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22 Apr Quad City Times editorial wrong on Airport Authority

Posted at 18:47h in FAA, feature, Metropolitan Airport Authority of Rock Island County, Rock Island County by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 4 Comments

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ROCK ISLAND CO., IL. (ECWd) - When does insisting laws be followed translate to "turf wars, petty squabbling, mud slinging, and attacking?" When the local newspaper says it does - and especially when they can publish it within days of their target being elected as Rock Island...

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22 Apr Two men from Paris, IL., Edgar County, involved in I-57 accident

Posted at 13:49h in Edgar County, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 0 Comments

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WILLIAMSON CO., IL. (ECWd) - Robert Abernathy and Dale Thomas, two men from Edgar County (Paris, specifically) in tractor-trailer were uninjured in this two-vehicle incident down in Williamson County. A man from Marion driving a Cadillac rolled over and was transported to a local hospital. Abernathy...

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21 Apr Rebuttal to Collinville’s David Jerome’s comment on Cheryl Brombolich’s alleged prohibited interest in contract

Posted at 07:39h in feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 9 Comments

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COLLINSVILLE, IL. (ECWd) - This is a public rebuttal of a public comment made by David Jerome, a Collinsville Alderman, and also an attorney. He commented on Facebook about the article entitled "Collinsville Alderwoman Cheryl Brombolich settled a lawsuit in contradiction with the law, receives $200,000"...

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20 Apr Clark County fined $10,350 by IRS for Clerk’s failure –

Posted at 17:49h in Clark County, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 1 Comment

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MARSHALL, IL. (ECWd) - Clark County, Illinois taxpayers are on the hook for another fine from the IRS, for filing late, or not filing at all. The issue originally came to light several years ago when the Clark County Sheriff's Office could not find their Social...

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19 Apr AG Public Access Office looking into alleged Algonquin Township OMA violation

Posted at 17:22h in Algonquin Township, Algonquin Township, feature, McHenry County by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 1 Comment

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McHenry Co. (ECWd) - A request for review was filed with the Attorney General Public Access Office  (AG PAC) regarding an alleged Open Meetings Act violation by the Algonquin Township Board during their April 11th, 2018 meeting. This is an allegation that the Algonquin: Township Board has...

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18 Apr Beth Whisman resigned as Commissioner of Bloomington-Normal Airport Authority –

Posted at 20:54h in Bloomington, feature, McLean County, Normal by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 2 Comments

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NORMAL, IL. (ECWd) - Three days after we wrote about Bloomington-Normal Airport Authority Commissioner Beth Whisman's disqualification from that office, she chose to resign (see original article here). According to an article posted to WJBC's website (here), the Airport Authority's attorney gave a legal opinion that she...

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18 Apr East Oakland Township free storage leads to finger pointing – it backfires

Posted at 20:28h in Coles County, feature, Oakland by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 4 Comments

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Coles Co. (ECWd) - East Oakland Township board members and Road District Commissioner were recently called out for allowing the illegal parking of personal property inside the Township Buildings.  Those actions were in violation of the law and once exposed we understand they removed all the...

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18 Apr Paris High School conducts pre-Prom DUI crash reenactment exercise –

Posted at 19:39h in City of Paris, Edgar County, Edgar County Sheriff Department, feature, Paris Fire Department by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 0 Comments

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PARIS, IL. (ECWd) - Paris High School conducted its Biennial exercise designed to give their juniors and seniors an eye-opening "experience" of what can happen when you choose to drink and drive. This exercise involved PCHS students as the actors, the Edgar County Coroner, Templeton Funeral Homes,...

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18 Apr Information alleging former employee Lisa Rigdon’s payroll theft from Clark-Edgar Rural Water District to be given to State’s Attorney –

Posted at 11:59h in Clark Edgar Water District, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 0 Comments

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OLIVER, IL. (ECWd) - During its April Board of trustees meeting, an email was circulated and discussion held detailing an alleged theft from the District by former office manager Lisa Rigdon, in which the auditing firm calculated a discrepancy of 170 hours overpayment in the form...

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17 Apr Clark-Edgar Rural Water District increased rates by 2 percent, will consider rate study –

Posted at 08:25h in Clark Edgar Water District, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 0 Comments

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OLIVER, IL. (ECWd) - The Clark-Edgar Rural Water District, during its April 2018 board meeting and briefly discussed water rates. During public comment, I urged them to charge new [service area] customers a rate commensurate with the cost of providing them with water service, instead of saddling the...

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