Douglas County

04 Sep Rep. Adam Brown confirms he won't seek another term –

Posted at 12:44h in 110, Douglas County, Edgar County, feature, IL State Reps, Illinois Election by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 0 Comments

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Springfield, IL. (ECWd) - We have heard rumors of this for a little over a week, and according to CapitolFax, in a post yesterday, they state they have confirmed that State Representative Adam Brown (R), Champaign, will not seek another term in office. He says he...

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03 Aug Arthur Park District voted to rescind all board member privileges –

Posted at 18:43h in Arthur Park District, Douglas County, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 0 Comments

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ARTHUR, IL. (ECWd) - At its most recent meeting, the Arthur Park District placed on its agenda an action item to rescind Board Member Privileges. I wrote about how the idea of offering an "incentive" to serve on the park board was approved in November of 2014...

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17 Jun Newman, IL. resident apprehended after high-speed two-state chase –

Posted at 22:12h in Douglas County, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 1 Comment

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Vermillion Co., IN. (ECWd) - News Release: June 16, 2015 Vermillion County Indiana Deputies Nick Hall and Dan Whallon responded to I-74 to assist Illinois officers with a vehicle pursuit that was initiated in Belgium Illinois. A red 1998 Chevy Blazer driven by Bobby Joe Crippin (37) (picture here)...

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14 Jun Arthur Park District – Commissioners get Free Lifetime Park Pass…

Posted at 08:55h in Arthur Park District, Douglas County, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 5 Comments

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Arthur, IL. (ECWd) - In a disgusting move, an Arthur Park District Commissioner that was not going to run for office again decided that he needed "compensated" for his past service as Commissioner by motioning to award all "retiring" commissioners free lifetime passes to all park...

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12 Apr Arcola Township’s $11,273.85 in legal bills –

Posted at 21:37h in Arcola Township, Douglas County, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 16 Comments

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ARCOLA, IL. (ECWd) - This was forwarded to me from Bloomington, Illinois and is Arcola Township's response to copies of all legal invoices for 2013 and 2014. Here is what I found: Total amount invoiced was $11,273.85 The overwhelming majority was for fighting against Freedom of Information Act requests. Residents...

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21 Mar Arcola Township Supervisor lies to Sen. Chapin Rose and Rep. Adam Brown –

Posted at 13:15h in Arcola Township, Douglas County, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 27 Comments

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ARCOLA, IL. (ECWd) - That's right, Mr. John G. (Corky) Clark sent a letter to Illinois State Senator Chapin Rose and Illinois State Representative Adam Brown in which he proceeded to fabricate, misstate, exaggerate, or what we would simply call: LIE. He starts out complaining about the...

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25 Jan Arcola Township Attorney Mark Petty caught lying to Judge Lincoln in Douglas County Court –

Posted at 17:21h in Arcola Township, Douglas County, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 25 Comments

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Arcola, IL. (ECWd) - Once again, the Arcola Township attorney has lied to the Court during a Hearing. This time it was to Judge Lincoln prior to his retirement. On May 6, 2014, during one of the FOIA suit hearings on Kraft v Arcola Township, case no:...

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21 Jan Attorney Mark Petty lied to Judge Broch in Douglas County Court –

Posted at 08:58h in Arcola Township, Douglas County, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 6 Comments

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Douglas, Co. IL. (ECWd) - During the December 16, 2014 hearings on FOIA cases against Arcola Township, I was making the argument that Mr. Petty was not authorized by law to respond to a FOIA requester since he was not an "employee or officer" of the...

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18 Jan Notice of Appeal Filed in Arcola Township FOIA Suits –

Posted at 21:57h in Arcola Township, Douglas County, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 4 Comments

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ARCOLA, IL. (ECWd) - A Notice of Appeal to the Appellate Court has been filed in the four FOIA suits that were decided in Douglas County on December 16, 2014 (that article here). On January 14, 2015, our attorney file a Notice of Appeal (circuit court docket...

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23 Dec Attorney Mark T. Petty lies in letter to the press –

Posted at 08:37h in Arcola Township, Douglas County, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 19 Comments

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Arcola, IL. (ECWd) - In a letter sent to some members of the press, in what appears to be an attempt at gloating about their recent "win" in Circuit Court, Arcola Township's attorney, Mr. Mark T. Petty of Petty Law Office, failed to tell the truth. According...

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