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22 May Algonquin Township Road District – Time Card Tuesday #16 – a day late.

Posted at 22:02h in Algonquin Township, Algonquin Township, Anna May Miller, Bob Miller, feature, Featured, General, James Kelly, John Styf, McHenry County by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 2 Comments

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McHenry Co. (ECWd) - This series is wrapped up with this article which includes all the remaining payroll periods in 2015 not covered in previous articles. A total of 45-time cards are included in this final series, and just as we saw in practically every other...

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11 Apr Illinois House authorizes nepotism, self-hiring in all units of local government –

Posted at 14:17h in Bolingbrook, feature, Featured, General, IL State Reps, Illinois General Assembly, Illinois Senate, Will County by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 15 Comments

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SPRINGFIELD, IL. (ECWd) - Update: This original Bill was gutted and the provisions mentioned below did not pass and were not enacted into law. Get elected - hire yourself - be your own supervisor:  PRICELESS! The Illinois House of Representatives passed, by a unanimous vote, House Bill 3501...

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17 Mar Coles County – Letter to Editor filled with known lies – Actually makes the case FOR change!

Posted at 13:05h in General by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 0 Comments

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Coles Co. (ECWd) - In the time of electronic access, we now have the opportunity to research, fact check, and publish information at a pace that most people never imagined. That being the case, we are still amazed at the number of people who read something...

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15 Sep View All Post In Chronological Order (By Year) –

Posted at 08:47h in Edgar County, feature, General by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 1 Comment

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We made this post for a project we are working on, but decided our readers might enjoy seeing how our activities and writing style have changed over the years. There are a few months not listed (and those will be linked in here when I figure...

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17 Jul Edgar County Watchdogs Gear –

Posted at 09:26h in General by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 4 Comments

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08 Jan Burkhart files SLAPP suit v. ECWd, et al –

Posted at 22:34h in Chilling, College of DuPage, DuPage County, General by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 6 Comments

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DuPage Co., IL. (ECWd) - A College of DuPage Foundation Board Member has filed suit in DuPage County Circuit Court, Case number 2015L001244 against the Edgar County Watchdogs Incorporated, and three other defendants.  (Chicago Tribune coverage here) Carla Burkhart, owner of Herricane Graphics, has filed what...

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29 May Quote of the day – Do you agree?

Posted at 09:42h in Edgar County Board, feature, General, IL State Reps, Illinois Election, Illinois Senate, Illinois State Police by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 13 Comments

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Illinois - (ECWd) - "Increasingly in the United States, the degree to which a law is enforced - or whether a person is indicted - depends on the political considerations.  And when the law has become negotiable, civilization utterly collapses." (Author -Victor Hanson)    ...

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27 Mar SIU – Judge Gilbert appointment in error!

Posted at 10:48h in Attorney General, feature, General, SIU by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 0 Comments

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Springfield - (ECWd) - It appears a senior sitting judge has been appointed to the SIU Board of Trustees.  This is a violation of SIU Charter ethics rules as well as the Canons he is bound by as a Judge, in our opinion. Judge Gilbert  is taking...

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25 Dec Merry Christmas!

Posted at 07:44h in feature, General by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 5 Comments

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I would like to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and may we all remember the real reason for the season. Luke 2:11-Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is the Messiah, the Lord. His birth was with a purpose that...

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24 Dec Please consider a Donation…

Posted at 07:31h in feature, General by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 1 Comment

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Please consider a donation to assist in our efforts. All donations go towards keeping the website running and other incidentals involved in our work. These include postage, costs of FOIA requests when they exceed 50 pages, printer paper and ink, legal advice when needed, and probably the...

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