Deer v Van accident – Edgar County

23 Sep Deer v Van accident – Edgar County

Posted at 19:21h in Edgar County, Edgar County Sheriff Department, feature, Paris Fire Department by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 2 Comments

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PARIS, IL. (ECWd) This just occurred about 3 miles south of Paris, Illinois on Illinois Highway 1. It appears a deer hit the van on the left, front side, which activated the van's airbags. Edgar County Special Service Area Emergency Medical Services, Edgar County Sherriff's Department, Paris Community...

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22 Sep Morgan County Regional Planning Commission: 22 Years – still no plan…

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

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MORGAN CO., IL. (ECWd) - Morgan County has a population of around 35,500 people, with its County Seat located in Jacksonville, IL. It is managed by an elected  three-person Board of Commissioners. In 1996, it established the Morgan County Regional Planning Commission ("MCRPC"), who's sole statutory duty...

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22 Sep Algonquin Township – Gooch misinformation campaign under the Circus Big Top

Posted at 18:26h in Algonquin Township, feature, McHenry County by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 2 Comments

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McHenry Co. (ECWd) - Thomas Gooch III filed a "DEFENDANT'S COMBINED MOTION TO DISMISS BROUGHT PURSUANT TO 735 ILCS 5/2-619.1". It is a most interesting read, and clearly, Gooch has failed to do the deep dive into public records as those very records and exhibits prove many parts of...

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22 Sep Ford County Regional Planning Commission appears to have no plan –

Posted at 09:29h in feature, Ford County by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 0 Comments

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Ford Co. (ECWd) - We recently exposed the failures of the Ford County Regional Planning Commission in this article.  That public body has three primary tasks by statute. “Said Commission shall be a fact-finding body and shall make such investigations and gather such statistics as it shall deem necessary...

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19 Sep Carla Brockmeier, Carlinville, caused another lawsuit by withholding public records (FOIA) –

Posted at 21:13h in City of Carlinville, feature, Macoupin County by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 5 Comments

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CARLINVILLE, IL. (ECWd) - On August 2, 2018, the Illinois Attorney General's Public Access Counselor determined that the City of Carlinville improperly withheld public records requested by me in February of 2017. That same day, I emailed Carlinville FOIA Officer Carla Brockmeier (and Dan Schuering) requesting production...

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19 Sep Alorton Village Manager pled Guilty in Federal Court –

Posted at 19:35h in City of Alorton, feature, St Clair County by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 3 Comments

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ALORTON, IL. (ECWd) - It isn't just the Mayor ...

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19 Sep Effingham County’s Motion to Dismiss FOIA case denied.

Posted at 12:31h in Effingham County, feature by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 4 Comments

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Effingham Co. (ECWd) - We sued the County of Effingham for failure to provide key financial records related to the payment of a private attorney to handle the County Ambulance contract.  We covered that flawed hiring process in this article.  Flawed because the court directed the appointment...

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19 Sep Val Montgomery (D), State Rep Candidate (41st District) ineligible for office –

Posted at 11:40h in DuPage County, DuPage County Election Commission, feature, Naperville by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 19 Comments

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NAPERVILLE, IL. (ECWd) - As a result of a lawsuit filed on Monday, and the ruling handed down today, Candidate for Illinois State Representative, Val Montgomery (D) (41st) is ineligible for office as she actually lives in (according to her petition sheets) the 49th Representative District. At...

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18 Sep DuPage County Election Commission sued for moving election district boundaries –

Posted at 20:32h in DuPage County, DuPage County Election Commission, feature, Naperville by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 0 Comments

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Naperville, IL. (ECWd) - A Complaint has been filed against the DuPage County Election Commission alleging the commission moved boundaries of one precinct and two legislative districts without proper authority to move the boundaries. It involved moving certain properties out of Naperville Township Precinct #25,  the 49th...

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18 Sep Vermilion Co. Airport Authority: We are Trained Killers, Red Dogs, Antifa, Wild Animals…

Posted at 14:06h in feature, Vermilion County, Vermilion County Regional Airport Authority by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 3 Comments

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DANVILLE, IL. (ECWd) - Prior to the Vermilion County Regional Airport Authority meeting this morning, one of the Airport Commissioners, referred to us (ECWd) as Antifa-like, said we were Red Dogs, and finished it off by claiming we were trained killers. We attended this meeting, to once...

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