$350K settlement against Deputy Burgin and Edgar County Sheriff Jeff Wood –

13 Feb $350K settlement against Deputy Burgin and Edgar County Sheriff Jeff Wood –

Posted at 20:02h in Dee Burgin, Edgar County, Edgar County Sheriff Department, Edgar County State's Attorney, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 5 Comments

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PARIS, IL. (ECWd) - On December 26, 2015, Dee Burgin, in his employment as an Edgar County Deputy Sheriff, entered the home of a local farmer, Charlie Barrett, without a warrant and after Mr. Barrett clearly told him to get out. Under the law, Mr. Barrett’s...

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12 Feb Case dismissed against township resident arrested for attending public meeting –

Posted at 10:25h in feature, Pecatonica Township, Winnebago County by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 1 Comment

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Pecatonica, IL. (ECWd) - As I predicted during the January 2020 Pecatonica Township meeting, all charges against Rogene Hamilton, who was arrested for attending the township public meeting, were dismissed on Motion by the State. The majority of the Trustees in Pecatonica Township has spent the past...

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10 Feb Illinois: New Gas Tax Bill introduced in Senate –

Posted at 07:28h in feature, Illinois General Assembly, Illinois Senate by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 15 Comments

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Springfield, IL. (ECWd) - Illinois State Senator Bill Cunningham has introduced a new gas tax bill in the Senate. Senate Bill 2978, filed on February 4, 2020, seeks to permit all municipalities to impose a new municipal motor fuel tax (gas tax)  in one-cent increments, not to...

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09 Feb Shelby Co. – “The position of “special assistant State’s Attorney” is a position unknown to our laws.”

Posted at 18:05h in feature, Shelby County, Shelbyville by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 3 Comments

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Shelby Co. (ECWd) - As we have outlined in several articles here,  here, here, and here, the Shelby County board violated the law when they appointed a "Special" Assistant State's Attorney back in 2014. Even after all the substantial evidence that they did violate the law, the...

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08 Feb Illinois State Rep. Lilly filed legislation discriminating against diesel powered vehicle owners – may violate 14th Amendment

Posted at 18:51h in feature, IL State Reps, Illinois, Illinois General Assembly by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 35 Comments

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Springfield (ECWd) - Just when we thought the Illinois Legislature has nothing better to do as exposed in this article, it gets worse. As a diesel-powered vehicle owner, why should I not receive the same benefit as those driving gas-powered vehicles? Illinois State Representative Camille Lilly filed House...

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08 Feb Illinois State Rep. Lilly wants to make it illegal to pump your own gas –

Posted at 09:47h in feature, IL State Reps, Illinois General Assembly by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 80 Comments

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Springfield, IL. (ECWd) - As if the Illinois Legislature has nothing better to do...

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07 Feb Shelby County – Private attorney practice continues – 69 pages of legal explanation not convincing enough?

Posted at 11:21h in feature, Shelby County, Shelbyville by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 1 Comment

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Shelby Co. (ECWd) - It appears Shelby County is slow on the uptake of information provided to them.  As outlined in a recent article (here), the County Government is not permitted to hire private legal counsel without express statutory authority.  In the case of Shelby County,...

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06 Feb Mattoon’s Attorney misquotes law on prohibition of Airport Authority Appointments –

Posted at 21:18h in Coles County, feature, Mattoon by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 4 Comments

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MATTOON, IL. (ECWd) - After our previous article on the City of Mattoon's alleged illegal appointment of an employee of the Mattoon School District to a vacant Coles County Airport Authority Commissioner's seat, I sent an email to the Mayor and the city attorney pointing them...

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05 Feb Shelby County Board Meeting – Location Change

Posted at 18:32h in feature, Shelby County by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 1 Comment

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Shelby Co. (ECWd) - The Shelby County Board Meeting scheduled for February 13th at 9 am is going to be held at the Shelbyville Visitor Center, 1989 State Highway 16, Shelbyville, Illinois. The location was changed to accommodate potential conflicts with the courtrooms needed that day along...

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05 Feb Shelby County – Resignation in lieu of official misconduct – records destroyed – who got a free pass?

Posted at 18:30h in feature, Shelby County, Shelbyville by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 3 Comments

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Shelby Co. (ECWd) - We outlined a legal bill in our last article that represents there were discussions about an employee and pro ration of paid compensation time and resignation in lieu of official misconduct.  The billing indicates that the conversation was December 9th, 2018. Anyone who...

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