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02 Jul Did Criminal Investigations Lead To Yet Another Shelby County Resignation?

Posted at 16:12h in Alan Spesard, Don Koonce, feature, Nichole Kroncke, Shelby County, Shelbyville by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 1 Comment

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Shelby Co. (ECWd) - Both the now-former Shelby County Sheriff and current Shelby County Highway Engineer are subjects involved in criminal investigations for their activities in their official capacity. The Sheriff resigned effective June 25, 2021.  A charging decision is in the hands of the Attorney General...

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02 Jul Erin Brockovich Commented On Carlinville’s Water Quality –

Posted at 14:53h in City of Carlinville, feature, Macoupin County by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 2 Comments

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Carlinville, IL. (ECWd) - Erin Brockovich posted a comment referencing the City of Carlinville, Illinois' water "quality" yesterday. In her post, she showed two photographs of what we presume to be Carlinville water, and stated: "Carlinville, Illinois...

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02 Jul Shelby County In The News . . . Again

Posted at 13:57h in Alan Spesard, Don Koonce, feature, Nichole Kroncke, Shelby County by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 1 Comment

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Shelby Co. (ECWd) - For well over a year Shelby County has been making headlines due to numerous corrupt practices.  Many had hoped the election of a new State's Attorney Nicole Kroncke would help resolve the alleged criminal acts by public officials, but to date, it...

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02 Jul City of Chicago Alderman and Her Chief of Staff Indicted on Federal Bribery Charges

Posted at 07:04h in feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 8 Comments

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Chicago, IL. (ECWd) - Department of Justice U.S. Attorney’s Office Northern District of Illinois FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, July 1, 2021 City of Chicago Alderman and Her Chief of Staff Indicted on Federal Bribery Charges CHICAGO — A federal grand jury today indicted City of Chicago Alderman CARRIE M. AUSTIN and her...

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30 Jun Former Springfield School Board President Sentenced to 11 Years In Prison –

Posted at 09:21h in feature, Sangamon County by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 2 Comments

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Springfield, IL. (ECWd) - Adam Lopez, former Springfield School Board President was sentenced yesterday to spend 11 years in prison after pleading guilty to theft. He was credited for time served in Sangamon County Jail since his arrest. He was also ordered to repay more than $1.5...

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24 Jun Rudy Giuliani’s Law License Suspended By New York Court –

Posted at 19:49h in feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 3 Comments

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New York (ECWd) - Today, in a 33 page opinion, the First Appellate Court in the State of New York suspended the law license of Rudolph Giuliani: "suspended from the practice of law in the State of New York pursuant to Judiciary Law § 90(2) and 22...

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21 Jun State Representative Carol Ammons – Unredacted Criminal Investigation Reports and Video of Alleged Shoplifting Released –

Posted at 14:29h in feature, IL State Reps, Illinois, Urbana by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 17 Comments

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Champaign Co. (ECWd) - The Illinois State Police and the City of Urbana, after being sued under the Freedom of Information Act for improper redactions, have provided unredacted records pertaining to the allegation of criminal shoplifting by State Representative Carol Ammons. Initially, both agencies redacted Ammons's...

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21 Jun Township Ordered to pay $140k in Legal Fees For Violating Open Meetings Act –

Posted at 10:15h in feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 2 Comments

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Michigan (ECWd) - Greenleaf Township, population 740, was ordered to pay $140,000 in legal fees and a $500 verdict for violating the Michigan Open Meetings Act. Michigan, like Illinois, has fee shifting provisions in its Open Meetings and Open Records laws. We must state the obvious; that compliance...

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21 Jun Patch: Tornado Hits: 5 Hospitalized, 22K Without Power, Homes Damaged

Posted at 09:48h in DuPage County, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 5 Comments

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DuPage County, IL. (ECWd) - Tornado hits the suburbs of Chicago, leaving 22,000 without power and 5 hospitalized. Meanwhile, Edgar County is still without warning sirens; they gave them all away several years ago, at a time when most counties were scrambling to replace or fix theirs. Something...

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19 Jun Bloomington School District 87 Violates Open Meetings Act

Posted at 15:13h in Bloomington, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 6 Comments

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BLOOMINGTON, IL. (ECWd) - Bloomington School District 87 has been violating the Open Meetings Act by demanding people reveal their home addresses in order to participate in public comment. See examples of this unlawful demand by D87 (HERE, HERE, and HERE) - even demanding the addresses of...

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