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29 May Zoning in Edgar County – What’s the rush?

Posted at 13:24h in Back Door Deal, City of Paris, Edgar County, Edgar County Airport, Edgar County Board, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 4 Comments

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PARIS, IL. (ECWd) - Over the past two years, a Federal Airport Grant was stopped THREE times: once due to a fraudulent grant application in which the former airport manager Jimmy Wells received a letter of appreciation for (even after it was known the grant application was...

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11 Mar Edgar Co. Board member Mike Heltsley still having truth problems –

Posted at 14:05h in Back Door Deal, Edgar County, Edgar County Airport, Edgar County Board, feature, IDOT by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 0 Comments

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EDGAR CO., IL. (ECWd) - During discussion of the Edgar County Airport grant application at this past Monday's county board study session, Mike Helstley is quoted in the Prairie Press with this wonderfully researched statement: ""This not only affects us," said Heltsley, noting many Downstate airports are...

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20 Nov NIU President’s On-going OEIG Investigation – Part 3 –

Posted at 13:35h in Back Door Deal, DeKalb County, feature, NIU by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 3 Comments

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DeKalb. IL. (ECWd) - On November 8, 2015 we published the article, “NIU President’s On-going OEIG Investigation-Part 2” in which we discussed the broad scope of the OEIG (Office of the Executive Inspector General) investigation.  The extent of this investigation leads the curious to the question: ...

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01 Oct US Justice Dept. looking at Wind Power Bribery and Corruption…

Posted at 08:22h in Attorney General, Back Door Deal, Corruption, Criminal, Dishonest, feature, Governor, Health Department, IDPH, IL State Reps, Illinios HFS, Illinois Election, Illinois Senate, Illinois State Police, Invenergy, Lisa Madigan, Livingston County, Vermilion County, Wind Turbine by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 1 Comment

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ECWd - A few months ago, we reported on what we called bribing public officials, with promises of financial "donations" should they sign agreements that basically forced them and future board members into speaking in favor of Wind Farms and never speaking or acting against them. Our...

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22 May Clark County Park District – Joe Ewing: His forged petitions gains him Board Chairmanship –

Posted at 22:50h in Attorney General, Back Door Deal, Clark County, Corruption, Criminal, Dishonest, feature, Illinois Election, Lisa Madigan by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 8 Comments

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Clark Co., IL. (ECWd) - During the May 21, 2015 Clark County Park District Board of Commissioners meeting, Commissioner Joe Ewing was named the board chairman for the next year. This comes on the heals of a letter I had sent him regarding previously undiscovered information related...

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18 Apr Hartke’s 3-hour Testimony v. Invenergy and Pleasant Ridge Wind Farm –

Posted at 22:32h in Back Door Deal, feature, Invenergy, Vermilion County, Wind Turbine by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 2 Comments

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LIVINGSTON Co., IL. (ECWd) - Updated with the slides used in the presentation...

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31 Jan Logan County…a closer look at Wind Farm supporters’ use of main stream media:

Posted at 13:35h in Back Door Deal, feature, Logan County, Vermilion County, Wind Turbine by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 2 Comments

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LOGAN CO, IL. (ECWd) - The Logan County Wind Farm Application of Relight Power was rejected with a 6 - 6 vote.  Six county board members in Logan County voted to approve "human health hazards" to be situated too close to neighbors - six voted against...

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01 Feb DBH & Associates (Auditors) – Dee Burgin – False Audits –

Posted at 14:19h in Back Door Deal, Corruption, Criminal, Dishonest, Edgar County Board, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 0 Comments

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PARIS, IL. (ECWd) - Edgar County entered into a contract with an auditing firm out of Danville, Illinois by the name of DBH and Associates, 2200-Suite A, Kickapoo Drive, PH: 217-431-0200. This contract was to audit the books of Edgar County for their fiscal year of...

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30 Jan Vermilion County: More Conflicts? –

Posted at 06:43h in Back Door Deal, feature, Vermilion County by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 1 Comment

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DANVILLE, IL. (ECWd) - There is a steady flow of information coming from Vermilion County and it all points to conflicts (either actual or perceived) of certain county board members that either refuse to acknowledge it or just don't care. The below letter, was printed in...

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14 Dec Vermilion County – More on the No-Bid GIS Contracts –

Posted at 16:47h in Back Door Deal, feature, Vermilion County by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 5 Comments

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DANVILLE, IL. (ECWd) - Last month I requested all records relating to the subject of GIS in an effort to determine if anyone besides us had complained of the no-bid so-called professional services contract for GIS service for Vermilion County. What I received was an incomplete response,...

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