Illinois Senate

25 Jan Illinois – Silence over ethics and principles

Posted at 13:54h in feature, Frank Mautino, Governor, Illinois, Illinois Auditor General, Illinois Senate, Illinois State Police by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 9 Comments

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Illinois (ECWd) - In Illinois we continue to find bad actors in our local government and elected and/or appointed boards that go out of their way to cover it up, justify it, defend it, and even reward their actions with massive payouts.  Why? While many are familiar with...

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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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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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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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05 Aug Gov. Rauner signs Bill amending the Open Meetings Act –

Posted at 20:01h in Attorney General, feature, Governor, IL State Reps, Illinois General Assembly, Illinois Senate by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 2 Comments

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SPRINGFIELD, IL. (ECWd) - Governor Rauner signed HB 5683, which amends the Open Meetings Act to allow anyone to file a lawsuit for violations of the Open Meetings Act within 60 days of the Attorney General deciding to resolve an alleged violation thru a means other...

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22 Jul Gov. Rauner signs Local Government Travel Expense Control Act –

Posted at 20:33h in City of Benton, College of DuPage, DuPage County, feature, Franklin County, Governor, IL State Reps, Illinois General Assembly, Illinois Senate, Orland Park Public Library, U-46 School District by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 0 Comments

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SPRINGFIELD, IL. (ECWd) - Today, Governor Rauner signed the Local Government Travel Expense Control Act (read it here) which is meant to scale back on the lavish expenses incurred by public officials under the guise of "official business". The LGTECA requires school districts, community college districts, and...

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20 Jul Sen. Sam McCann not ready to return ill-gotten gains –

Posted at 18:39h in feature, Illinois Election, Illinois Senate, Morgan County by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 2 Comments

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JACKSONVILLE, IL. (ECWd) - Illinois State Senator Sam McCann is having trouble deciding whether to give illegal campaign donations back to the public body who sent them, or maybe to simply keep those illegal donations until the Illinois State Board of Elections gets notified and he...

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02 Jul Open Meetings Bill signed into law –

Posted at 21:50h in City of Marshall, Clark County, DuPage County, Edgar County, feature, Governor, Illinois, Illinois General Assembly, Illinois Senate, Kane County, U-46 School District by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 3 Comments

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SPRINGFIELD, IL. (ECWd) - On June 30, 2016, Gov. Rauner signed HB4630 which made a change to the Illinois Open Meetings Act. Jeanne Ives was the Chief Sponsor in the House, along with Sponsor Peter Breen and others, with Michael Connelly as Chief Sponsor in the Senate. It...

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12 Nov Public Disconnect – Public funds used for personal purchases

Posted at 17:27h in feature, IL State Reps, Illinois, Illinois Senate, Kane County by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 8 Comments

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Kane Co. (ECWd) - It is clear that illegal spending has been going on for so long, with so many of our public bodies, we now have people insisting those actions are legal.  Some of these very people are broadcasting such views over the radio...

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