Lincoln-Way East High School Assoc Principal Petrakis resigned –

16 Jan Lincoln-Way East High School Assoc Principal Petrakis resigned –

Posted at 21:44h in feature, Lincoln-Way District 210, Will County by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 13 Comments

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Frankfort, IL. (ECWd) - Alexander “Alex” Petrakis, Associate Principal at Lincoln-Way East High School, resigned his employment effective January 15, 2020. We applaud him for doing the right thing. The School Board vote was unanimous to accept the 5 resignations listed on the Agenda. [pdf-embedder url="https://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/LincolnWay-2020-01-16-RESIGNATIONS-REPORT.pdf" title="LincolnWay 2020-01-16 RESIGNATIONS...

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16 Jan Wind Turbine Transformer caught fire –

Posted at 19:42h in feature, Vermilion County, Wind Turbine by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 1 Comment

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Collison, IL. (ECWd) - One of our readers, Ted Hartke, provided us with the following: Report of wind turbine transformer (at the turbine's base) on fire at 5:44 PM, Thursday, Jan 16, 2020, in the InvEnergy project located southwest of Collison Illinois. The fire department arrived shortly after...

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14 Jan Lincoln-Way East HS Associate Principal arrested, then lied about it –

Posted at 11:06h in feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 61 Comments

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Frankfort, IL. (ECWd) - Alexander "Alex" Petrakis, Associate Principal at Lincoln-Way East High School, was arrested and charged with DUI on November 23, 2019 in Lockport, Illinois. When I called him at work yesterday and asked if the information found on Will County's Court website was him,...

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13 Jan Joliet Township Closed Session Audio (Full) –

Posted at 20:48h in Dan Vera, feature, Joliet Township, Will County by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 1 Comment

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Joliet Township (ECWd) - As you listen to this recording of the Joliet Township Board of Trustees Executive (Closed) Session of the June 11, 2019 meeting, remember these things: Road District employees are not Township employees and cannot be discussed in the Township Board closed session ...

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13 Jan Shelby County Chairman Bruce Cannon – Should he and others be treated differently than indicted Piatt County Board Chairman Ray Spencer?

Posted at 20:24h in feature, Shelby County by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 2 Comments

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Shelby Co. (ECWd) - During our first visit to the Shelby County Board meeting, we expressed our opinion to the board about their hiring of a private attorney.  An action we consider to be in direct violation of the law.  I quoted from case law on...

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13 Jan AG: Vermilion County Airport Authority violated law when hiring Manager –

Posted at 18:38h in feature, Vermilion County, Vermilion County Regional Airport Authority by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 2 Comments

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Vermilion County, IL. (ECWd) - The Illinois Attorney General's Public Access Counselor has determined that the Vermilion County Airport Authority Board of Commissioners violated the Open Meetings Act on June 19, 2018 when it failed to give proper notice to the public of an item voted...

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13 Jan U.S. Supreme Court to hear major Public Corruption case tomorrow (Bridgegate) –

Posted at 12:07h in feature, SCOTUS by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 4 Comments

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U.S. (ECWd) - SCOTUS is hearing a major public corruption case, aka "Bridgegate" on Tuesday, January 14, 2020 which could impact future public corruptions cases nationwide, including those in Illinois. This case appears to center around a public official's concealment of a political act (a stated public...

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11 Jan Shelby County Board meeting – Public Comment Video

Posted at 15:26h in feature, Shelby County, Shelbyville by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 2 Comments

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Shelby Co. (ECWd) - We attended the Shelby County Board meeting this week after several requests from concerned citizens and several elected officials.  In our brief inquiry into a few things, it became clear there were several concerns that needed to be addressed. Below you can see...

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11 Jan Lincoln Way D210 – Lawrence Wyllie gets yet another continuance

Posted at 14:41h in feature, Lincoln-Way District 210, Will County by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 5 Comments

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Will Co. (ECWd) - The former Lincoln-Way District 210 Superintendent Lawrence Wyllie has recieved yet another continuance to his criminal prosecution.  We outlined the charges in the indictment in this article. in September of 2017. In October of 2018, Wyllie filed a motion for leave to file...

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10 Jan DuPage Township – Trustee Oliver once again misleads the public with false information

Posted at 16:18h in Bill Mayer, Bolingbrook, DuPage Township, feature, Maripat Oliver, Will County by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 4 Comments

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Will Co. (ECWd) - We reported on an Affidavit which was provided to us in this article.  We urge everyone to read the article because comments made by Trustee Maripat Oliver during last night's meeting refer to it, however, she does so in a fashion that...

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