State Board of Elections protects Mautino – Fails the people of Illinois

15 May State Board of Elections protects Mautino – Fails the people of Illinois

Posted at 22:53h in Auditor General, feature, Illinois Auditor General, Illinois Election by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 4 Comments

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Illinois (ECWd) - All the State Board of Election had to do was determine if Illinois Auditor General Frank Mautino reported his State Representative campaign expenditures incorrectly.  The task was simple. During the hearing on the complaint filed by David Cook against Frank Mautino's campaign, the best...

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14 May Video: House fire in 200 block of East Madison in Paris –

Posted at 09:40h in City of Paris, Edgar County, feature, Paris Fire Department by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 1 Comment

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PARIS, IL. (ECWd) - Video of the house fire in the 200 block of East Madison Street in Paris, Illinois. It was called in at around 6 p.m. on May 13. Crews from Paris and Oliver Fire Departments were on hand. Didn't have my tripod with me so some...

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11 May Did Macoupin County Board and Dave Ambrose collude to influence tax referendum at election?

Posted at 20:46h in City of Carlinville, feature, Macoupin County by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 30 Comments

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MACOUPIN CO., IL. (ECWd) - Update: We want to make it clear this allegation is from the 2014 election cycle and previous tax referendum, not the most recent one. When people start talking, let them talk. Then you know what to look for. Shortly after we started writing...

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10 May Nauvoo, IL. Mayor Filed False Statements of Economic Interest –

Posted at 15:05h in feature, Hancock County, Nauvoo by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 10 Comments

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NAUVOO, IL. (ECWd) - Requests to the City of Nauvoo for documents associated with the bid process for the City of Nauvoo have gone unanswered, and statements have been made that there were no bids, and thus no contracts associated with them.  All of this leads to...

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10 May Coles County Board Meeting met with angry citizens –

Posted at 14:36h in Charleston, Coles County, feature, Mattoon by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 3 Comments

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COLES CO., IL (ECWd) - The Coles County Board held its monthly meeting on May 9, 2017, at the Coles County Courthouse. The Board moved to a larger room when it became apparent that attendees greatly outnumbered available chairs in its regular board room.  Never mind the...

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09 May Carlinville Blows Off Attorney General Again – Refuses To Answer –

Posted at 15:00h in Attorney General, City of Carlinville, feature, Macoupin County by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 6 Comments

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CARLINVILLE, IL. (ECWd) - The City of Carlinville has been sent a "2nd Request" for a response to a Request For Review of an alleged FOIA denial. The AG's PAC Office sent this when the City of Carlinville failed to answer the first request within the...

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09 May Carla Brockmeier Fails to Answer Yet Another FOIA Request, Will Spend More Tax Money On Attorneys –

Posted at 14:18h in City of Carlinville, feature, Macoupin County by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 2 Comments

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CARLINVILLE, IL. (ECWd) - The City of Carlinville's Freedom Of Information Act Officer and City Clerk, Carla Brockmeier, has failed to comply with the FOIA again, seemingly making it a matter of routine in Carlinville. A request for public records was sent to her on April 27,...

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08 May SBE hearing Judge issues finding and recommendation – Frank Mautino willfully violated SBE order

Posted at 14:40h in Auditor General, feature by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 3 Comments

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Illinois (ECWd) - The State Board of Elections hearing judge in the Frank Mautino case has issued his findings and recommendations. How is it possible for the Illinois Auditor General Frank Mautino to keep his office when we now have a finding from the hearing judge in...

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08 May College of DuPage motion to stay and appeal granted in Breuder case.

Posted at 13:20h in College of DuPage, DuPage County, feature by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 2 Comments

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DuPage Co. (ECWd) - Federal Judge Wood issued an order May 5th, 2017, regarding the appeal requested by the College of Dupage and the Board members named in the case.  The order was granted which puts a stay in place on all proceedings pending the appeal. "Defendants...

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07 May Carlinville Published Forged Meeting Minutes –

Posted at 22:05h in City of Carlinville, feature, Macoupin County by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 5 Comments

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CARLINVILLE, IL. (ECWd) - On top of refusing to provide credit card statements, other public records, and lying about mailing CDs in response to FOIA requests, the Carlinville City Council has published forged meeting minutes on at least two occasions. The April 3, 2017, meeting minutes are...

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