Illinois Senate

25 Oct Rauner backs Halbrook for 102nd House Race –

Posted at 12:38h in 110, Coles County, Douglas County, Edgar County, feature, Governor, IL State Reps, Illinois Election, Illinois Senate, Shelby County, Vermilion County by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 0 Comments

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Tom Kacich: Rauner backs candidate in state House race Sun, 10/25/2015 - 7:00am | Tom Kacich Gov. Bruce Rauner has jumped into the 102nd House District Republican primary, endorsing former state Rep. Brad Halbrook in what for now is a three-way race. Halbrook, of Shelbyville, is running with...

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22 Oct ICCTA Failure exposed – Isolated incident?

Posted at 11:06h in College of DuPage, Cook County, DuPage County, feature, IL State Reps, Illinois Senate, NIU by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 2 Comments

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DuPage Co. (ECWd) - As we covered in this article, the Past President of the Illinois Community College Trustee Association(ICCTA) chimed in on the College of DuPage boondoggle in his column published by the Daily Herald and called the events at COD an isolated incident...

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17 Oct IDOT can't pay its utility bills – gets shut-off notice from Marshall –

Posted at 14:09h in Clark County, feature, Governor, IDOT, IL State Reps, Illinois Comptroller, Illinois Senate by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 3 Comments

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Clark Co., IL. (ECWd) - During the last Marshall City Council meeting, Mayor Sanders stated that Illinois Department of Transportation and the Illinois Department of Natural Resources had sent the city a letter stating they cannot pay their utility bills until a budget is passed. IDNR is...

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01 Oct US Justice Dept. looking at Wind Power Bribery and Corruption…

Posted at 08:22h in Attorney General, Back Door Deal, Corruption, Criminal, Dishonest, feature, Governor, Health Department, IDPH, IL State Reps, Illinios HFS, Illinois Election, Illinois Senate, Illinois State Police, Invenergy, Lisa Madigan, Livingston County, Vermilion County, Wind Turbine by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 1 Comment

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ECWd - A few months ago, we reported on what we called bribing public officials, with promises of financial "donations" should they sign agreements that basically forced them and future board members into speaking in favor of Wind Farms and never speaking or acting against them. Our...

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15 Sep IL. Rep Acevedo using state resources against Donald Trump –

Posted at 15:38h in 110, Attorney General, Corruption, Criminal, feature, Governor, IL State Reps, Illinois Election, Illinois Senate by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 11 Comments

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Springfield, IL. (ECWd) - Illinois State Representative Edward J. Acevedo (D) appears to be electioneering with state funds against Republican Presidential Candidate Donald Trump.  I am alleging that through the introduction of House Resolution 0761, which "Calls upon the Republican Party to publicly denounce Donald Trump for...

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09 Jul HB3593 “Breuder Bill” Passes House and Senate (College of DuPage)

Posted at 11:15h in College of DuPage, DuPage County, feature, Governor, IL State Reps, Illinois Senate, State Board of Education by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 0 Comments

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Springfield, IL. (ECWd) - The "Breuder Bill", HB3593, which limits severance pay at Illinois Community Colleges to no more than 12 months pay has passed the House with a 73-34 vote on concurrence with the Senate amendment. This was one of more than a dozen Bills introduced...

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09 Jul HB3593 "Breuder Bill" Passes House and Senate (College of DuPage)

Posted at 11:15h in College of DuPage, DuPage County, feature, Governor, IL State Reps, Illinois Senate, State Board of Education by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 0 Comments

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Springfield, IL. (ECWd) - The "Breuder Bill", HB3593, which limits severance pay at Illinois Community Colleges to no more than 12 months pay has passed the House with a 73-34 vote on concurrence with the Senate amendment. This was one of more than a dozen Bills introduced...

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13 Jun Disturbing Trends with Park Districts –

Posted at 20:15h in feature, IL State Reps, Illinois Senate by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 4 Comments

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Illinois (ECWd) - The more Districts we look at, the more problems we find. For some reason, Park Districts, along with other local governments, seem to have been given the wrong definition of "shall serve without compensation" - or maybe they are just confused on what...

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10 Jun Inside AG Madigan’s Public Access Counselor Office

Posted at 22:37h in Attorney General, feature, IL State Reps, Illinois Senate, Lisa Madigan by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 10 Comments

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Springfield, IL. (ECWd) - The Illinois Attorney General's Public Access Counselor's Office (PAC) is responsible for answering inquiries on various subjects, to include the Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA), and the Open Meetings Act (OMA). These inquiries come from public officials, media, and citizens either in...

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31 May Illinois Families Need School Choice –

Posted at 12:22h in feature, Governor, IL State Reps, Illinois Senate by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 11 Comments

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ECWd - In an age where people can make choices in almost every aspect of their lives, their hands are still tied when it comes to the education choices for their children. Choice in schools is already here in one form or another; from choosing where you...

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