City of LaSalle – Retaliatory action against whistle blower police?

10 Apr City of LaSalle – Retaliatory action against whistle blower police?

Posted at 10:28h in feature, LaSalle County, LaSalle Police Department, LaSallle Police Department by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 4 Comments

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LaSalle Co. (ECWd - In coordination with a LaSalle Co. Watchdog) - As of April 4th, last Tuesday, the City of LaSalle informed members of their police department that their K-9 Division was going to be terminated immediately.  In an article posted online by the Newstribune it cites...

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10 Apr OEIG may have wrapped up investigation of NIU’s procurement practices –

Posted at 08:25h in DeKalb County, feature, NIU, OEIG by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 2 Comments

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NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY, DEKALB, IL. (ECWd) - The Office of the Executive Inspector General ("OEIG") investigation of Northern Illinois University ("NIU") and its President, Douglas Baker, may have been wrapped up after more than 18 months - but the college is still paying legal fees, month after month, with no apparent...

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09 Apr AG: Bloomington Election Commission violated the law – twice –

Posted at 19:54h in Bloomington, feature, McLean County by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 0 Comments

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BLOOMINGTON, IL. (ECWd) - Well, well, well...

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09 Apr Allin Township Fire Protection District – Someone Please Call the FBI –

Posted at 18:41h in Allin Township Fire Protection District, feature, McLean County by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 2 Comments

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McLean Co. (ECWd) - What we know: Allin Township has not provided all the ordinances requested, and the attorney has failed to respond to my specific request for Ordinance 13-8 and applicable approval minutes. By all indications, members of the Allin Township Fire Protection District Board of...

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08 Apr AG: Wheeling City Council violated Open Meetings Act –

Posted at 20:41h in Cook County, feature, Wheeling by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 1 Comment

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WHEELING, IL. (ECWd) - The Illinois Attorney General's Public Access Counselor has issued a determination stating that the Wheeling City Council violated the Open Meetings Act on  November 21, 2016 when it failed to follow its own written policy on public comment, which resulted in preventing a speaker from...

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07 Apr Shelbyville Township Violates Township Code – Holds illegal meeting

Posted at 13:53h in feature, Shelby County, Shelbyville by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 2 Comments

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Shelby Co. (ECWd) - One can only wonder why this Township can't seem to get things right as once again, they have failed to either read the law or follow it. What time can a Special Meeting be held in a Township? "Special township meetings may not begin...

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07 Apr Illinois Auditor General Frank Mautino deposed – protective order issued.

Posted at 12:16h in Auditor General, feature, Illinois by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 3 Comments

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Illinois (ECWd) - We broke the first story on the Illinois Auditor General Frank Mautino as it related to questionable campaign spending at a single gas station and payments to Spring Valley Bank in this story back in January of 2016. A year after that story, the...

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07 Apr Regime Change Finally Comes to Orland Park and Tinley Park After Years of Scandal

Posted at 12:05h in Cook County, feature, Orland Park, Orland Park Public Library, Tinley Park by KDuJan 2 Comments

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Orland Park, Illinois On April 4th 2017, fed-up voters in both Orland Park and Tinley Park toppled longstanding political regimes that have been embroiled in one scandal or another for the last several years. This regime change was a direct result of citizens using the Freedom of...

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05 Apr Parks Commissioner Joe Ewing gets vulgar, texts “Shove that congrats in your _ _ s” –

Posted at 19:59h in Clark County, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 4 Comments

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MARSHALL, IL. (ECWd) - Wow, Clark County, this is what you voted for. Own it. We knew reality would eventually set in when he realized he no longer had control over anything at the long-embattled Clark County Park District, but he couldn't even take a congratulations from...

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04 Apr Carlinville City Council Directs Attorney To Turn Over FOIA’d Documents –

Posted at 14:20h in City of Carlinville, feature, Macoupin County by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 0 Comments

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CARLINVILLE, IL. (ECWd) - During last night's Carlinville City Council meeting, the Council, by unanimous vote, directed the Attorney to turn over public records in response to FOIA requests submitted by John Kraft and waive any fees associated with copies of the documents he requested. One council member expressed...

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