RIDES Mass Transit v. Edgar County – Our Opinion…

06 Mar RIDES Mass Transit v. Edgar County – Our Opinion…

Posted at 11:41h in Edgar County, Edgar County Board, Edgar County State's Attorney, feature, RIDES-MTD by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 0 Comments

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PARIS, IL. (ECWd) - Rides Mass Transit District ("RIDES-MTD")filed its amended complaint a couple of weeks ago in their lawsuit alleging Edgar County owes them over $152,000 - which was the remaining funds after all debts were paid from the allegedly dissolved East Central Illinois mass Transit...

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06 Mar Wheeling’s Mayor Dean Argiris’ Prostitution Solicitation Arrest Record –

Posted at 09:31h in feature, Wheeling by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 5 Comments

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WHEELING, IL. (ECWd) - Oral copulation for $20. That's right. One thing that most voters expect and demand of a candidate is Truth. Especially on a candidate questionnaire. When candidates for office decide to try and skirt around the Truth, we believe it is our duty to call...

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05 Mar Official Misconduct Inquiry Request filed in South Jacksonville, IL.

Posted at 20:23h in feature, Morgan County by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 0 Comments

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South Jacksonville, IL. (ECWd) - After South Jacksonville Police Chief Hallock was reinstated with full back-pay, his attorney, Tyson Manker, filed a request for an Official Misconduct Inquiry into the Village of South Jacksonville Trustees, Village Officials, and/or employees for the alleged improper release of information to local...

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05 Mar Shelbyville Township – “We’ve always done it this way” only goes so far!

Posted at 18:54h in feature, Shelby County, Shelbyville by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 3 Comments

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Shelby Co. (ECWd) - Myth – A clean audit proves nothing was done wrong as it relates to the management and use of public funds. Fact - Only a forensic audit will tell you if money is being handled in accordance with the law.  We have...

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04 Mar Shelbyville Township – Maybe all that extra cash can be put towards education of elected officials?

Posted at 18:53h in feature, Shelby County, Shelbyville by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 1 Comment

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Shelby Co. (ECWd) - When we write about illegal actions by public officials, in this case, the Shelbyville Township, it’s important to understand what we are saying.  Illegal simply means a violation of law, and does not always indicate a criminal violation. When it comes...

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04 Mar Kankakee Valley Park District Commissioners receiving free rentals in violation of law –

Posted at 11:44h in feature, Kankakee County, Kankakee Valley Park District by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 2 Comments

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KANKAKEE, IL. (ECWd) - According to January 23, 2017, Board Minutes, the Kankakee Valley Park District Commissioners have been receiving "two free rentals for non-manned facilities." Who knows what else they may be receiving? As we have discussed in numerous other articles about other park districts in...

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03 Mar Shelbyville Township – $93,034.33 in donations and climbing – Legal?

Posted at 22:20h in feature, Shelby County, Shelbyville by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 3 Comments

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Shelby Co. (ECWd)- Donations - Public Funds for Private Purpose?  We ask that the Township Officials of Shelbyville Township cease any further improper donations and comply with the law moving forward.  We know they know how to comply with certain portions of the law, specifically the...

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03 Mar COD Foundation Attorney attacked Chicago Tribune during Appellate Court hearing with false claim about ECWd –

Posted at 08:33h in College of DuPage, DeKalb County, DuPage County, feature, NIU by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 0 Comments

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Northern Illinois University (NIU) - (ECWd) - In what should have been his time for rebuttal statements, the College of DuPage Foundation attorney spent a considerable amount of time verbally attacking the Chicago Tribune and the downstate "Muckrakers of the farm fields," the Edgar County Watchdogs,...

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01 Mar College of DuPage – Breuder claim of tortious interference by board members in their individual capacity denied –

Posted at 17:07h in College of DuPage, DuPage County, feature by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 3 Comments

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DuPage Col. (ECWd) - The Federal Courts acted on motions in the Robert Breuder civil case against the College of Dupage today and issued a Motion Order found here. The College of DuPage Motion to Dismiss counts I, II, and IV  was denied, however, the Individual...

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01 Mar Shelbyville Township – Excessive Tax Levies & Fund Balances?

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

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Shelby Co. (ECWd) - After a lengthy investigation and review of public records, we found numerous concerns, of which some are consistent with findings in other townships.  We have been assured on some of those concerns they are going to fix, while others raised have...

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