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08 Mar County Budgets – A Contract With The People Being Ignored

Posted at 11:14h in Alan Spesard, Don Koonce, feature, Gary Patterson, Jay Soctt, Jeff Slifer, Lynn Williams, Nichole Kroncke, Shelby County, Shelbyville, Uncategorized by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 3 Comments

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Illinois (ECWd) - The Illinois Counties Code requires the adoption of a budget for the following year.  The adopted budget is also required to be made readily available to the public for at least 15 days prior to the final action of approving the adopted budget....

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11 Feb Shelby County – “Not One Problem Has Been Solved Since We Have Been Here”

Posted at 12:01h in Uncategorized by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 1 Comment

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Shelby County (ECWd) The Shelby County Board held their regular meeting last night and once again showed the public why Shelby County is in the mess it is in. Kayla Garman, an employee of the State's Attorney's office made some interesting comments that should not only trouble...

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13 Jan Judge: Odelson Law Firm Disqualified from Representing Calumet City Clerk Against City –

Posted at 14:25h in feature, Uncategorized by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 2 Comments

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Cook Co., IL. (ECWd) - Edited to correct spellings. A Cook County Judge granted a Motion to Disqualify the Odelson Law Firm, preventing them from representing the Calumet City Clerk in the lawsuit brought by the city against the clerk, and effectively also in the suit brought...

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10 Dec Shelby County – Inaccurate Statement from State’s Attorney –

Posted at 13:15h in feature, Nichole Kroncke, Shelby County, Uncategorized by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 3 Comments

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Shelby County - (ECWd) - Once again, the Shelby County State's Attorney Nichole Kronke provides an off-the-cuff statement of her duties, conflicting with what the law actually states. County Board member Dereck Pearcy requested an opinion regarding the outsourcing of payroll from the treasurer's office in an...

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12 Nov Shelby County State’s Attorney Doesn’t “Think” Anyone Is Following The Statute

Posted at 12:22h in feature, Nichole Kroncke, Shelby County, Uncategorized by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 8 Comments

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Shelby Co. (ECWd) - Once again, the comments from the State's Attorney regarding state law are perplexing. Illinois law requires an audit of all funds and accounts under the management or control of a county official as soon as possible after the official leaves office. 55 ILCS...

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11 Nov IDPH Finally Produces Opt-Out Form For Vaccine Registry –

Posted at 10:22h in Uncategorized by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 4 Comments

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Illinois  (ECWd) - The Illinois Department of Public Health has finally produced the Vaccine Registry opt-out form which is required to be provided at least once to each person receiving a vaccine in Illinois.  To date, we have not heard from a single person who has...

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29 Oct Rochester FPD Votes To Increase Tax Levy, Delay Trustee Appointment Process

Posted at 14:01h in feature, John Archer, Rochester Fire Protection District, Sangamon County, Uncategorized by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 1 Comment

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Rochester (ECWd) - The Rochester Fire Protection Board met last night for a special meeting of which the board voted unanimously to increase the tax levy to the maximum possible without having to hold a truth in taxation hearing.  A call for them to reconsider increasing...

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18 Sep Can We Say Told You So?

Posted at 10:32h in feature, Governor, IL., ISBE, Uncategorized by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 22 Comments

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IL. (ECWd) - I must first give a shout out to Griffin High School in Springfield, Illinois, now Sacred Heart-Griffin. If there is one thing I remember so vividly during my high school days, it was my history and civics classes.  It included not only the...

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31 Aug Bradley, IL. – 600 attended informational session on navigating shot/mask mandates –

Posted at 15:44h in Uncategorized by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 0 Comments

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BRADLEY, IL. (ECWd) - Video below: ...

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26 Aug Gov Pritzker: Illinois To Provide KN95 Masks To Illinois Schools –

Posted at 13:26h in Uncategorized by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 10 Comments

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SPRINGFIELD, IL. (ECWd) - Gov Pritzker sent a memo to Leader Durkin stating that he will pursue providing KN95 masks to all schools in Illinois at their request. From the letter to Leader Durkin: "I appreciate that as the leader of Illinois House Republicans, you support the real...

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