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09 Feb Edgar Co. Airport – IDOT – Division of Aeronautics suspends airport grant work for second time in 18 months –

Posted at 22:01h in Edgar County, Edgar County Airport, Edgar County Board, Edgar County State's Attorney, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 0 Comments

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EDGAR CO., IL. (ECWd) - For the second time in the past 18 months, and in a move reminiscent of what we reported in September of 2014, when we wrote about the Federal Aviation Administration ("FAA") calling a work stoppage on all work related to the Edgar County Airport grant...

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09 Feb Illinois Budget – The Truth of the matter not being told by media.

Posted at 19:56h in feature, Governor, Illinois by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 14 Comments

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Springfield, IL. (ECWd) - There comes a point and time when we simply have to bring things back down to the basics and educate the population as to what is true and what is not. The propaganda machine in politics is used by both sides of...

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09 Feb State Rep Candidate Randy Peterson – The do-nothing county party chairman –

Posted at 18:07h in 110, Champaign County, City of Paris, Douglas County, Edgar County, Edgar County Board, feature, IL State Reps, Illinois Election, Moultrie County, Shelby County, Vermilion County by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 3 Comments

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EDGAR CO., IL. (ECWd) - When you look at people and how they conduct themselves in their quest for political power, you must take into consideration the actions from their past that may reflect on how they will act once elected. When we look at candidate Randy...

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09 Feb #FundEIU rally draws concern over remarks –

Posted at 13:53h in Charleston, Coles County, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 19 Comments

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Charleston, IL. (ECWd) - Students, staff, and residents held a rally at Eastern Illinois University last week to protest and demand that Governor Rauner pass the budget and provide the much needed funds promised to EIU and other schools in the state.  Sadly, missing from the...

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09 Feb Auditor General Frank Mautino – Questions are piling up

Posted at 13:10h in feature, IL State Reps, Illinois, Illinois Auditor General by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 2 Comments

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Illinois (ECWd) – It has now been over three weeks since our first communication with Auditor General Frank Mautino's office regarding his questionable spending of campaign funds.  (First article here) The longer he is silent, the more it is looking as though he truly has...

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08 Feb Lakeland College – Vice President for Business Services Raymond Rieck resigns.

Posted at 17:12h in Coles County, feature, Mattoon by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 1 Comment

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Coles Co. (ECWd) - Tonight at the Lakeland College Board meeting there is an Agreement and Release document for Vice President  Raymond Rieck, who signed a resignation notice February 1st, 2016, as well as the Agreement and Release document on that same day. What is interesting with...

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08 Feb Edgar County Airport Manager Resigned –

Posted at 13:32h in Edgar County, Edgar County Airport, Edgar County Board, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 2 Comments

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PARIS, IL. (ECWd) - On the agenda for the upcoming Edgar County Board Meeting, February 10, 2016, is item number 17, "Accept Resignation of Jerry Griffin, Airport Manager." Other items to be acted on include, but are not limited to: appoint an interim Airport Manager advertise for an Airport...

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07 Feb Village of Lerna appoints new village president –

Posted at 15:36h in Coles County, feature, Lerna by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 0 Comments

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LERNA, IL. (ECWd) - In a brief Special Meeting of the Village of Lerna Board of Trustees, held at 2:00 p.m. today, the trustees appointed a new village president. After roll call, the (new) unconditional resignation of Don Pearcy was read aloud, and each of the trustees...

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07 Feb Edgar County Sample Ballot –

Posted at 09:30h in City of Paris, Edgar County, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 0 Comments

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EDGAR CO., IL., (ECWd) - Below are the sample March 2016 ballots for Edgar County broken down by party. These came from the Edgar County Clerk a couple of days ago. They are not broken down by precinct, which is what you will get when you go to...

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07 Feb College of DuPage – 7 Month FOIA Production – Herricane Graphics E-mails

Posted at 09:12h in College of DuPage, DuPage County, feature by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 3 Comments

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DuPage Co. (ECWd) - As many are aware, former College of DuPage (COD) President Breuder was terminated last year.  His iron fisted rule was a key contributor in delays and denials of public records from day one of our investigation. Those efforts appear to have...

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