St Clair County

29 Sep Secretary of State Jesse White – The Truth Behind The Letter Voters Received

Posted at 10:48h in feature, IL, IL., Illinois, Secretary of State Jesse White, St Clair County, Uncategorized by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 14 Comments

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Illinois  (ECWd) - Voters in Illinois have been receiving a form letter addressed to "Elector" with a concerning claim that the local election authority, which would be your County Clerk, had indicated you have not yet applied for a ballot. As we always ask, Says Who and...

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03 Mar Alorton Mayor Jo Ann Reed arrested for DUI –

Posted at 15:23h in City of Alorton, feature, St Clair County by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 4 Comments

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Alorton, IL. (ECWd) - Alorton Mayor Jo Ann Reed was arrested on suspicion of DUI and illegal stopping early last Sunday morning in O'Fallon, IL. Reed was arrested on Sunday, March 1, 2020 at 2:35 AM.  She was issued citations for Driving Under the Influence and Illegal...

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29 Feb AG: Belleville improperly withheld public records –

Posted at 10:17h in feature, St Clair County by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 0 Comments

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Belleville, IL. (ECWd) - In a February 28, 2020 determination letter, the Attorney General's Public Access Counselor determined that the City of Belleville did not sustain its burden of demonstrating that certain information it redacted from a crash report responsive to a FOIA request is exempt...

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13 Nov Village of Alorton sued for public records –

Posted at 09:50h in City of Alorton, feature, St Clair County by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 1 Comment

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St. Clair Co, IL. (ECWd) - After numerous violations of the 5-day response time required under the Freedom of Information Act, and records not provided weeks after the request for records was submitted, we field a 6-Count lawsuit against the Village of Alorton, Illinois, located in...

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08 Oct Illinois Senator Christopher Belt filed false Statement of Economic Interest

Posted at 21:51h in Attorney General, Cahokia, Commonfields of Cahokia Waer District, feature, Illinois, Illinois General Assembly, Illinois Senate, St Clair County by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 0 Comments

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Cahokia, IL. (ECWd) - On January 14, 2019, Illinois Senator (57th District) Christopher Belt filed a false Statement of Economic Interest related to his position as a Legislator. Belt was appointed to fill the vacancy left by Senator Clayborne in January 2019. On his filed statement, question number...

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17 Aug Cahokia voted in closed meeting to keep Mayoral Candidate Curtis McCall Jr. on ballot –

Posted at 21:33h in Cahokia, feature, St Clair County by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 3 Comments

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CAHOKIA, IL. (ECWd) - Records provided to ECWd by Brad VanHoose, who received them via a FOIA request, indicate the Illinois State Police and FBI investigated the Village of Cahokia elections board for alleged election interference, among other things in 2015. The Illinois Appellate Prosecutor's Office took...

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01 Aug Former Director of East St. Louis Library Sentenced for Embezzling

Posted at 10:25h in feature, St Clair County by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 3 Comments

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East St. Louis, IL. (ECWd) - Department of Justice U.S. Attorney’s Office Southern District of Illinois FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, July 30, 2019 Former Director of East St. Louis Library Sentenced The former director of the East St. Louis public library has been sentenced for embezzling thousands of dollars from the library for...

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03 Jul St. Clair County Judge sues city, county, state for malicious prosecution

Posted at 20:23h in feature, St Clair County by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 1 Comment

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St. Clair CO., IL. (ECWd) - Madison County Judge Ronald R. Duebbert has filed a complaint in Federal Court naming the following as Defendants: St. Clair County Office of the State's Attorney Appellate Prosecutors of the State of Illinois State of Illinois City of Belleville Brendan...

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26 May Favoritism within St. Clair County Electoral Board

Posted at 20:48h in Cahokia, feature, St Clair County by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 1 Comment

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BELLEVILLE, IL. (ECWd) - Earlier this year we witnessed what can only be described as government-sponsored racism through actions taken by the St. Clair County Electoral Board. This is not about any final determinations the board made in relation to petition objections filed, rather it is a...

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09 Apr Village of Alorton 3 years delinquent on filing Comptroller reports –

Posted at 09:28h in City of Alorton, feature, St Clair County by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 2 Comments

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ALORTON, IL. (ECWd) - According to the Illinois Comptroller's website, the Village of Alorton, Illinois, under the "leadership" of its Mayor, Jo Ann Reed, has failed to file the required TIF Reports for the past three years and failed to file its Annual Financial Report for...

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