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

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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18 Feb Ford County Supervisor of Assessments has resigned –

Posted at 20:25h in feature, Ford County by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 0 Comments

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PAXTON, IL. (ECWd) - The Ford County Supervisor of Assessments has tendered her resignation effective Monday, February 19, 2018, according to the Ford County Record. She stated that she resigned amid complaints from unhappy taxpayers in advance of a Special County Board Meeting scheduled for Monday...

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18 Feb Bradford, IL Fire & Rescue – Ambulance takeover in the works – Who knew?

Posted at 19:52h in Bradford Fire & Rescue, feature, Stark County Board by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 0 Comments

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Stark Co. (ECWd)- The Bradford Fire & Rescue operation in Stark County has a meeting scheduled for Monday night, February 19th, 2018 at 6:30 pm. It is our understanding their Fire Chief is taking steps to replace the Bradford Fire & Rescue operation with the Stark County...

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17 Feb Jasper County Schools Attorney was disrespectful, disruptive –

Posted at 10:27h in feature, Jasper County, Jasper County School District #1 by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 3 Comments

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NEWTON, IL. (ECWd) - During at least the last two Jasper County School Board meetings, their attorney, Anthony Loizzi, from Hodges Loizzi Eisenhammer Rodick & Kohn LLP, displayed a disrespectful, interruptive, and disruptive attitude towards School Board member Earnest and in some cases, towards citizens attending...

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17 Feb Peru, IL. Police Chief cites nonexistant state law; OK’s illegal use of public vehicle –

Posted at 07:55h in feature, LaSalle County, Peru by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 6 Comments

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PERU, IL. (ECWd) - When a concerned citizen filed a report with the Peru, Illinois Police Department regarding what she believed to be official misconduct; illegal use of a fire department vehicle to snowplow a private driveway, the Peru Police Chief sent her a message saying...

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