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22 May Illinois Supreme Court: State's Attorneys are subject to Freedom Of Information Act –

Posted at 14:02h in Attorney General, Edgar County Board, Edgar County State's Attorney, feature, For the Good of Illinois, Lisa Madigan by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 2 Comments

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IL. SUPREME COURT (ECWd) - In an opinion filed on May 22, 2014, the Illinois Supreme Court decided the case of Nelson v. Kendall County. This determination came as we expected it would: That State's Attorneys are "public bodies" and are subject to the Freedom Of...

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22 May Orland Park Public Library holds Illegal Criminal Meeting Before Meeting –

Posted at 11:11h in feature, Orland Park Public Library by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 5 Comments

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ORLAND PARK (ECWd) - About 30 minutes prior to a regularly scheduled monthly meeting, a majority of a quorum of the Orland Park Public Library Board of Trustees held an illegal meeting in a small room just off of the main public meeting room. Trustees Plotting to...

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21 May Arcola Township Defending a 3rd FOIA Lawsuit – 2014-MR-17 –

Posted at 13:32h in Arcola Township, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 6 Comments

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ARCOLA, IL. (ECWd) - UPDATE: 5-23-2014 Summons was served. Arcola Township, under the leadership of William Coombe and others, is facing a THIRD Freedom Of Information Act civil suit in Douglas County. Suit number 2014-MR-17 (HERE). In this suit, I allege the township denied a FOIA request sent...

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21 May Arcola Twp facing another FOIA Civil Suit – 2014-MR-16 –

Posted at 13:22h in Arcola Township, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 0 Comments

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ARCOLA, IL. (ECWd) - UPDATE: 5-22-2014 Summons served. Arcola Township, under the leadership of William Coombe and others, is facing another Freedom Of Information Act civil suit in Douglas County. Suit number 2014-MR-16 (HERE). In this suit, I allege the township denied a FOIA request sent to them...

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19 May Call to Action – Clark County Park District –

Posted at 17:42h in Clark County, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 0 Comments

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CLARK CO. (ECWd) - We have been fielding reports for the past 6 months on the Clark County Park District. One of the items that we would like to look in to further are the alleged real estate issues. So, if anyone has information on "bad faith" dealings...

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19 May AG Issues Opinion: "Orland Park Public Library Broke the Law"

Posted at 13:31h in feature, Orland Park Public Library by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 2 Comments

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ORLAND PARK, IL. (ECWd) - An Illinois Attorney General Opinion issued today, May 19, 2014, verifies that the Orland Park Public Library (OPPL), on the advice and with the assistance of their legal team, Dennis Walsh of Klein, Thorpe, and Jenkins, violated the law in February...

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18 May There's always more!

Posted at 17:09h in Clark County, feature by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 4 Comments

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CLARK CO. (ECWd) - The first meeting I attended for the Clark County Park District Board was telling.  So telling that I was shocked when an illegal act was sitting right in front of the attorney for the board, and not a single person on that...

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18 May Arcola Township Denies Public Records for the 4th time in 6 Weeks –

Posted at 08:28h in Arcola Township, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 9 Comments

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ARCOLA, IL. (ECWd) - In yet another disgusting display of public mockery of the Freedom Of Information Act and of the Public Access Counselor’s Office, the Township of Arcola has determined they don't need to respond to Freedom Of Information Act ("FOIA") requests from the public. The...

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17 May FIPHD Grant Manipulation – Are some people going to Jail?

Posted at 08:44h in Criminal, Doug Corbett, feature, FIPHD, Ford County, Health Department, Iroquois County by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 3 Comments

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IROQUOIS CO. - FIPHD (ECWd) - In yet another shocking discovery (not really!), it's clear Doug Corbett, disgraced former Ford-Iroquois Public Health Department Administrator (FIPHD) and his team of manipulators are once again in a position that place them on the wrong side of the law. After...

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17 May Yes, Matthew Hoppock, Hopper Should Get What He Deserves –

Posted at 08:28h in Edgar County Sheriff Department, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 2 Comments

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PARIS, IL. (ECWd) - It appears a former Assistant State's Attorney for Edgar County has decided to attempt to influence the ongoing negotiations between Roger Hopper and the Edgar County Sheriff. First, he tries to play on the good examples of, and effectiveness of, two other public...

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