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22 Aug Shelby County – Ignorance, Misrepresentations and Lies Continue

Posted at 13:17h in Bryon Coffman, feature, Gary Patterson, Nichole Kroncke, Shelby County, Shelbyville, Uncategorized by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 4 Comments

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Shelby Co. (ECWd) - During the last Shelby County Board meeting which we first covered in this article, we sat in amazement as we listened to the comments from certain board members and one particular lie from a county employee who misrepresented the matter being discussed...

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19 Aug IL. Attorney General’s Public Access Counselor; Opinions –

Posted at 20:36h in feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 4 Comments

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ILLINOIS (ECWd) - Just a friendly reminder out there to local governments and public officials: The Illinois Attorney General's Public Access Counselor has all of its Binding Opinions since 2010 listed on its new website in separate documents for the Freedom of Information Act ("FOIA") and the...

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19 Aug Breaking: House Fire in Marshall, IL –

Posted at 08:31h in feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 0 Comments

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Marshall, IL. (ECWd) - A garage/house fire started a few minutes ago in Marshall, Illinois. We will update as more information becomes available. This is about one block off of Highway 1. Photo submitted by a passerby. ...

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17 Aug Veterans Assistance Commission Sued; Plaintiffs Seek Ouster of Unqualified Board Members –

Posted at 09:29h in feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 0 Comments

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Will Co., IL. (ECWd) - Nine alleged members of the Executive Committee of the Veterans Assistance Commission of Will County have been sued by a Delegate and Alternate to the Veterans Assistance Commission. Plaintiffs have both been selected and appointed as members of the Veterans Assistance Commission...

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16 Aug Sen. Michael Hastings Resigned from Illinois Senate Democrat Leadership Caucus –

Posted at 06:12h in feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 1 Comment

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Springfield, IL. (ECWd) - Illinois State Senator Michael Hastings resigned from his role on the Illinois Senate Democrat Leadership Caucus on August 12, 2022. Senate President Don Harmon accepted his resignation effective immediately. In a letter dated August 12, 2022, to Secretary of the Senate Tim Anderson, Senate...

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15 Aug Sen. Michael Hastings Settled Harassment Lawsuit with $100K Payment to Plaintiff and Her Attorney –

Posted at 20:50h in feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 2 Comments

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ILLINOIS (ECWd) - In 2019, Illinois State Senator Michael Hastings and the Illinois State Senate were sued by Cassandra Matz, who was Hastings' former Chief of Staff (See Chicago Tribune article). The Cook County Case Number was: 2019-L-6369 and alleged she was paid less than her predecessor...

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14 Aug Veterans Assistance Commissioners Admit Disqualifications; Won’t Resign –

Posted at 20:40h in feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 2 Comments

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Will County, IL. (ECWd) - Stunning revelations coming out of the video from the May 17, 2022, special meeting of the Veterans Assistance Commission of Will County's ("VACWC") alleged Executive Committee indicate they know they are wrong. On July 19, 2022, we published an article explaining the...

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13 Aug Sen Hastings’ Suit Against Frankfort Police –

Posted at 19:46h in feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 0 Comments

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Will Co., IL. (ECWd) - We finally obtained a copy of Sen. Hastings' Rule 224 Motion for Discovery naming the Village of Frankfort and Will County as Defendants, along with at least two unnamed individuals. Hastings is attempting to find out who read and distributed a police...

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13 Aug Two Paris Men Charged In Murder Investigation –

Posted at 19:31h in feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 4 Comments

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Paris, IL. (ECWd) - ILLINOIS STATE POLICE INVESTIGATION LEADS TO FELONY CHARGES IN THE DEATH OF AN EDGAR COUNTY MAN PARIS – An Illinois State Police (ISP) Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) death investigation resulted in the arrest of Preston Wallace, a 20-year-old male of Paris, IL,...

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12 Aug Shelby County Board Meeting – Circus Video Included

Posted at 13:09h in feature, Featured by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 6 Comments

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Shelby Co. (ECWd) - While the Shelby County Board pays a company to basically point out how many different problems they have, which included adding more problems to be solved during last night's meetings, we sit back and have to laugh because we have been pointing...

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