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29 Sep Secretary of State Jesse White – The Truth Behind The Letter Voters Received

Posted at 10:48h in feature, IL, IL., Illinois, Secretary of State Jesse White, St Clair County, Uncategorized by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 14 Comments

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Illinois  (ECWd) - Voters in Illinois have been receiving a form letter addressed to "Elector" with a concerning claim that the local election authority, which would be your County Clerk, had indicated you have not yet applied for a ballot. As we always ask, Says Who and...

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29 Sep Kemper pleads Not Guilty in Edgar County Circuit Court

Posted at 10:19h in Edgar County, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 0 Comments

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Paris, IL. (ECWd) - Yesterday, Defendant Robert "Steve" Kemper appeared in Edgar County Courtroom #2 with his attorney, Sean Britton, for a preliminary hearing (previous article on charges HERE). He waived the Hearing, Probable Cause was found, he plead Not Guilty and demanded a Jury Trial. He requested...

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29 Sep Stewardson Fire Protection District – Might Be Time For House Cleaning

Posted at 03:30h in feature, Shelby County by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 2 Comments

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Shelby Co. (ECWd) - The Stewardson Fire Protection District, based on the photo, has violated the law by electioneering on government property.  The sign is informing the public how to vote on a referendum.  This type of activity is prohibited under the State Officials and Employee...

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28 Sep Lake County Board Member / Avon Township Supervisor Should Be Removed From Office –

Posted at 08:26h in Avon Township, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 1 Comment

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Lake Co., IL. (ECWd) - Terry Wilke is currently a Lake County Board Member and Avon Township Supervisor. Avon Township has or did have, contractual relationships between the Township and Lake County. Intergovernmental Agreements ("IGA") were signed by Terry Wilke as Avon Township Supervisor and he also...

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26 Sep Some Lena, IL. Elected Officials Paying Late For Water/Sewer Bills –

Posted at 21:52h in feature, Lena, Stephenson County by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 0 Comments

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Lena, IL. (ECWd) - Elected Officials of municipalities are supposed to pay amounts owed to the municipality on time. After hearing about compensation being overpaid for years, we submitted a FOIA request for copies of water and sewer bills for the Village's elected officials. That information is...

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26 Sep Shelby County Sheriff Koonce Electioneering Using County Resources –

Posted at 19:22h in feature, Shelby County by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 1 Comment

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Shelbyville, IL. (ECWd) - Shelby County Sheriff Don Koonce is electioneering using County resources according to a document obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections. On Sep 22, 2020, Sheriff Don Koonce, faxed a Form D-1, Statement of Organization, reporting a change of address for the...

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25 Sep Shelby Co. Aux Deputy indicted in Fayette County on Felony Charge

Posted at 12:03h in Fayette County, feature, Shelby County by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 0 Comments

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Shelby Co., IL. (ECWd) - Shelby County Auxiliary Sheriff's Deputy Rodney Stanfill was indicted in Fayette County last month for allegations of Class 4 Felony failure to notify buyer of rebuilt title to a vehicle. A Bench Warrant was issued on September 4, 2020, with a Bond...

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25 Sep Illinois Auditor General Frank Mautino – Almost 5 Years and Still No Accountability

Posted at 08:17h in Auditor General, feature, Frank Mautino, ISBE by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 4 Comments

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Illinois (ECWd) - January 21, 2016, we broke the story on the illegal campaign expenditures of Frank Mautino, former State Representative and currently our State's Auditor General.  (article here) That article triggered a Federal US Attorney investigation which Mautino's spokesperson claimed he was cooperating with. Next came...

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23 Sep Local 395 Union Thug Sentenced to 42 Months in Federal Prison –

Posted at 23:23h in feature, Indiana by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 0 Comments

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Woodstock, IL. (ECWd) - Local 395 Union President Jeffrey Veach was sentenced today to 42 months in federal prison.  He was convicted of violating the crime of Hobbs Act Extortion Conspiracy in planning organizing and carrying out a beatdown of D5 Iron Works from Marengo Illinois,...

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22 Sep Employee of a Florida Corporation attempts influencing Bolingbrook, DuPage Township Election

Posted at 21:19h in Bolingbrook, DuPage Township, feature, Will County by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 3 Comments

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Bolingbrook, IL. (ECWd) - It has come to our attention that an employee of a Florida Corporation based out of Orlando has been filing requests for public records with DuPage Township, mainly related to Trustee Alyssia Benford's communications. We asked JHT's President and COO, Carla Holoman, to...

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