Stacey Hawkins Pleads Not Guilty – Demands Jury Trial –

19 Oct Stacey Hawkins Pleads Not Guilty – Demands Jury Trial –

Posted at 21:36h in Edgar County, Edgar County Board, Edgar County Sheriff Department, Edgar County State's Attorney, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 1 Comment

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PARIS, IL. (ECWd) - On October 18, 2016, Edgar County Corrections Officer, Stacey Hawkins, entered a plea of not guilty and demanded a jury trial. She was charged with Domestic Battery and Aggravated Assault stemming from an incident on September 5th, where she allegedly made physical contact...

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19 Oct College of DuPage – $388,834.98 – Money well spent!

Posted at 17:52h in College of DuPage, DuPage County, feature by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 2 Comments

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DuPage Co. (ECWd) - Reform is never easy nor as costly as some wanted to make people believe. The College of DuPage has been the centerpiece in the news cycles of the Chicago Suburbs for almost two years.  Finally, the released Performance Audit has validated...

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19 Oct LaSalle County State’s Attorney Brian Towne ignores questions from Legislator

Posted at 17:16h in feature, LaSalle County, LaSalle County States Attorney by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 3 Comments

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LaSalle Co. (ECWd) - Most State's Attorneys would answer questions from a sitting State Representative, especially regarding matters of their office.  Not the case with Brian Towne, LaSalle County State's Attorney. State Representative Dwight Kay sent a letter to Towne July 29th, 2016 and according to Representative...

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19 Oct State Rep Candidate Dennis Malak’s Lies, Bankruptcy, Victoria’s Secret, Campaigning At Work (EIU) –

Posted at 11:47h in 110, Charleston, Clark County, Coles County, Cumberland County, Douglas County, feature, IL State Reps, Mattoon by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 2 Comments

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CHARLESTON, IL. (ECWd) - In a post on Dennis Malak's official campaign facebook page, he took to telling lies...

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18 Oct UPDATE: Edgar County Corrections Officer Stacey Hawkins Domestic Battery & Aggravated Assault With Splitting Maul Charges –

Posted at 21:38h in Edgar County, Edgar County Sheriff Department, Edgar County State's Attorney, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 2 Comments

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PARIS, IL. (ECWd) - The Edgar County State's Attorney filed an updated complaint with the Circuit Court on October 13, 2016. Original article (here). In the updated complaint, the name of the alleged victim in Count II was changed from Sherry Ricketts to Harold Davies. No further mention...

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18 Oct South Sangamon Water Commission – Moody’s Downgrades Bonds – Negative Outlook Issued

Posted at 10:48h in Chatham, feature, Sangamon County, South Sangamon Water Commission, South Sangamon Water Commission by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 0 Comments

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Sangamon Co. (ECWd) - Since our inception in 2011, we have focused on small local government operations and learned to look at key documents to identify red flags.  Now keep in mind, we are just a couple of Southern Illinois Hay Seeds, as former College...

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17 Oct College of DuPage Trustee McGuire Agrees With Watchdogs –

Posted at 10:13h in College of DuPage, DuPage County, feature by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 3 Comments

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DuPage Co. (ECWd) - In April of 2015, taxpayers sent a clear message to the legacy trustees at the College of DuPage.  One trustee, in particular, Dianne McGuire has once again shown the world that she has no interest in reforming the problems at the College...

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15 Oct Edgar County’s 2013 Airport Firebombing Investigation Hampered By 2008 Chrisman Double Murder Investigation?

Posted at 19:26h in Edgar County, Edgar County Airport, Edgar County State's Attorney, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 1 Comment

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EDGAR CO., IL. (ECWd) - Failure to pay bills. Amazing real-life state of affairs of the Illinois State Government has hampered criminal investigations. In Edgar County, it is the investigation of the 2013 firebombing of two airplanes while they sat outside a hangar at the airport located...

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15 Oct City of Bloomington Sued Under FOIA For Withholding Public Records –

Posted at 14:49h in Bloomington, feature, McLean County by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 2 Comments

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BLOOMINGTON, IL. (ECWd) - A lawsuit was filed on September 30, 2016, naming the City of Bloomington as Defendant. The suit alleges the city is withholding nonexempt public records in violation of the Freedom Of Information Act. Bloomington has a recent history of FOIA violations. The records sought were...

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14 Oct NewsTribune Tries, But Fails In Reporting LaSalle Police Officer Incident –

Posted at 22:14h in feature, LaSalle County, LaSalle Police Department, LaSallle Police Department by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 3 Comments

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La Salle, IL. (ECWd) - Tom Collins, reporter for the News Tribune, decided to take a swat at our facts by simply asking the La Salle Police Chief to clarify the issues raised in this previous article (here). First, he says we "got that much right" when...

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