Illinois General Assembly

07 Dec PRESS RELEASE: Tom Cullerton disgusted with bloated handout to failed NIU executive

Posted at 18:41h in DeKalb County, feature, Illinois General Assembly, Illinois Senate, NIU by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 2 Comments

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Thursday, December 07, 2017   FOR MORE INFORMATION: Reena Tandon: (309) 533-1210 [email protected]  Tom Cullerton disgusted with bloated handout to failed NIU executive VILLA PARK- State Senator Tom Cullerton (D-Villa Park) is outraged that ousted Northern Illinois University President Doug Baker will receive another state contract from...

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06 Dec Tom Cullerton urges NIU to reject new Baker deal

Posted at 11:19h in DeKalb County, feature, IL State Reps, Illinois General Assembly, Illinois Senate, NIU by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 2 Comments

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Tom Cullerton urges NIU reject new Baker deal PRESS RELEASE: VILLA PARK- State Senator Tom Cullerton (D-Villa Park) is urging Northern Illinois University to reject President Doug Baker’s Presidential Transition Agreement. A judge ruled last month that the university violated the Open Meetings Act when it approved Baker’s deal...

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25 Nov Illinois Special Legislative OIG sent me a letter –

Posted at 20:49h in feature, IL State Reps, Illinois Election, Illinois General Assembly by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 6 Comments

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SPRINGFIELD, IL. (ECWd) - Earlier this week, I received a letter from the Office of the Special Legislative Inspector General in reference to a Complaint I had filed back in November of 2015. The Complaint (read the article here) was an allegation that the now-former Illinois State...

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08 Sep Gov Rauner signs Bill capping Township funds accumulation –

Posted at 19:36h in feature, Illinois, Illinois General Assembly, Illinois Senate by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 5 Comments

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SPRINGFIELD, IL. (ECWd) - Yesterday, Governor Bruce Rauner signed HB1896 into law. This Bill placed a cap on accumulation of Township funds, other than the Capitol Fund, to 2.5 times the average annual expenditure [of each fund] of the previous 3 fiscal years. House Sponsors were Reps Halbrook...

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15 Aug FOIA Amendment should not be retroactive, amicus brief argues –

Posted at 22:12h in feature, Governor, IDFPR, Illinois General Assembly, Illinois Supreme Court by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 2 Comments

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SPRINGFIELD, IL. (ECWd) - The Edgar County Watchdogs and the Illinois Policy Institute have submitted a joint friend-of-the-court brief, Amici Curiae, to the Supreme Court of Illinois in the case of Institute For Justice v. Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation. The joint brief urges...

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27 Jul State Representative Chad Hays fails to disclose income.

Posted at 11:43h in feature, Illinois General Assembly, Vermilion County by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 1 Comment

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Vermilion Co., IL. (ECWd)- For years we have said we must fix things at the local level before we can ever expect to fix anything at the state level.  That is because it is the local public officials who end up becoming State Representatives. If they can't...

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16 Jun Tom Cullerton outraged at NIU pay off

Posted at 18:33h in DeKalb County, feature, Illinois General Assembly, Illinois Senate, NIU by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 14 Comments

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VILLA PARK- State Senator Tom Cullerton (D-Villa Park) is outraged at the latest golden parachute payout at Northern Illinois University. News released today outlines NIU’s plan to pay President Doug Baker $600,000 plus benefits when he steps down later this month in the wake of the...

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15 Jun Is Congress paving way for Illinois to file Bankruptcy?

Posted at 13:53h in feature, Illinois, Illinois Comptroller, Illinois General Assembly by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 18 Comments

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Illinois (ECWd) - We want to first make it very clear, we have yet to get anyone to go on the record pertaining to the information we are going to share, thus, we cannot validate the information.  That being the case, we are simply informing our...

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12 Jan Did DuPage County Officials dupe the General Assembly into violating the Illinois Constitution?

Posted at 13:40h in DuPage County, feature, Illinois General Assembly by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 8 Comments

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DuPage Co.  (ECWd) - I wish I could take credit for this one as it turns out I had read the specific Illinois Constitution provision years ago on another matter and forgot about it.  Thanks to an everyday citizen who is paying attention for bringing...

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16 Sep Ron Sandack – Ownership Appreciated

Posted at 18:48h in feature, Illinois General Assembly by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 1 Comment

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DuPage Co. (ECWd) - While the media is going nuts over recent revelations pertaining to former State Representative Ron Sandack's extorsion situation, I would like to point to what could prove to be the real message and teaching moment. Sandack is quoted by the Chicago Tribune...

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