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27 Aug Bloomingdale Township Road District Highway Commissioner Robert Czernek Facing Twenty Count Indictment by Federal Grand Jury Along With Owner and Employee of Bulldog Earth Movers

Posted at 16:42h in Bloomingdale Township, Uncategorized by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 2 Comments

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Dupage Co  (ECWd) - Bloomingdale Township Road District Highway Commissioner ROBERT CZERNEK was indicted by a Federal Grand Jury.  The indictment alleges the defendants, knowingly devised, intended to devise, and participated in a scheme to defraud Bloomingdale Township of money and property, by means of materially...

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26 Aug Shelby County Highway Engineer Alan Spesard – SEI Filing False Or Incomplete? ….Year after Year

Posted at 13:28h in Alan Spesard, Shelby County, Shelbyville, Uncategorized by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 2 Comments

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Shelby Co. (ECWd) - The Illinois Government Ethics Act outlines the definition of terms and the obligations of public officials as it relates to ethical matters, including disclosure of their economic interests.  There are criminal penalties for those who willfully files a false or incomplete Statement...

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14 Aug Shelby County – OMA Violations -What Is and Is Not Legal For Items Not On The Agenda

Posted at 11:22h in Shelby County, Shelbyville, Uncategorized by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 10 Comments

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Shelby Co. (ECWd) - The Shelby County Board Chairman attempted to take action for things not on the agenda during this week's meeting.  Only a handful of board members challenged his action with a majority supporting it.  The question we wondered is why would so many...

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13 Aug Shelby County – Chairman Ignores The Law – Board Approves $1 Million Dollar Deficit Budget – Citizens Call For Resignations

Posted at 11:28h in Alan Spesard, Shelby County, Shelbyville, Uncategorized by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 1 Comment

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Shelby Co. (ECWd) - The Shelby County Board held their regular monthly meeting yesterday and the public had enough of the lawlessness pushed by County Chairman Bruce Cannon. To many people's surprise, the Board adopted a $1 Million dollar in deficit budget. Near the end of the...

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11 Aug Governor JB Pritzker Runs to Illinois Supreme Court Who Granted Motion to Stay Motion for Contempt in Bailey Case

Posted at 12:13h in Governor, Uncategorized by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 12 Comments

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Illinois  (ECWd) - Illinois Governor Pritzker appears to be running away from a potential Contempt of Court charge by running to the Illinois Supreme Court with a Motion to Stay the Clay County motion pending outcome of a Motion for Supervisory Order. The Supreme Court granted his...

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09 Aug Video: Gov. Pritzker joins medical experts to discuss the COVID-19 response

Posted at 14:49h in Uncategorized by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 7 Comments

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ILLINOIS (ECWd) - Just an observation: All the speakers talked about wearing a mask and droplets coming from your mouth . . . while they all left droplets on the podium, without it being cleaned between speakers. Watch the briefing: https://youtu.be/FWokJWQf1EE...

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05 Aug BGA Prevails in Appellate Court: Private email accounts are not outside the scope of FOIA –

Posted at 18:08h in City of Chicago, Cook County, feature, Featured, Uncategorized by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 0 Comments

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Chicago, IL. (ECWd) - The Better Government Association, thru its attorneys Josh Burday, Matt Topic and Merrick Wayne of Loevy & Loevy, prevailed in the Appellate Court today against the Office of Mayor of the City of Chicago, and the Chicago Public Health Department in a...

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05 Aug AG: IMEA Violated FOIA Law; Improperly Withheld Public Records –

Posted at 08:56h in Uncategorized by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 6 Comments

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Springfield, IL. (ECWd) - More than six years ago, July 30, 2014 to be exact, I submitted a request for public records to the Illinois Municipal Electric Agency ("IMEA") asking for certain items identifying contractors, payments, receipts, electric rates charged to others, and more. On September 15,...

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04 Aug Feds Indict Richard Simms, Former Kankakee River Metropolitan Agency Official; Alleged Two Million Dollar Fraud

Posted at 20:50h in Kankakee County, Uncategorized by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 2 Comments

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KANKAKEE, IL. (ECWd) - The United States Attorney for the Central District of Illinois has published an indictment against Richard Simms, a former official at the Kankakee River Metropolitan Agency (KRMA), alleging two million dollars in fraud.  If you wonder how such an alleged fraud can...

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03 Aug DeVore v IHSA and Hillsboro Schools: TRO Denied, Reiterated Bailey v Pritzker still in Full Force

Posted at 14:37h in Uncategorized by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 12 Comments

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Montgomery County, IL. (ECWd) - Last week, the Montgomery County Circuit Court DENIED DeVore's Motion for Temporary Restraining Order in relation to the Illinois State High School Association's "guidelines" in returning to school and participating in sports. This was a summary hearing, in which the Court found: ...

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