Coles County

07 Aug Coles County – Federal Lawsuit seeks injuction pertaining to property tax assessments

Posted at 10:23h in Charleston, Coles County, Coles County States Attorney, feature, Mattoon by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 1 Comment

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Coles Co. (ECWd) - The taxpayers suing Coles County in Federal Court have filed an amended complaint that further details the alleged Fourteenth Amendment violations of the US Consitution to include seeking an injunction. "Under these circumstances, to mitigate the harm to Plaintiffs, Plaintiffs seek an injunction...

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29 Jul More Gov’t Gun Running – We need outside prosecutors to fix inside corruption and malfeasance

Posted at 13:21h in Coles County, Edgar County, Effingham County, feature, Jasper County by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 1 Comment

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Illinois (ECWd) - When we fail to address violations of law by public officials at the local level, it festers and desensitizes us to the importance of our laws. Those officials who are allowed to get away with breaking our laws move up the chain to...

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26 Jun Coles County property tax informational meeting.

Posted at 13:35h in Coles County, feature by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 0 Comments

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Coles Co. (ECWd) - The Concerned Tax Payers of Coles County are hosting an informational meeting this Wednsday night, June 28th at 7pm.  Meeting to be held at the Burgess Auditorium, 1701 Wabash Ave, Mattoon, IL. We urge all taxpayers and citizens of Coles County to attend. ...

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14 Jun Coles County Board Meeting Video – June 13, 2017

Posted at 17:20h in Coles County, Coles County States Attorney, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 0 Comments

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CHARLESTON, IL. (ECWd) - https://youtu.be/QLl4YSJJ3QU . . ...

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14 Jun Coles County Tax Issues – So much more for the public to know

Posted at 14:36h in Charleston, Coles County, Coles County States Attorney, feature, Mattoon by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 4 Comments

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Coles Co. (ECWd) - While the taxpayers of Mattoon take their property assessment case against Coles County to the Federal Courts, a question that comes to mind is what other matters are being overlooked as it relates to the performance of your local government elected officials. As...

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09 Jun Federal Class Action suit filed against Coles County –

Posted at 19:21h in Charleston, Coles County, Coles County Sheriff, feature, Mattoon, Oakland by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 1 Comment

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Coles Co. (ECWd) - "Coles County under color of state law has violated the Fourteenth Amendment’s Equal Protection Clause in its unlawful, intentional and arbitrary, discriminatory assessments against Plaintiffs for 2016 tax year." After six months of citizens pleading with the County Board to do the right...

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22 May Coles County sold bonds to construct office building for Regional Education Superintendent

Posted at 13:23h in Coles County, Coles County States Attorney, feature by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 6 Comments

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Coles Co. (ECWd) - As the State of Illinois crumbles from failures of our public officials to know and do their job, one only need to look at their local government to see much of the same problems.  For years we have been asking public officials...

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10 May Coles County Board Meeting met with angry citizens –

Posted at 14:36h in Charleston, Coles County, feature, Mattoon by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 3 Comments

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COLES CO., IL (ECWd) - The Coles County Board held its monthly meeting on May 9, 2017, at the Coles County Courthouse. The Board moved to a larger room when it became apparent that attendees greatly outnumbered available chairs in its regular board room.  Never mind the...

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29 Apr Coles County “Commercial Assessor” is actually a Contractor – not an Employee –

Posted at 15:37h in Charleston, Coles County, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 2 Comments

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COLES CO., IL. (ECWd) - Coles County "Commercial Assessor" is actually a Contractor - not an Employee, and has never been properly contracted with, nor properly appointed. We now have positive proof that the Commercial Assessor, Robert Becker, used by the Supervisor of Assessments in Mattoon Township...

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14 Apr Coles County Board dancing around truth on Assessments contract (video) –

Posted at 20:08h in Coles County, feature by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 4 Comments

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Coles Co. (ECWd)- Get caught violating the law and more often than not, public officials will do the following. Ignore you Deny they did anything wrong Make excuses Cover up their actions Lie Coles county requested bids from two people for assessments in the county.  We...

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