Edgar County Jail will close starting December 1, 2019 –

06 Nov Edgar County Jail will close starting December 1, 2019 –

Posted at 11:01h in Edgar County, Edgar County Board, Edgar County Sheriff Department, Edgar County State's Attorney, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 8 Comments

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Paris, IL. (ECWd) - During today's Edgar County Board Meeting, the public was notified that the Edgar County Jail is effectively closing at the end of the month. Citing the lack of any insurance coverage, the Edgar County Sheriff's Department will no long be able to house...

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03 Nov Bloomington-Normal’s Connect Transit loses over $900,000.00 per month –

Posted at 21:42h in Bloomington, feature, McLean County, Normal by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 1 Comment

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Bloomington, IL. (ECWd) - I met Diane Benjamin on a cold, windy morning, in front of Bloomington-Normal's Mass Transit, Connect Transit, to discuss its massive financial losses each month - all paid for by the taxpayer. According to public records obtained by Diane, Connect Transit loses more...

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03 Nov DuPage County approved $1.35 mil in no-bid contracts with Alliant/Mesirow, where House Speaker’s son is an Executive –

Posted at 20:08h in DuPage County, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 5 Comments

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DuPage CO. (ECWd) - During its October 22, 2019 board meeting, the DuPage County Board approved $1,359,172.00 worth of no-bid Insurance contracts (see pages 3 and 4) with Alliant/Mesirow, the company where Illinois House Speaker Madigan's son,  Andrew Madigan, is an Executive. We believe, as does the...

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01 Nov Wilmington Police Department put on notice regarding enforcement of John Norton no stalking/no contact order

Posted at 22:26h in feature, Wesley Township, Will County by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 2 Comments

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Will Co. (ECWd) - Will County Judge Harvey ordered John Norton to stay 1,000 feet away from a Wilmington resident in a no stalking/no contact case.  We have been told that Norton has violated the 1000 foot restriction and that the local police failed to enforce...

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01 Nov Hefner found guilty of two Felony Counts of false personation of peace officer

Posted at 19:49h in City of Paris, Edgar County, Edgar County Sheriff Department, Edgar County State's Attorney, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 5 Comments

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Edgar Co. (ECWd) - An Edgar County Jury returned Guilty verdict on two counts against Justin Heffner on October 30, 2019. Hefner was found guilty of false personation of a peace officer (Class 4 Felony) and false personation of peace officer Class 3 Felony). See Sections 17-2(b)(3)...

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01 Nov IL. State Rep. Luis Arroyo resigned today; says continued service would be a distractor –

Posted at 11:31h in feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 2 Comments

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SPRINGFIELD, IL. (ECWd) - IL. State Rep. Luis Arroyo resigned today, read his resignation letter below. His resignation letter says he took great pride in being a strong independent voice from his constituents, and that he made the decision that the time has come for him to...

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31 Oct A beheaded duck and fake blood among allegations of Stalking against Judicial Candidate –

Posted at 12:50h in feature, McHenry County by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 2 Comments

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McHenry Co. (ECWd) - Yesterday we published an article on an Emergency Stalking / No Contact Order against a declared candidate for McHenry County Judge in the 2020 election (read it here). Today we have the actual petition(s), and here are the allegations which led to the...

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31 Oct Algonquin Township – Attorney James Kelly admits work done for NITHCA meeting

Posted at 12:48h in Algonquin Township, Bob Miller, feature, James Kelly, McHenry County by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 1 Comment

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McHenry Co. (ECWd) We first exposed questionable billing from Algonquin Township Attorney James Kelly in May of 2018 in this article which specifically focused on a powerpoint presentation that was prepared for what we believed at the time of publication was for the Northern Illinois Township...

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30 Oct McHenry County 2020 Judicial Candidate slapped with Emergency Stalking / No Contact Order –

Posted at 19:59h in feature, McHenry County by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 1 Comment

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McHenry County (ECWd) - On October 25, 2019, McHenry County's Risk Management Coordinator Lisa Shamhart filed a Petition for an Emergency Stalking / No Contact Complaint in McHenry County Circuit Court against Attorney Mary McClellan. Judge Johnson entered the Emergency Stalking / No Contact Order, which remains...

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30 Oct Will County Sheriff sued for alleged FOIA violations –

Posted at 13:54h in feature, Will County by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 0 Comments

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Will Co. (ECWd) - We sued the WIll County Sheriff last week for alleged violations of the Freedom of Information Act. We requested certain 911 phone calls and incident reports. Will County Sheriff's FOIA Officer either denied or excessively redacted the requested public records. We requested these records after...

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