Courtni Hays charged with Class 2 Felony theft from Edgar County Health Department –

23 Aug Courtni Hays charged with Class 2 Felony theft from Edgar County Health Department –

Posted at 09:38h in Edgar County, Edgar County Sheriff Department, Edgar County State's Attorney, feature, Health Department by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 3 Comments

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PARIS, IL. (ECWd) - Former Edgar County Health Department employee Courtni Hays was arrested under an August 16, 2019, warrant and charged with a Class 2 Felony for allegedly committing theft of between $10,000 and $100,000 from the Edgar County Health Department. Hays posted $500 Bond on...

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22 Aug 15 years of Election finance violations; Illinois Auditor General Frank Mautino must resign, as should some State Board of Election members

Posted at 12:27h in feature, Illinois Auditor General by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 6 Comments

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Illinois (ECWd) - On January 21, 2016, we broke the story regarding Illinois Auditor General Frank Mautino's legislative campaign spending in this article. Shortly after we broke the story, David Cook filed a formal State Board of Elections complaint against Frank Mautino's campaign which was based...

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22 Aug Township Supervisor resign? Here are the new procedures for appointments –

Posted at 08:18h in feature, Wesley Township, Will County by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 1 Comment

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ECWd - As we have noted in earlier articles, Gov. Pritzker signed Public Act ("PA") 101-0104 this year, and it became effective on July 19, 2019. This PA amends Section 60-5 (and others) of the Township Code dealing with situations in which there is a vacancy in...

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21 Aug AG: Wesley Twp violated Open Meetings Act in its previous decision to close camping at park

Posted at 07:17h in feature, Wesley Township, Will County by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 2 Comments

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Wilmington, IL. (ECWd) - As we had previously reported, Wesley Township made a decision without voting on it during a public meeting. The decision was the result of the township trustees allegedly calling the supervisor and demanding she close the township park to campers because of...

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17 Aug Cahokia voted in closed meeting to keep Mayoral Candidate Curtis McCall Jr. on ballot –

Posted at 21:33h in Cahokia, feature, St Clair County by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 3 Comments

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CAHOKIA, IL. (ECWd) - Records provided to ECWd by Brad VanHoose, who received them via a FOIA request, indicate the Illinois State Police and FBI investigated the Village of Cahokia elections board for alleged election interference, among other things in 2015. The Illinois Appellate Prosecutor's Office took...

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17 Aug Algonquin Township – Selective reporting

Posted at 20:34h in Algonquin Township, Bob Miller, feature, James Kelly, John Styf, McHenry County, Racheal Lawrence by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 0 Comments

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"Selective wording in reporting is often done for the purpose of supporting a narrative being pushed for all kinds of different reasons." The above quote is from our article published at this link where we exposed the misinformation that is so rampant with the Algonquin Township...

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16 Aug John Norton slapped with Emergency Stalking No Contact Order –

Posted at 20:54h in feature, Wesley Township, Will County by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 1 Comment

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WILMINGTON, IL. (ECWd) - Just one day after being arrested (read about the arrest here) by the Wilmington Police Department, John Norton was slapped with an Emergency Stalking No Contact Order (Order of Protection) ("EOP") in Will County Circuit Court. According to the petition for the EOP,...

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16 Aug John Norton arrested; said “I know how to kill people and get away with it” –

Posted at 19:47h in feature, Wesley Township, Will County by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 0 Comments

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WILMINGTON, IL. (ECWd) - John Norton was arrested at 3:30 p.m. on August 15, 2019, at his home. According to the Wilmington Police Report, Norton spent some time in the Dollar General store calling a customer a "B*tch" several times. In the narrative, Norton had paid for his...

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15 Aug Algonquin Township – Salt bill paid – misinformation campaign continues at taxpayer expense.

Posted at 12:07h in Algonquin Township, feature, James Kelly, John Styf, Karen Lukasik, McHenry County, Racheal Lawrence by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 1 Comment

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McHenry Co. (ECWd) - Selective wording in reporting is often done for the purpose of supporting a narrative being pushed for all kinds of different reasons.  Reporting is not just done by media.  For example, Algonquin Trustee Rachael Lawrence sent an email to the Highway Commissioner...

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15 Aug McHenry Township unlawfully charging fees to use park pavilions –

Posted at 10:00h in feature, McHenry County by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 2 Comments

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McHenry Twp. (ECWd) - McHenry Township is located in McHenry County and has been in the news lately for its vote to discontinue the township senior bus service. Recently, we have written about Wesley Township in Will County and their unlawful charges for use of the township...

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