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19 Mar Algonquin Township Road District – Time Card Tuesday #7

Posted at 10:30h in Algonquin Township, Algonquin Township, Anna May Miller, Bob Miller, feature, McHenry County by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 2 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, and 6. Today's coverage will disclose all of the Anna May Miller 2017 time cards in our possession.  While payroll records reflect pay...

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19 Mar Homer Township Fire Protection District’s electioneering with public resources –

Posted at 09:46h in feature, Homer Township Fire Protection District, Will County by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 2 Comments

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Homer Township (ECWd) - It appears that the Homer Township Fire Protection District is electioneering using fire district resources. On its webpage, HomerFire.org, it prominently displays a link to a video of the Fire Chief "explaining" the Bond referendum to those who choose to watch it. UPDATE: The...

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16 Mar College of Dupage – Candidate Maureen Dunne’s SEI document raises concerns – UPDATED

Posted at 16:21h in College of DuPage, DuPage County, feature by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 0 Comments

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DuPage Co. (ECWd) - UPDATED : Ms. Dunne has confirmed she was neither compensated or employed at the U of I in 2018.  "I was given a courtesy appointment in 2018 as an Adjunct Professor in anticipation of some exciting technology projects that will be externally...

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16 Mar Video: Paris Marching Tigers in Chicago St. Patrick’s Day Parade –

Posted at 13:40h in District 95, feature, PCHS by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 0 Comments

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CHICAGO, IL. (ECWd) - Below is a video clip, from WLS-TV, of the Paris Marching Tigers in the 2019 Chicago St. Patrick's Day Parade. They were entry number 41 in the parade. This is Paris Marching Band's first appearance in Chicago's St. Patrick's Day Parade. https://youtu.be/Bbit2D4W9Ms The entire parade...

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15 Mar Update: DeKalb Township’s Shaklee issues, as we predicted –

Posted at 22:10h in DeKalb County, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 4 Comments

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DeKalb Township (ECWd) - In our initial report (here) on DeKalb Township's Shacklee purchases, we pretty much predicted what we would find after further public records were produced. In the video, we predicted the Township joined Shacklee under "someone" - the now-former Supervisor's wife, Jennifer Jeep Johnson,...

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12 Mar Email indicates illegal Atlanta Public Library Board meetings –

Posted at 11:01h in Atlanta Public Library District, feature, Logan County by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 5 Comments

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ATLANTA, IL. (ECWd) - A critic of the Atlanta Public Library Board has, in the past, opined on alleged "linger-longer" meetings of the library board held after its public meetings. The board had consistently denied participating in any such meetings. However, an FOIA request for certain emails has...

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12 Mar Maine Township provides long overdue tax relief

Posted at 10:57h in Cook County, feature, Maine Township by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 1 Comment

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Cook Co. (ECWd) - Maine Township has given tax relief to its taxpayers to the tune of $1.2 Million dollars. "Illinois law caps Township reserve funds at 2.5 times their annual expenditures.  Maine Township's total reserves is well over $11,000,000. One of the funds, the GA Fund,...

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12 Mar Testimony on HB2988 – Stripping Wind Farm Zoning Authority from Townships –

Posted at 10:38h in feature, Illinois General Assembly, Wind Turbine by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 0 Comments

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SPRINGFIELD, IL. (ECWd) - Video of testimony provided on HB2988 during the Committee Hearing held last week. https://youtu.be/P-IlAgMq3Jc . ...

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12 Mar Algonquin Township Road District – Time Card Tuesday #6

Posted at 04:00h in Algonquin Township, Anna May Miller, Bob Miller, feature, James Kelly, McHenry County by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 4 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., and part 5. While we have many more time cards to expose, we want to make sure everyone understands...

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11 Mar McHenry County Judge Ordered Stay of Production in Algonquin Township’s Subpoena to Watchdogs’ Dropbox –

Posted at 20:49h in Algonquin Township, feature, James Kelly, McHenry County by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 0 Comments

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McHenry Co., IL. (ECWd) - Today's Hearing on our Motion to Quash a second subpoena filed by Algonquin Township in their attempt at gaining access to our Dropbox folder resulted in the Court Ordering a Stay in Production until further Order of the Court. Algonquin Township told...

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