensic Audit Incomplete, Auditor Was Provided With False Information –

Posted at 12:28h in Don Koonce, feature, Gary Patterson, Shelby County, Shelbyville by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 2 Comments

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Shelby Co. (ECWd) - We covered the forensic auditor's presentation and information in several articles found here, here, and here.  However, one statement that jumped out at us was regarding destroyed records. “The records are part of your natural records retention policy, and many of these in...

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04 May Shelby County Record Destruction Confirmed?

Posted at 12:25h in Don Koonce, feature, Gary Patterson, Nichole Kroncke, Shelby County, Shelbyville by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 0 Comments

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Shelby Co. (ECWd) - As reported in this article, I asked for specific records that they received permission to destroy. The goal was to determine if they actually were destroyed or not.  The history of this issue is covered in several articles that can be read...

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03 May Shelby County Record Destruction – Update

Posted at 09:26h in Don Koonce, feature, Shelby County, Shelbyville by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 1 Comment

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Shelby Co. (ECWd) - We have received a partial response from the Shelby County Sheriff's Office to our Freedom of Information Act request pertaining to records approved for destruction by the Illinois Secretary of State. The history of this issue is covered in several articles that...

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21 Apr Shelby County – Secretary of State Confirms Records Should Not Be Destroyed

Posted at 11:06h in feature, Nichole Kroncke, Shelby County, Shelbyville by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 4 Comments

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Shelby Co. (ECWd) - We first exposed the questionable record destruction requests in this article.  We stated we were reaching out to the Secretary of State Local Records commission regarding possible improper destruction of records and now have the Commission's response to our inquiry. Media Questions raised...

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16 Apr Former Shelby County Sheriffs Don Koonce and Sean McQueen – Record Destruction Requests of Concern

Posted at 12:27h in Don Koonce, feature, Nichole Kroncke, Shelby County, Shelbyville by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 6 Comments

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Shelby Co. (ECWd) - The Shelby County board held a special meeting for the purpose of receiving the forensic audit report of the Sheriff's office payroll.  As part of that presentation, the auditor spoke about destroyed records, which we covered in this article. After hearing the auditor...

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15 Apr Shelby County Board Meeting Video

Posted at 13:39h in feature by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 1 Comment

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Shelby Co. (ECWd) - The Shelby County Board held its regular meeting last night which can be viewed below. Notable actions or inactions include the following: Approved custom farming resolution for the county's poor farm ground, which ironically was suggested as an option 2 years ago...

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11 Apr AG: Coles County Board Violated Open Meetings Act

Posted at 12:05h in Coles County, feature by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 0 Comments

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Coles Co. (ECWd) - The Attorney General's Public Access Counselor has determined the Coles County Board violated the Open Meetings Act by failing to post a notice and the agenda 48 hours in advance of its December 7, 2020, meeting. Rather than simply admit to the error...

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