Supreme Court confirms Frank Mautino Campaign violated Illinois State Election Law

20 May Supreme Court confirms Frank Mautino Campaign violated Illinois State Election Law

Posted at 11:56h in Attorney General, feature, Frank Mautino, IL State Reps, IL., Illinois, Illinois Auditor General by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 3 Comments

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Illinois  (ECWd) - We were the first to expose the improper expenditures by Frank Mautino and his Campaign Committee clear back in January of 2016, in this article.  Fast forward more than five years and now the Supreme Court of Illinois has confirmed the violation in...

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20 May Illinois Supreme Court issues ruling in David Cooke complaint involving campaign expenditures of now Illinois Auditor General Frank Mautino

Posted at 09:16h in Auditor General, feature, Frank Mautino by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 1 Comment

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Illinois  (ECWd) - The Illinois Supreme Court has issued their order in the DAVID W. COOKE, Appellee, v. THE ILLINOIS STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS et al. (Committee for Frank J. Mautino, Appellant). Board decision affirmed in part and reversed in part, Cause remanded with directions. A copy of...

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19 May IDPH Repeals Face Mask Rule & Gathering Size Rules – Governor Issues New EO

Posted at 12:52h in feature, Governor, IL, IL State Reps, Illinios HFS, Illinois, Illinois Senate by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 4 Comments

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Illinois  (ECWd) - The Illinois Department of Public Health, effective May 17, 2021, has repealed the Emergency Rule created January 4th, 2021. While not the complete description as implied, this is the published langauge in the repeal documentatoin: "This rule required people over age two who are...

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17 May Local Government Education: Freedom Of Information Act –

Posted at 12:14h in feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 0 Comments

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IL. (ECWd) - Press Release: This Thursday at Noon CT: Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Presented by: Christopher Boggs, Supervising Attorney, Illinois Attorney General’s Office Noon-1PM, Thursday, May 20, 2021 University of Illinois Extension Community and Economic Development will air a live webinar on Freedom of Information Act on Thursday, May 20,...

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15 May Judge Orders County-Wide Vote Recount In DuPage County

Posted at 18:03h in DuPage County, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 5 Comments

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DuPage County, IL. (ECWd) - In a May 12, 2021 Memorandum and Order, DuPage County Judge Craig R. Belford ordered a county-wide recount of the November 3, 2020, election results for the office of DuPage County Auditor. Petitioner Bob Grogan (R), Candidate for DuPage County Auditor, and...

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15 May AG’s IT System Hacked 5 Weeks Ago – Still No OMA/FOIA Training Available For Newly Elected Officials –

Posted at 13:21h in Attorney General, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 3 Comments

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Springfield, IL. (ECWd) - According to the Attorney General's website and previous news reports, the entire IT system of the Attorney General's Office was attacked, hacked, and subjected to ransomware. This included their email system. This was on April 10, 2021. As late as today, some information on...

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15 May Shelby County Sheriff, Advanced Correctional Healthcare Inc., and Several Corrections Officers Named In Federal Lawsuit

Posted at 07:55h in Don Koonce, feature, Shelby County, Shelbyville by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 0 Comments

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Shelby Co. (ECWd) - The Shelby County Sheriff is now faced with more than just possible criminal charges for the sale of seized weapons and alleged payroll fraud, which we understand a charging decision is in the hands of the Attorney General after Shelby County State's...

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15 May Judge Denied Algonquin Township’s Motion to Dismiss FOIA Lawsuit –

Posted at 07:51h in Algonquin Township, Algonquin Township, feature, McHenry County by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 0 Comments

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McHenry County, IL. (ECWd) - A McHenry County Judge denied Algonquin Township's Motion To Dismiss on one of our Freedom of Information Act lawsuits against it. In his May 13, 2021, Memorandum and Order, Judge Kevin Costello discussed: the township responded within the requisite time frame the...

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12 May Shelby County farm lease back on the agenda with the weakest argument yet.

Posted at 13:26h in feature, Shelby County, Shelbyville by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 2 Comments

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Shelby Co. (ECWd) - During a recent Shelby County Farm Committee, the State's Attorney Nichole Kroncke provided some very interesting comments regarding the legal questions surrounding the leasing of farm ground for private purposes.  A recording of the meeting can be listened to at this link. Specifically,...

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10 May Chris Slusser, Madison County Treasurer facing FOIA lawsuit –

Posted at 13:27h in feature, Madison County by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 11 Comments

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Madison Co., IL. (ECWd) - The Madison County Treasurer was named the Defendant in a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit filed by Robert Dorman on May 6, 2021. According to the Complaint: On September 4th, 2020, Plaintiff submitted a FOIA request to the Defendant THE MADISON COUNTY...

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