Amended complaint filed in Federal Racketeering case against indicted former LaSalle County State’s Attorney Brian Town

30 Aug Amended complaint filed in Federal Racketeering case against indicted former LaSalle County State’s Attorney Brian Town

Posted at 12:39h in IL., LaSalle County, LaSalle County States Attorney, LaSalle Police Department, LaSallle Police Department, Peru by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 1 Comment

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LaSalle Co. (ECWd) - An amended complaint has been filed in the Class Action Racketeering case against 22 defendants tied to the now-indicted former LaSalle County State's Attorney Brian Towne.   You can view numerous articles we have written on Towne and his self-dealings at this link. Towne is...

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30 Aug ECWd asked to moderate panel at Illinois Conservative Union -3rd Annual Grass Roots Activist Conference

Posted at 12:31h in feature, Illinois by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 1 Comment

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Illinois - (ECWd) - The Illinois Conservative Union has asked John and I to moderate a panel discussion pertaining to local government citizen watchdog matters.  We welcome this opportunity as we have participated in similar panels to include the Illinois League of Women Voters Annual Convention and...

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29 Aug Algonquin Township – How can the local paper get it so wrong? “CLARIFICATION”

Posted at 19:57h in Algonquin Township, feature, James Kelly, McHenry County by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 1 Comment

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McHenry Co. (ECWd) - In what appears to be another misinformation hit piece by the Northwest Herald reporter Ed Komenda, we find once again key facts just can't seem to quite make the reporting when it comes to Algonquin Township & Road District matters. The current Road...

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29 Aug Algonquin Township – Is the Circus Ring Leader attorney James Kelly?

Posted at 11:40h in Algonquin Township, feature, McHenry County by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 2 Comments

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McHenry Co. (ECWd) - As we continue to expose malfeasance and illegal activity that took place in the Algonquin Township and Road District during the Bob Miller circus acts, we still can't believe the things we are finding. James Kelly, the former attorney for both the Township...

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29 Aug Barry Wolfe, former AAU Girls Basketball Coach appeared in Court asking to withdraw Guilty Plea –

Posted at 11:16h in Coles County, Coles County States Attorney, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 1 Comment

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COLES CO., IL. (ECWd) - The convicted felon, Barry Wolfe, appeared in DOC custody, without counsel, in front of Coles County Judge O’Brien this morning on his Motion to Withdraw Guilty Plea. Coles County Case nos. 17CF420 and 17CF433. Wolfe had been previously sentenced to 60 years in...

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28 Aug David Kietzmann incompatible office of DACC Employee also an Airport Authority Commissioner

Posted at 21:09h in feature, Vermilion County, Vermilion County Regional Airport Authority by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 1 Comment

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DANVILLE, IL. (ECWd) - Update 8-29-2018: To avoid any further confusion, the reference to Kietzman not residing within the taxing boundaries of the Authority were drawn entirely from his property tax bill. I did mention it in the video, but did not spell it our in...

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27 Aug Atlanta Library District’s vanishing $10k CD –

Posted at 22:09h in Atlanta Public Library District, feature, Logan County by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 4 Comments

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Atlanta, IL. (ECWd) - Did the Atlanta Public Library District “lose” a $10,000 CD, or do the trustees not take their job seriously? The September 15, 2016 minutes (here) reflect then-Trustee and Treasurer, Bill Thomas, presented the treasurer’s report to the board, including “…the purchase of a...

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26 Aug Astounding $1.5M cost of fighting against two FOIA requests:

Posted at 21:40h in Attorney General, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 4 Comments

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U.S. (ECWd) - When an Illinois Community College and its Foundation spent more than $500,000 trying to keep public records from the public (the Foundation even making false claims against the Chicago Tribune and ECWd in the Appellate Court), we thought other public bodies might take...

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26 Aug Algonquin Township Road District – The Irony of Bob Miller’s statements

Posted at 18:34h in Algonquin Township, feature, McHenry County by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 3 Comments

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McHenry Co. (ECWd) - March 20, 2017, Bob Miller told the Chicago Tribune he lost because of several factors but clearly cited "Fake News " "Miller, however, blamed his loss on negative campaigning and "fake news," including politically sponsored newspapers and a controversial video from years ago...

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25 Aug Watchdog training turns up common themes

Posted at 19:15h in feature by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 2 Comments

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US (ECWd) - After years of success in rooting out public corruption and malfeasance in Edgar County, we still hear the claim, Edgar County is the most corrupt county in the state. Local success led to people in other counties asking for our help.  Each and every...

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