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14 Jan Lisle Village Clerk gets work release from 3rd DUI and serves as Electoral Board Member –

Posted at 10:00h in DuPage County, feature, Lisle by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 9 Comments

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LISLE, IL. (ECWd) - Only in Illinois can you be a 3-time DUI offender - sentenced to 4 months in jail, and then get work release and be permitted to sit on the Lisle Electoral Board to determine if someone can keep their name on the...

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13 Jan Lisle CUSD 202 Backtracks On Copyright Claims –

Posted at 21:09h in DuPage County, feature, Lisle CUSD 202 by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 3 Comments

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LISLE, IL. (ECWd) - After claiming copyright on its board meeting videos, and then spending over 18 minutes of time we can never recover talking about the meeting videos and copyright, the CUSD 202 board decided to keep the copyright in place on advice of their...

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13 Jan RIDES Mass Transit Lawsuit v. Edgar County Dismissed, Both Counts Stricken –

Posted at 07:15h in Clark County, Edgar County, Edgar County Board, feature, RIDES-MTD by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 0 Comments

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EDGAR CO., IL. (ECWd) - During the hearing on January 11, 2017, the Court heard arguments from both RIDES Mass Transit District and Edgar County on Edgar County's Motion to Dismiss the lawsuit brought by RIDES-MTD. Judge Glenn heard the Motions and arguments, denied Edgar County's Motion...

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12 Jan Washington Times: “The unsung heroes of Illinois” –

Posted at 18:50h in Edgar County, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 4 Comments

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EDGAR CO., IL. (ECWd) - Nice article in the Washington Times about a couple of Illinois Watchdogs...

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12 Jan Did DuPage County Officials dupe the General Assembly into violating the Illinois Constitution?

Posted at 13:40h in DuPage County, feature, Illinois General Assembly by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 8 Comments

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DuPage Co.  (ECWd) - I wish I could take credit for this one as it turns out I had read the specific Illinois Constitution provision years ago on another matter and forgot about it.  Thanks to an everyday citizen who is paying attention for bringing...

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12 Jan Fourth Circuit Chief Judge McHaney – Overstepping Appointment Authority?

Posted at 08:39h in feature, Shelby County, Shelbyville by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 0 Comments

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Fourth Circuit Court (ECWd) - "Judge Michael McHaney, Chief Judge of the Fourth Circuit, hereby make the following appointments pursuant to 10 ILCS 5/10-9...

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11 Jan Village of Orland Park’s Karie Friling Eats Steak and Lobster on Public’s Dime –

Posted at 21:35h in Cook County, feature, Orland Park by KDuJan 18 Comments

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Orland Park, Illinois (ECWd) - Travel receipts obtained from the Village of Orland Park via the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) raise questions about Orland Park's longtime Development Director, Karie Friling, and her lavish travel expenses. Should taxpayers be made to foot the bill for extravagant...

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11 Jan Citizen Watchdog Training Champaign, IL. – Jan 21st –

Posted at 17:37h in Champaign, Champaign County, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 1 Comment

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CHAMPAIGN, IL. (ECWd) - Dear Friend, Curious to see how your local government spends your property taxes? Interested in learning how to hold elected officials accountable when they waste it? I hope so, because Americans for Prosperity Foundation-Illinois is hosting a Citizen Watchdog Training on Saturday, January 21, and I think you'd really enjoy...

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09 Jan Orland Park Public Library Board Still Hates the Public –

Posted at 19:51h in feature, Orland Park, Orland Park Public Library by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 4 Comments

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Orland Park, Illinois (ECWd) - The Orland Park Public Library Board is at it again, hating the public as much as ever. We've been reporting on the bad behavior of one trustee in particular, Diane Jennings, for over 3 years now and it's not surprising...

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09 Jan Shimkus Failed To Gain The Energy and Commerce Chairmanship –

Posted at 08:18h in Edgar County, feature, United States by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 0 Comments

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WASHINGTON D.C. (ECWd) - More news pointing to the possible resignation of John Shimkus is the fact that Rep. Greg Walden beat him out of the Energy and Commerce Panel Chairmanship, something Shimkus based most of his election campaign on. Turns out, he was outvoted and will...

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