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11 Jul Danville Alderman Steve Foster’s alleged felonious activities while in office –

Posted at 14:00h in feature, Vermilion County, Vermilion County Regional Airport Authority by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 2 Comments

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DANVILLE, IL. (ECWd) - We have recently written about Steve Foster, and other's, disqualifications of office that prevented them from serving as a Vermilion County Regional Airport Authority Commissioner. That disqualification is clearly spelled out in an unambiguous way, in language a 3rd grader could understand,...

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11 Jul Wesley Township – Supervisor refusing to provide records – misleads the public.

Posted at 10:34h in feature, Wesley Township, Will County by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 4 Comments

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Will Co. (ECWd)- When an elected official misleads the public it makes you wonder why, especially when the subject behind the misleading is a required filing obligation of the Board. Local citizens have been trying to get a copy of the actual budget passed during a recent...

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11 Jul Judge orders City of Carlinville to produce records by Friday –

Posted at 09:03h in City of Carlinville, feature, Macoupin County by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 1 Comment

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SPRINGFIELD, IL. (ECWd) - During the July 10, 2018 Hearing on a Motion for Partial Summary Judgment, Judge Cadagin, Sangamon County, ordered the City of Carlinville to produce all records related to the January 16, 2017, Freedom of Information Act ("FOIA") request made by John Kraft...

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05 Jul College of DuPage – Private email used to coordinate talking points for letter to the editor by former COD President

Posted at 10:51h in College of DuPage, DuPage County, feature by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 1 Comment

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DuPage Co. (ECWd) - What kind of weight should people give to Letters to Editors when those very letters are first reviewed and adapted to messaging that is preferred by, at the time, a sitting President of the College?   Although the suggested edits were minor, they...

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04 Jul Steve Foster, Vermilion County Airport Commissioner, shows ignorance of law, gives excuses –

Posted at 22:12h in feature, Vermilion County, Vermilion County Regional Airport Authority by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 1 Comment

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DANVILLE, IL. (ECWd) - [caption id="attachment_46000" align="alignleft" width="124"] Steve Foster photo from DACC Publication[/caption] Apparently the Herald-Review, interviewed two of the Vermilion County Regional Airport Authority Commissioners about our allegations that three of the remaining airport commissioners are disqualified from serving in those appointed positions (their article...

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04 Jul College of DuPage – Have more Robert Breuder conflicts been exposed and confirmed?

Posted at 11:15h in College of DuPage, DuPage County, feature by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 3 Comments

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DuPage Co. (ECWd) - In July of 2016, we came across some information that pointed to a Robert Breuder being a trustee of a nonprofit called the Lincoln Foundation. Company Name: THE LINCOLN FOUNDATION Name: BREUDER, ROBERT L Title: BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEMBER Address: 1415 W DIEHL RD MS 514 NAPERVILLE,...

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04 Jul Danville sues AG to keep records secret, loses again in Appellate Court –

Posted at 08:35h in feature, Vermilion County by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 5 Comments

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DANVILLE, IL. (ECWd) - Back in the fall of 2015, Kevin Flynn submitted a request for public records to the City of Danville asking for documents pertaining to the Danville Housing Task Force. Danville denied the request, the Illinois Attorney General's Public Access Counselor issued a...

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29 Jun College of DuPage – $2.2 Million dollar loss no more worrisome than a “pimple on the ass of an elephant” says Dr. Breuder.

Posted at 18:28h in College of DuPage, DuPage County, feature by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 6 Comments

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DuPage Co. (ECWd) - In what appears to be true to form, the terminated former President of the College of DuPage appears to have more dirt on his hands than realized. Today was the deadline for defendants to file an answer to the Breuder lawsuit against the...

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29 Jun DuPage Township’s Illegal General Assistance Expenditures –

Posted at 17:36h in DuPage Township, feature, Will County by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 42 Comments

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DuPage Township, IL. (ECWd) - We have been fielding tips on DuPage Township's illegal expenditures out of their General Assistance fund for "Home Relief" some of which are below: Dec 2017: Sponsor of Black History Month - $1,000.00 Dec 2017: Bolingbrook Cricket League - $3,000.00 Dec...

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29 Jun AUDIO: WGLT Reporter Judy Valente calls Police Chief complaining about release of her traffic stop video –

Posted at 17:01h in Bloomington, feature, McLean County, Normal by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 2 Comments

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BLOOMINGTON-NORMAL, IL. (ECWd) - Judith (Judy) Valente (read previous article here) left a message on the ISU Police Chief's answering machine demanding to know why the dash cam video of her traffic stop, in which she berated and belittled police officers, was release to media without...

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