Author: Kirk Allen & John Kraft

22 Dec Algonquin Township Trustee Lawrence spreads lie about court filing

Posted at 11:05h in Algonquin Township, feature, James Kelly, McHenry County, Rachael Lawrence by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 5 Comments

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McHenry Co. (ECWd) - Nothing like waking up on a Saturday before Christmas to the phone ringing instead of the jingle-bells of the Christmas Holidays.  I recieved calls from people wanting to know why we filed an "Emergency Motion for Preliminary Injunction" against Algonquin Township. We Didn't! However, when...

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21 Dec Algonquin Township legal bills to climb – by design?

Posted at 12:26h in Algonquin Township, feature, James Kelly, McHenry County by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 0 Comments

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McHenry Co. (ECWd) - The Algonquin Township Board is now facing more legal action against them, and all indicators point to Township attorney James Kelly as the root cause. We predicted court action would be the result of the Township Board's failure to certify the Road...

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19 Dec Algonquin Township – Clueless Clowns & silent attorney scuttle all funding for Road District next year.

Posted at 20:33h in Algonquin Township, feature, James Kelly, McHenry County by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 2 Comments

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McHenry Co. (ECWd) - During the last Algonquin Township meeting, Trustee Shea, while acting in the capacity of chairman for the meeting, made a claim about the Road District tax levy that was noteworthy. I laughed when I watched the video and had numerous discussion's with people...

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17 Dec DuPage Township – Trustee Maripat Oliver -$15,000 Maximum………?

Posted at 10:33h in DuPage Township, feature, Will County by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 5 Comments

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Will Co. (ECWd) - Knowing their obligations and knowing the laws they are supposed to be following is the first step for any elected official.  That is why my first public comment to public bodies tends to be a simple question, have you read your powers...

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16 Dec DuPage Township – Does Supervisor Mayer’s public response match public records he filed?

Posted at 13:57h in DuPage Township, feature, Will County by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 2 Comments

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Will Co. (ECWd) - Bill Mayer, the Township Supervisor for DuPage Township is embroiled in what appears to be a conflict of interest related to a phone service company called Call One. During one of the first DuPage Township meetings that I attended I asked Mr. Mayer...

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15 Dec Coles County – Motion to Dismiss filed in Quo Warranto filled with misleading information

Posted at 13:58h in Charleston, Coles County, Coles County States Attorney, feature by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 0 Comments

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Coles Co. (ECWd) - Coles County taxpayers filed a Quo Warranto action against Coles County and their contracted assessor as reported in this article. The suit was brought because the County contracted a person to do the job of the Supervisor of Assessments. We will provide what Mr. Bower states...

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13 Dec FOIA rules under Governor Quinn released

Posted at 13:00h in feature by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 1 Comment

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Illinois (ECWd) -  A recent Freedom of Information Act request to the Governor's office resulted in some interesting FOIA policies used during Governor Quinn's term.   According to a whistle blower, we have yet to receive certain records related to our request however to date no one has...

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13 Dec Algonquin Township – Trustee Victor points to “Shady Money” – calls for a forensic audit

Posted at 12:17h in Algonquin Township, feature by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 0 Comments

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McHenry Co. (ECWd) -  Nope, you cannot make this stuff up!   Melissa Victor, a self-proclaimed "numbers" person was unable to make heads or tails of certain bills and budget matters.  At one point during the meeting, she stated she does not know what he has in his...

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12 Dec DuPage Township Supervisor having a problem with truth

Posted at 18:15h in feature by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 1 Comment

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Will Co. (ECWd) -  DuPage Township Supervisor Bill Mayer was confronted a few months ago about his affiliation with a company called Call One, which happened to be providing phone services to the Township.  Mayer denied any affiliation and assured the members of the public and...

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10 Dec DuPage Township Supervisor Admits conflict

Posted at 21:36h in DuPage Township, feature, Featured, Will County by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 12 Comments

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Will Co. (ECWd) - DuPage Township Supervisor Bill Mayer appears to have admitted to a conflict of interest, that if true, could be a class 4 felony under the Township code at a minimum. The Township code, specifically section 85-45 outlines pecuniary interest in contracts and...

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