Two-Count Complaint filed challenging Carlinville’s authority to form and operate private company

27 Feb Two-Count Complaint filed challenging Carlinville’s authority to form and operate private company

Posted at 21:21h in City of Carlinville, feature, Fosterburg Waer District, Jersey County, Macoupin County, Madison County by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 0 Comments

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CARLINVILLE, IL. (ECWd) - A lawsuit has been filed in Macoupin County Circuit Court challenging the authority of the City of Carlinville and Village of Dorchester to form a private water company with Jersey County Rural Water Company for the purpose of developing a private regional...

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27 Feb Langlois considered for appointment to Kankakee Valley Airport Authority Commissioner

Posted at 09:08h in feature, Kankakee County, Kankakee Valley Airport Authority by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 0 Comments

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Kankakee, IL. (ECWd) - The Kankakee County Executive Committee will hold a meeting today at 9:00 a.m. to discuss, in part, the appointment of Rende O. Langlois as a Commissioner to the Kankakee Valley Airport Authority. He had held this post previously and resigned last year after...

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25 Feb Charleston CUSD #1 School Board Meeting

Posted at 17:23h in Charleston, Charleston CUSD #1, Coles County, feature by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 2 Comments

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Coles Co. (ECWd) - Last week we attended the Charleston Community School District #1 School Board meeting.  The purpose of our attendance was to share some very troubling patterns we have found across the country as it relates to school administrations as well as to get clarifications...

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23 Feb AG: Not enough evidence to determine Jasper Schools held improper closed meeting –

Posted at 06:21h in feature, Jasper County, Jasper County School District #1 by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 0 Comments

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NEWTON, IL. (ECWd) - The Illinois Attorney General's Public Access Counselor issued a determination letter stating that it was "unable to conclude" and their office had "insufficient evidence" to determine that Jasper County School Board held an improper closed session meeting-after-the-meeting on December 18, 2017. This stems...

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22 Feb Coles County Board could learn a thing or two from Ford County

Posted at 17:52h in Charleston, Coles County, Coles County States Attorney, feature, Ford County, Mattoon by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 0 Comments

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Coles Co. (ECWd) - After running one article on Ford County and their Supervisor of Assessment failures, the Supervisor resigned and today we find that the Ford County Board of Review did just as we suggested, with one minor exception. Our suggestion in this article: "With these many...

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22 Feb Justin Hefner- Court appearance continued – Transferred to Danville VA.

Posted at 10:22h in City of Paris, Edgar County, Edgar County Board, Edgar County Sheriff Department, Edgar County State's Attorney, feature by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 1 Comment

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Edgar Co. (ECWd) - Justin Hefner had his first appearance in court this morning.  He has been transferred to the Danville, IL. VA Center and his hearing was continued until March 15th, 2018. According to Judici, he has not been charged with any gun crimes.  Current charges are...

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21 Feb Algonquin Township Telephone System Hacked –

Posted at 15:56h in Algonquin Township, Algonquin Township, feature, McHenry County by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 2 Comments

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ALGONQUIN TOWNSHIP (ECWd) - The Algonquin Township telephone system was hacked recently and the hacker left a rather bizarre and offensive message, which those reaching the Township voicemail would have heard. Here is the partial message, we are working on obtaining the complete message and will post...

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20 Feb AG: Maine Township repeatedly violated Open Meetings Act –

Posted at 19:10h in Cook County, feature, Maine Township by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 0 Comments

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Cook Co. (ECWd) - We don't have to look very far in this state to find self-proclaimed experts holding office who are once again proven wrong. Maine Township Supervisor has once again proven she has no place in public office, let alone being the Township Supervisor.  Morask...

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19 Feb Terre Haute man arrested impersonating Federal Agent at Edgar County Sheriff’s Department: Timeline –

Posted at 17:21h in City of Paris, Edgar County, Edgar County Airport, Edgar County Board, Edgar County Sheriff Department, Edgar County State's Attorney, feature, Paris Fire Department, Vigo County Indiana by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 6 Comments

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PARIS, IL. (ECWd) - The reported (see WAND, WCIA and WTHI) incident of an individual showing up at the Edgar County Sheriff's Department trying to pass himself off as a Federal Agent has gotten much attention in the press lately, and we put together a timeline...

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18 Feb Algonquin Township – Miller not the only rogue public official

Posted at 22:18h in Algonquin Township, feature, McHenry County by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 4 Comments

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McHenry Co. (ECWd) - While the criminal investigations continue in Algonquin Township, is it possible we have yet another area for those authorities to dive into that has gone unnoticed by the local media and authorities? While reviewing State Board of Elections documents we noticed an interesting...

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