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18 Feb “Break the law – change the law” in full overdrive in Illinois –

Posted at 10:58h in feature, Illinois, Illinois State Representative, Representative Mike Halpin by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 7 Comments

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Springfield (ECWd) - We just posted, Whats Next? In less than 20 minutes, I recieved yet another update on a law that is clearly designed to make illegal acts legal, and at a huge cost to the taxpayers. For years we have been exposing the fact the State's...

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18 Feb What’s next?

Posted at 09:29h in feature, Illinois General Assembly, Illinois State Representative, Illinois State Senate by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 4 Comments

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Springfield (ECWd) - For those who have not kept up with the new legislation being introduced, you can review just a sampling of them by clicking on them below. However, the most recent straw ban legislation is worthy of a brief analysis. The straw ban wants to ban...

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18 Feb Plastic Straw ban: Illinois bill targets its top crop: Corn

Posted at 08:38h in feature, Illinois, Illinois General Assembly, Illinois Senate by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 5 Comments

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Springfield, IL. (ECWd) - Illinois Senator Emil Jones, III, introduced a Bill to ban plastic straws and to establish a $25 per day fine to companies who violate this new "Plastic Straw Ban Act." Filed on February 4, 2020, Senate Bill 2920 proposes to establish the Plastic...

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17 Feb Bill introduced to mandate electric car charging stations for new and renovated homes, businesses –

Posted at 17:58h in feature, Illinois, Illinois General Assembly, State Representative Robyn Gabel by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 7 Comments

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Springfield (ECWd) - Not satisfied with increased gas taxes, prohibitions on pumping your own gas, or $500 fines for using a gas leaf blower, or even having to have $1,000,000.00 in liability insurance just to apply for a FOID card and a carryout bag tax, we...

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17 Feb IL. Sen. Bush introduces 10 cent tax for each plastic or paper bag –

Posted at 12:43h in feature, Illinois, Illinois General Assembly, Illinois Senate by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 13 Comments

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Springfield, IL. (ECWd) -  Not satisfied with increased gas taxes, prohibitions on pumping your own gas, or $500 fines for using a gas leaf blower, or even having to have $1,000,000.00 in liability insurance just to apply for a FOID card, Illinois Senator Melinda Bush introduced...

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17 Feb Joliet Township – Are Seniors being hoodwinked?

Posted at 11:49h in Dan Vera, feature, Joliet Township, Will County by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 3 Comments

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Will Co. (ECWd) - Joliet Township Supervisor Dan Vera has a laundry list of questionable activities during his reign as Supervisor of Joliet Township, ranging from ghost contracting, ignoring bidding laws for services, to trying to take over an entire separate public body and then transfer...

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17 Feb IDOT questions Mattoon’s appointment to Coles County Airport Authority –

Posted at 10:42h in Coles County, feature, Mattoon by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 0 Comments

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MATTOON, IL. (ECWd) - In January 2020, the City of Mattoon appointed Mr. Mark Nelson as Commissioner to the Coles County Airport Authority. Immediately after that meeting, I questioned Mattoon's Mayor and their attorney on the appointment and informed them that the appointment was invalid because Nelson...

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17 Feb Shelby County Board Meeting Video

Posted at 09:54h in feature by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 0 Comments

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Shelby Co. (ECWd) - Below is the full video of the Shelby County Board Meeting held on February 13th, 2020, at the Lake Shelbyville Visitors Center. It may well be the longest County Board meeting Shelby County has ever had. . Our work is funded entirely thru donations and...

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15 Feb Illinois gun bill would prohibit certain insurance coverage –

Posted at 09:25h in feature, Illinois, Illinois General Assembly by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 10 Comments

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Springfield, IL. (ECWd) - Representative Gong-Gershowitz's House Bill 5170 would prohibit insurance sales to Illinois gun owners who would like to insure against rogue police and prosecutor's investigation, indictment, and prosecution of any criminal charge arising out of the use of a firearm (See page 18,...

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14 Feb Illinois State Representative Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz – $1,000,000.00 of insurance to apply/renew Firearm Owners Identification Card

Posted at 20:25h in feature, Illinois General Assembly, Illinois State Representative by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 22 Comments

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Springfield (ECWd) - First, they want to prohibit you from pumping your own gas. Then they want to ban your gas-powered leaf blower.  And just when you think they can't get any crazier, they now intend on infringing on people's constitutional rights, however, this one...

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