Author: Kirk Allen & John Kraft

20 May Supreme Court confirms Frank Mautino Campaign violated Illinois State Election Law

Posted at 11:56h in Attorney General, feature, Frank Mautino, IL State Reps, IL., Illinois, Illinois Auditor General by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 3 Comments

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Illinois  (ECWd) - We were the first to expose the improper expenditures by Frank Mautino and his Campaign Committee clear back in January of 2016, in this article.  Fast forward more than five years and now the Supreme Court of Illinois has confirmed the violation in...

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20 May Illinois Supreme Court issues ruling in David Cooke complaint involving campaign expenditures of now Illinois Auditor General Frank Mautino

Posted at 09:16h in Auditor General, feature, Frank Mautino by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 1 Comment

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Illinois  (ECWd) - The Illinois Supreme Court has issued their order in the DAVID W. COOKE, Appellee, v. THE ILLINOIS STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS et al. (Committee for Frank J. Mautino, Appellant). Board decision affirmed in part and reversed in part, Cause remanded with directions. A copy of...

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19 May IDPH Repeals Face Mask Rule & Gathering Size Rules – Governor Issues New EO

Posted at 12:52h in feature, Governor, IL, IL State Reps, Illinios HFS, Illinois, Illinois Senate by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 4 Comments

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Illinois  (ECWd) - The Illinois Department of Public Health, effective May 17, 2021, has repealed the Emergency Rule created January 4th, 2021. While not the complete description as implied, this is the published langauge in the repeal documentatoin: "This rule required people over age two who are...

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15 May Shelby County Sheriff, Advanced Correctional Healthcare Inc., and Several Corrections Officers Named In Federal Lawsuit

Posted at 07:55h in Don Koonce, feature, Shelby County, Shelbyville by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 0 Comments

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Shelby Co. (ECWd) - The Shelby County Sheriff is now faced with more than just possible criminal charges for the sale of seized weapons and alleged payroll fraud, which we understand a charging decision is in the hands of the Attorney General after Shelby County State's...

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12 May Shelby County farm lease back on the agenda with the weakest argument yet.

Posted at 13:26h in feature, Shelby County, Shelbyville by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 2 Comments

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Shelby Co. (ECWd) - During a recent Shelby County Farm Committee, the State's Attorney Nichole Kroncke provided some very interesting comments regarding the legal questions surrounding the leasing of farm ground for private purposes.  A recording of the meeting can be listened to at this link. Specifically,...

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30 Apr My Pillow, Inc sues Dominion Voting Systems Inc.

Posted at 11:39h in Dominion Voting Systems, feature by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 6 Comments

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United States (ECWd) - My Pillow, Inc. has filed a lawsuit in Federal Court against US DOMINION, INC., DOMINION VOTING SYSTEMS, INC., and DOMINION VOTING SYSTEMS CORPORATION. The case was filed in the US District Court District of Minnesota. We published the Dominion Lawsuit against My Pillow...

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28 Apr Algonquin Township – Did Someone Lie To The Court?

Posted at 15:19h in Algonquin Township, Algonquin Township, feature by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 3 Comments

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McHenry Co. (ECWd) - Algonquin Township filed a Motion to Dismiss an FOIA case and today was the hearing. We requested all posts from the "Karen Lukasik Algonquin Township Clerk" Facebook page along with the names of those blocked from the page. James Kelly, the Township attorney, played...

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24 Apr ECWd Founders Seek Declaratory Judgement Against Governor Pritzker

Posted at 11:03h in feature, Governor, IL, IL., Illinois by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 23 Comments

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Illinois (ECWd) - Silver Lake Law Group ltd. attorney Tom Devore is representing Kirk Allen and John Kraft, founders of the Edgar County Watchdogs Inc. in a recently filed Declaratory Judgment action against Governor Pritzker in relation to his perpetual issuance of disaster proclamations. ECWd was the...

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23 Apr Shelby County Board Education 101 – Are donations public records subject to disclosure to the public?

Posted at 10:29h in feature, Lynn Williams, Shelby County by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 3 Comments

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Shelby Co. (ECWd) - During a recent Shelby County Board meeting, Board Member Lynn Williams was responding to a citizen and disclosed he was responsible for a donation being received to the Rescue Squad, but that he was not going to disclose from who.  When I...

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22 Apr Piatt County Facing Federal Law suit – Complaint exposes unaccounted for Federal and State grant funding of $292,000.00 and much more

Posted at 10:30h in feature, Piatt County, Ray Spencer by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 5 Comments

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Piatt County, IL (ECWd) - Piatt County appears to be leading the charge in ensuring Illinois stays on the top three list of most corrupt states in the nation. A recent Federal Court filing by Michael Holmes, former County Emergency Management Agency Director of Piatt County lays...

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