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06 Apr AG Madigan: Edgar County Board violated Open Meetings Law –

Posted at 21:48h in Attorney General, Edgar County, Edgar County Airport, Edgar County Board, Edgar County State's Attorney, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 3 Comments

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PARIS, IL. (ECWd) - On February 26, 2015, the Illinois Attorney General's Public Access Counselor made the determination that the Edgar County Board violated the Open Meetings Act when it held a county board meeting on December 6, 2013 without providing advanced notice to the public...

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06 Apr City of Chicago thumbs nose at FOIA – lies to keep Rahm’s records secret –

Posted at 21:03h in City of Chicago, Cook County, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 13 Comments

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Chicago, IL. (ECWd) - For the past couple of months several people have attempted to gain access to Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel's records as it relates to bills payable and due to the City of Chicago. In this most recent request, which was forwarded to me this...

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05 Apr Northern Illinois University: Plead guilty and we’ll pay for your attorney…

Posted at 07:01h in feature, NIU by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 19 Comments

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DeKalb, IL. (ECWd) - Grab some popcorn because this one is one that plays out like a comedy, if only it weren't true...

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04 Apr COD – Political Endorsements Fail the public Part III

Posted at 16:29h in College of DuPage, DuPage County, feature by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 3 Comments

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DuPage Co. (ECWd) - During the 2014 Primary for State Representative race, there were two candidates for the voters to pick from. Sandy Pihos, a long term professional politician, and Peter Breen, a newcomer to state level politics and staunch conservative. The Daily Herald endorsed Pihos over...

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04 Apr Timeline of our work in Marshall, IL. – Starting in 2012 –

Posted at 16:14h in Clark County, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 6 Comments

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MARSHALL, IL. (ECWd) - The following is a timeline of our work in Marshall, IL., some of our findings, and hopefully will dispel the rumors that a certain person talked us into looking at Marshall - and the rumor that we will go away if he...

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03 Apr Savage / Svoboda…the real story? Ask you? People have…you didn’t listen…

Posted at 20:23h in College of DuPage, DuPage County, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 0 Comments

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DuPage Co. (ECWd) - Wow, where do I start? "Only two candidates are qualified to guide COD back on track" So you want people to have trust in the very same people that ran the train off the track? You are part of the problem! "Fastest growing community college...

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03 Apr “Knowledge” of crime pays!

Posted at 16:05h in College of DuPage, DuPage County, feature by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 2 Comments

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Maricopa Co., AZ - Dupage Co., IL (ECWd) - In a time when money is tight and students are earning less and less, while public corruption is running rampant throughout the country, it is comforting to see that there are incentives for doing the right thing. Let's...

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03 Apr Why we sue vs complain to the AG…

Posted at 11:20h in feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 1 Comment

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Edgar Co. (ECWd) - The bottom line, to us, is access to public records, and all the public records we ask for, in a timely manner. Period. So what does a person do when faced with public bodies that invent reasons to hide public records, provide only...

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03 Apr College of DuPage – Pay-to-play redefined…Herricane style!

Posted at 10:34h in College of DuPage, DuPage County, feature by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 2 Comments

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DuPage Co. (ECWd) - Carla Burkhart, owner of Herricane Graphics and COD Foundation Board member. The same Carla Burkhart facing prosecution in a state level administration court for signing her name on two contracts that reflect that her company was the architect even though she holds...

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03 Apr Watchdogs sue College of DuPage in 12-Count public records lawsuit –

Posted at 08:06h in College of DuPage, DuPage County, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 0 Comments

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College of DuPage (ECWd) - When a public body continuously and strategically circumvents the law, sometimes the only to way assert the statutory right of access to public records is to file a lawsuit. That is what happened today in DuPage Circuit Court. Case number 2015-CH-637. Of...

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