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14 May Algonquin Township Road District – Time Card Tuesday #15

Posted at 13:01h in Algonquin Township, Anna May Miller, Bob Miller, Chuck Lutzow, feature, James Kelly, John Styf, Karen Lukasik, McHenry County by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 1 Comment

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If you are new to our Time Card Tuesday series we urge you to catch up by first reading the first 14 parts of this series (here).  As pointed out in every article, it is abundantly clear, whoever was managing payroll has some explaining to...

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13 May Coles County Board and improper health insurance benefits – Part 2 –

Posted at 21:40h in Coles County, Coles County States Attorney, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 1 Comment

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CHARLESTON, IL. (ECWd) – The Coles County State's Attorney responded to my continued public comments in reference to some Coles County Board members receiving unauthorized health insurance. Part 1 of this series is here. In his January 30, 2019 memorandum (here), Coles County State's Attorney, Jesse Danley,...

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11 May Elwood, Indiana Fire Chief Brad Compton terminated as Chief / Demoted –

Posted at 08:49h in Elwood, feature, Indiana by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 13 Comments

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ELWOOD, IN. (ECWd) - [caption id="attachment_52022" align="alignleft" width="161"] Former Fire Chief Brad Compton[/caption] We were just informed that Fire Chief Brad Compton of the Elwood, Indiana Fire Department was removed from his position by Elwood Mayor Todd Jones. Former Fire Chief Compton was informed Friday evening after an...

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10 May Elwood Indiana Fire Chief and Dept vehicle frequents Marshall, IL. –

Posted at 20:08h in Elwood, feature, Indiana by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 9 Comments

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MARSHALL, IL. (ECWd) - While visiting Marshall, Illinois today, I noticed what has become a frequent sighting of mine when I visit Marshall: An Elwood Fire Department vehicle...

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10 May Lewis & Clark College cancels President’s contract, president starts investigation of board chairman –

Posted at 12:43h in feature, Lewis and Clark Community College, Madison County by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 0 Comments

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MADISON CO., IL. (ECWd) - In a stunning rebuke of the "lame-duck" Lewis and Clark Community College's Board of Trustees attempt at extending President Dale Chapman's contract by three years, the new Board of Trustees, at its first meeting, declared all contracts approved at the previous...

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10 May Maine Township produced records they claimed they did not have – settled FOIA lawsuit

Posted at 11:12h in Cook County, feature, Maine Township by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 2 Comments

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Cook Co. (ECWd) - Maine Township denied they had certain General Assistance records in a Freedom of Information request and the denial lead to an FOIA lawsuit filed back in December of 2018, (article here).  A copy of the complaint can be downloaded at this link. While the...

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09 May GovPlates.com used to expose local Police Chief –

Posted at 08:46h in feature, Macon County, Village of Niantic by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 1 Comment

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Niantic, IL. (ECWd) - Doug Wolfe, I TEAM reporter at WAND-TV, received tips about a police car frequenting places in Decatur, Illinois. The car was not marked with anything indicating where it was from, but did have police lights and municipal license plates. Our government vehicle license plate...

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07 May Algonquin Township Road District Time Card Tuesday #14

Posted at 13:12h in Algonquin Township, Anna May Miller, Bob Miller, feature, James Kelly, John Styf, Karen Lukasik, McHenry County, Racheal Lawrence by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 0 Comments

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McHenry Co. (ECWd) – If you are new to our Time Card Tuesday series we urge you to catch up by first reading part 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, and 13. As pointed out in our last article, it is abundantly clear, whoever was managing payroll has some explaining to do. This...

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07 May Algonquin Township sued again for denial of public records –

Posted at 08:36h in Algonquin Township, Chuck Lutzow, feature, James Kelly, McHenry County by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 3 Comments

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Algonquin Township (ECWd) - Adding to the already lengthy list of lawsuits, and adding to the already lengthy list of public records denials, we sued Algonquin Township again for another allegation of a Freedom of Information Act ("FOIA") violation. At some point these township officials will learn...

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05 May Coles County Board and improper health insurance benefits – Part 1 –

Posted at 07:48h in Charleston, Coles County, Coles County States Attorney, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 0 Comments

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CHARLESTON, IL. (ECWd) - We have been talking to the Coles County Board during public comment time at the board meetings for well over a year. One of the subjects of discussion is county board member participation in the county's health insurance plan. We received nothing but...

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