Author: Kirk Allen & John Kraft

18 Feb “Break the law – change the law” in full overdrive in Illinois –

Posted at 10:58h in feature, Illinois, Illinois State Representative, Representative Mike Halpin by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 7 Comments

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Springfield (ECWd) - We just posted, Whats Next? In less than 20 minutes, I recieved yet another update on a law that is clearly designed to make illegal acts legal, and at a huge cost to the taxpayers. For years we have been exposing the fact the State's...

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18 Feb What’s next?

Posted at 09:29h in feature, Illinois General Assembly, Illinois State Representative, Illinois State Senate by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 4 Comments

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Springfield (ECWd) - For those who have not kept up with the new legislation being introduced, you can review just a sampling of them by clicking on them below. However, the most recent straw ban legislation is worthy of a brief analysis. The straw ban wants to ban...

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17 Feb Bill introduced to mandate electric car charging stations for new and renovated homes, businesses –

Posted at 17:58h in feature, Illinois, Illinois General Assembly, State Representative Robyn Gabel by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 7 Comments

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Springfield (ECWd) - Not satisfied with increased gas taxes, prohibitions on pumping your own gas, or $500 fines for using a gas leaf blower, or even having to have $1,000,000.00 in liability insurance just to apply for a FOID card and a carryout bag tax, we...

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17 Feb Joliet Township – Are Seniors being hoodwinked?

Posted at 11:49h in Dan Vera, feature, Joliet Township, Will County by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 3 Comments

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Will Co. (ECWd) - Joliet Township Supervisor Dan Vera has a laundry list of questionable activities during his reign as Supervisor of Joliet Township, ranging from ghost contracting, ignoring bidding laws for services, to trying to take over an entire separate public body and then transfer...

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17 Feb Shelby County Board Meeting Video

Posted at 09:54h in feature by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 0 Comments

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Shelby Co. (ECWd) - Below is the full video of the Shelby County Board Meeting held on February 13th, 2020, at the Lake Shelbyville Visitors Center. It may well be the longest County Board meeting Shelby County has ever had. . Our work is funded entirely thru donations and...

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14 Feb Illinois State Representative Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz – $1,000,000.00 of insurance to apply/renew Firearm Owners Identification Card

Posted at 20:25h in feature, Illinois General Assembly, Illinois State Representative by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 22 Comments

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Springfield (ECWd) - First, they want to prohibit you from pumping your own gas. Then they want to ban your gas-powered leaf blower.  And just when you think they can't get any crazier, they now intend on infringing on people's constitutional rights, however, this one...

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14 Feb Illinois State Senator Fine wants to ban your gas-powered leaf blower

Posted at 18:21h in feature, Illinois State Senate by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 35 Comments

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Springfield (ECWd) - As if the Illinois Legislature has nothing better to do...

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09 Feb Shelby Co. – “The position of “special assistant State’s Attorney” is a position unknown to our laws.”

Posted at 18:05h in feature, Shelby County, Shelbyville by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 3 Comments

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Shelby Co. (ECWd) - As we have outlined in several articles here,  here, here, and here, the Shelby County board violated the law when they appointed a "Special" Assistant State's Attorney back in 2014. Even after all the substantial evidence that they did violate the law, the...

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08 Feb Illinois State Rep. Lilly filed legislation discriminating against diesel powered vehicle owners – may violate 14th Amendment

Posted at 18:51h in feature, IL State Reps, Illinois, Illinois General Assembly by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 35 Comments

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Springfield (ECWd) - Just when we thought the Illinois Legislature has nothing better to do as exposed in this article, it gets worse. As a diesel-powered vehicle owner, why should I not receive the same benefit as those driving gas-powered vehicles? Illinois State Representative Camille Lilly filed House...

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07 Feb Shelby County – Private attorney practice continues – 69 pages of legal explanation not convincing enough?

Posted at 11:21h in feature, Shelby County, Shelbyville by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 1 Comment

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Shelby Co. (ECWd) - It appears Shelby County is slow on the uptake of information provided to them.  As outlined in a recent article (here), the County Government is not permitted to hire private legal counsel without express statutory authority.  In the case of Shelby County,...

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