Corruption

23 Jun AG decides: Clark-Edgar Rural Water District violated FOIA….in 2012!

Posted at 21:42h in CERWD, Clark County, Clark Edgar Water District, Corruption, Edgar County, feature by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 3 Comments

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Edgar Co. (ECWd) - Over three years ago I filed a complaint with the Attorney General's Public Access Counselor regarding the Clark-Edgar Rural Water District for violating the Freedom of Information Act. June 19th, 2012 I asked for documents to be provided in electronic format.  The water...

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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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19 Apr Edgar County – The other airport manager applicant – WOW!

Posted at 21:19h in Corruption, Dishonest, Edgar County, Edgar County Airport, Edgar County Board, Edgar County State's Attorney, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 3 Comments

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PARIS, IL. (ECWd) - The other applicant for the Edgar County Airport Manager's position spoke during public comment at the county board study session held on April 13, 2015. I spoke about this a last month's county board meeting (here). He briefly went thru his experience with...

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07 Apr Illinois State Police thumbs nose at Attorney General and FOIA law!

Posted at 14:15h in Corruption, Criminal, Dishonest, Edgar County, Edgar County Board, Edgar County State's Attorney, feature, Illinois State Police by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 10 Comments

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Illinois (ECWd) - On April 1, 2015 the Illinois Attorney General's Public Access Counselor issued a determination regarding a Freedom of Information request submitted for review almost 3 years ago. In an effort to share with the public the events surrounding the attempted cover up of criminal...

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24 Feb COD- Waterleaf loses over half-million per year –

Posted at 12:16h in College of DuPage, Corruption, DuPage County, feature by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 4 Comments

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DuPage Co. (ECWd) - Oh how the dots keep connecting! Can anyone explain why the taxpayers of District 502 should be paying for Breuders dinners at the private restaurant, Barrington Country Bistro, which is owned by the very manager of the Waterleaf?  I mean seriously, it's...

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12 Feb College of DuPage – EEOC Complaint(s) filed against Cathrine Brod?

Posted at 22:18h in College of DuPage, Corruption, Criminal, DuPage County, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 1 Comment

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College of DuPage (ECWd) - In yet another round of Freedom of Information Act request denials, the College of DuPage has actually admitted to there being at least one EEOC complaint filed against Catherine Brod, one of its employees. In a FOIA request seeking copies of "all...

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22 Sep FAA Orders Edgar County Airport to Suspend All Work –

Posted at 12:06h in Corruption, Criminal, Edgar County Airport, Edgar County Board, Edgar County State's Attorney, feature, IDOT by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 3 Comments

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SPRINGFIELD, IL. (ECWd - News they don't want you to know) - In a surprisingly timed, but not unexpected move (for us), the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has ordered the Illinois Department of Transportation, Division of Aeronautics (IDOT-DA), to direct the Edgar County Board to suspend...

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20 Sep Edgar County Airport – Revisiting the fraudulent grant application…

Posted at 21:58h in Corruption, Criminal, Dishonest, Edgar County Airport, Edgar County Board, Edgar County State's Attorney, feature, IDOT by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 1 Comment

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EDGAR CO. (ECWd) - As with may of the items we get involved with, it sometimes takes months or even years to finally come around to the point of satisfactory resolution. The Edgar County Airport is just another example of the time-consuming work the has not yet...

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03 Aug Vermilion County: The giving away of county real estate – Final Comments.

Posted at 08:40h in Corruption, Criminal, feature, Vermilion County by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 0 Comments

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VERMILION CO., IL. (ECWd) - Please read the first two parts of this story (here and here) to get the background information on how the Vermilion County Board voted to give away property belonging to the residents of the county. Breach of Public Trust What is perfectly clear...

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01 May Corruption Does Pay for Sue McLaughlin – $85hr!

Posted at 20:37h in Bloomington, Corruption, feature by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 6 Comments

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BLOOMINGTON, IL. (ECWd) - In yet another example of the sickness in this state, we have another ethically challenged public official that finds herself right back in public service in less than a year, but there's more! Sue McLaughlin, disgraced former Mattoon, Illinois City Manager was terminated...

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