FOIA Lawsuit costs Community College and Foundation $500,000.00 –

18 Nov FOIA Lawsuit costs Community College and Foundation $500,000.00 –

Posted at 09:05h in City of Carlinville, College of DuPage, DuPage County, feature, Macoupin County by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 4 Comments

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College of DuPage (ECWd) - That's right - Half a million dollars. In a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit pitting the Chicago Tribune against the College of DuPage and the College of DuPage Foundation, the Chicago Tribune registered a decisive victory in the Appellate Court earlier...

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17 Nov Atlanta Library District’s Attorney Resigned, New Attorney Hired –

Posted at 20:50h in Atlanta Public Library District, feature, Logan County by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 0 Comments

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ATLANTA, IL. (ECWd) - During its November 16, 2017 Special Board Meeting, the Atlanta Library District voted to hire a new Attorney. The past Library District attorney resigned. Steven Mahrt, with Ancel-Glink in Bloomington is the new attorney for the Library District. Let's hope this new attorney reads...

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17 Nov Logan County EMS Recognizes First Responders, Volunteers, Employees –

Posted at 12:05h in feature, Logan County by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 0 Comments

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LINCOLN, IL. (ECWd) - During its November 16, 2017 meeting, the Logan County Board and its EMS Director recognized area First Responders, employees, and volunteers. Several awards were presented to area emergency responders for their work during recent weather events and a train derailment. There were also...

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16 Nov Fosterburg Water District pulls out of Regional Water Company

Posted at 14:32h in City of Carlinville, feature, Fosterburg Waer District, Jersey County, Macoupin County, Madison County by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 3 Comments

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FOSTERBURG, IL. (ECWd) - Fosterburg Public Water District ("FWD") held its regular meeting at the Foster Township building this month due to the expected large crowd of attendees. The board approved hiring an attorney to respond to the Attorney General's Public Access Counselor's review of a complaint...

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16 Nov Algonquin Township – Family operation of corruption?

Posted at 11:25h in Algonquin Township, feature, McHenry County by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 8 Comments

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Updated: McHenry County (ECWd) - We shared actual documents that point to illegal spending on the Credit Card assigned to former Algonquin Township Highway Commissioner Bob Miller in this article.  Considering this same person was also the former President of the Township Officials of Illinois, we wrote...

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16 Nov Kesler enters Guilty plea in Vigo County Superior Court –

Posted at 10:24h in Edgar County, Edgar County Airport, Edgar County Board, feature, Vigo County Indiana by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 3 Comments

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[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="230"] JD Kesler (left) with his Attorney[/caption] TERRE HAUTE, IN. (ECWd) - Jerome "J.D." Kesler pleads guilty this morning in Vigo County Superior Court. The Judge entered a Conviction of “Recklessly Registering to Vote more than once” – a Class A Misdemeanor in Indiana. Kesler was sentenced...

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16 Nov Jerome “J.D.” Kesler expected to plead Guilty this morning in Voter Fraud Case

Posted at 05:56h in Edgar County, Edgar County Airport, feature, Vigo County Indiana by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 0 Comments

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TERRE HAUTE, IN. (ECWd) - Former Edgar County Airport Board Member / Vigo County Employee Jerome Kesler is expected to enter a negotiated Plea deal this morning and allegedly plead Guilty to "Recklessly Registering to Vote" - a Class A Misdemeanor on Indiana. We will be in...

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15 Nov Overwheling Majority of McHenry County Board urge Gov Rauner to veto HB-171

Posted at 13:01h in feature, Governor, McHenry County by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 0 Comments

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McHenry Co., IL. (ECWd) - In a letter dated November 14, 2017, in which 20 of the 24 elected McHenry County Board Members signed, they urged Governor Rauner to veto HB171. McHenry County is essentially the only county in which this bill would apply. The letter stated "The...

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15 Nov Kankakee finally provides audio of city council meetings –

Posted at 09:17h in feature, Kankakee County by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 0 Comments

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KANKAKEE, IL,. (ECWd) - The City of Kankakee finally produced audio recordings of the October 2, October 16, and November 6, 2017 City Council Meetings. Click to download and listen: Oct 2 Oot 16 Nov 6 There are still no recent written minutes available as required under the...

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14 Nov Mattoon Schools: State-of-the-Art Video Security System Donated

Posted at 21:27h in Coles County, feature, Mattoon by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 0 Comments

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MATTOON, IL. (ECWd) - The Mattoon School District held a meeting this evening in which one of the items was a presentation by Todd Ratliff. Todd and Becky Ratliff own and operate "Total Home and Farm Video Solutions" ("THFVS") out of Mattoon. They are a local, veteran-owned...

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