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

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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10 Jan Dale Colter, former Fireman, arrested, charged with Felony Theft from Fire Department –

Posted at 15:56h in Edgar County, feature, Vermilion Fire Dept by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 2 Comments

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Vermilion, IL. (ECWd) - The Edgar County Sheriff's Department served a warrant on former Vermilion (Paris Fire Protection District) Fireman Dale Colter, who was arrested at 8:40 a.m. on January 6, 2020, and charged with Felony Theft of between $10k and $100k. According to Court records, it...

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09 Jan Watseka Police Chief suspended in lieu of administrative charges – Must attend sexual harassment awareness training

Posted at 18:36h in feature, Iroquois County, Police Chief Jeremy Douglas by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 7 Comments

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Iroquois Co.  (ECWd) - An allegation of sexual discrimination and retaliation was lodged against Watseka Police Chief Jeremy Douglas and filed with the Illinois Department of Human Rights and the EEOC in May of 2019. The allegation timeline covers over three years (January 2015 - September 2018),...

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07 Jan Kankakee appointed Comptroller to KRMA Board, Municipal Code prohibits the appointment –

Posted at 16:20h in City of Kankakee, feature, Kankakee County by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 0 Comments

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Kankakee, IL. (ECWd) - Earlier last year, the City of Kankakee appointed its City Comptroller to the Kankakee River Metropolitan Agency Board - the appointment comes with a $600 per month paycheck. We have previously written about the inappropriate appointments to the KRMA (read about them here). The...

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06 Jan Joliet Twp Supervisor Dan Vera’s thoughts on women workers –

Posted at 09:09h in Dan Vera, feature, Joliet Township, Will County by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 0 Comments

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JOLIET TOWNSHIP (ECWd) - We don't know what was going through his head when he made the following comments, but it appears he doesn't think women can work as good as men can work. When talking about moving cat cages at the Joliet Township Animal Control, Vera...

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05 Jan Algonquin Township Road District – Miller unable to truthfully admit or deny creating any record of bargaining with Local 150

Posted at 14:42h in Algonquin Township, Bob Miller, feature, James Kelly, John Styf, McHenry County by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 0 Comments

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McHenry Co. (ECWd) The Algonquin Township Road District former Highway Commissioner Bob Miller signed a Collective Bargaining  Agreement with Local 150 Union just twenty days before leaving office.  That agreement points to its taking effect on May 1, 2017, just two weeks prior to Miller's departure...

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