Edgar County Airport Zoning Commission Postpones Recommendations (video) –

16 Sep Edgar County Airport Zoning Commission Postpones Recommendations (video) –

Posted at 08:58h in Edgar County, Edgar County Airport, Edgar County Board, FAA, feature, IDOT by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 1 Comment

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PARIS, IL. (ECWd) - We received tips that the Edgar County Airport Zoning Commission did not provide a draft copy of the airport zoning policy they were proposing to pass in advance of the meeting. Without the proposed ordinance being provided in advance, nobody knew which questions...

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15 Sep View All Post In Chronological Order (By Year) –

Posted at 08:47h in Edgar County, feature, General by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 1 Comment

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We made this post for a project we are working on, but decided our readers might enjoy seeing how our activities and writing style have changed over the years. There are a few months not listed (and those will be linked in here when I figure...

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14 Sep LaSalle County- Petition filed for Special Prosecutor for possible action against State’s Attorney Brian Towne

Posted at 17:23h in feature, LaSalle County, LaSalle County States Attorney by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 0 Comments

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LaSalle Co. (ECWd) - It appears others are taking interest in the questionable financial habits of LaSalle County State's Attorney.  A Petition to Appoint a Special Prosecutor was filed today by attorney Julie Ajster. A copy of the petition can be viewed and downloaded below.  It...

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14 Sep Law firm disputes quote from Founder of For The Good of Illinois – Fact Check

Posted at 15:24h in DuPage County, feature, Illinois by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 2 Comments

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Edgar Co. (ECWd) - The Daily Herald ran a story about the Millions being spent on attorneys by our school districts.  They included a couple of quotes for the piece that we felt must be addressed as facts are important as is knowledge of misinformation. “Adam Andrzejewski,...

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12 Sep As many as 100 gunshots fired at Terre Haute National Guard Armory over the weekend –

Posted at 18:58h in feature, Vigo County Indiana by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 1 Comment

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TERRE HAUTE, IN. (ECWd) - According to WTHI-TV (article here): An investigation is underway after police say 30-100 shots were fired at the National Guard Armory on Maple Avenue in Terre Haute. It happened just after midnight on Sunday morning. Police were initially called to the armory after receiving...

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11 Sep Morgan County State’s Attorney Gray Noll Scrubs Facebook Page Of Evidence –

Posted at 19:02h in feature, Morgan County by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 5 Comments

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JACKSONVILLE, IL. (ECWd) - After the article we published yesterday (with incriminating video) concerning the apparent Gray Noll campaign event held in the concession stand of the local school district, Morgan County's appointed State's Attorney Gray Noll has scrubbed his campaign Facebook page of all evidence...

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11 Sep Book Banned by Orland Park Public Library Is Accepted By Orland Park History Museum –

Posted at 13:32h in Cook County, feature, Orland Park, Orland Park Public Library by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 3 Comments

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ORLAND PARK, IL. (ECWd) - The Orland Park History Museum, which opened this past April in the former red-brick Village Hall building in Orland Park, has accepted into its archive collection a book that was banned by the Orland Park Public Library (OPPL), despite book-banning being...

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10 Sep Morgan County State’s Attorney Gray Noll Electioneering On School Property

Posted at 17:21h in feature, Morgan County by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 10 Comments

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JACKSONVILLE, IL. (ECWd) - During Friday night's football game at School District 117, the Gray Noll Campaign, which included Morgan County State's Attorney Gray Noll, and Assistant Morgan County State's Attorney Chad Turner, "manned" the concession stand in Gray Noll campaign t-shirts. This, in our opinion, is...

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09 Sep Former Executive Director of Kankakee Valley Park District Charged with Fraud Scheme

Posted at 07:02h in feature, Kankakee County, US Department of Justice by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 2 Comments

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SPRINGFIELD, IL. (ECWd) - According to a United States Department of Justice Press Release, dated September 8, 2016, Roy Collin, former director of the Kankakee Valley Park District, was charged with defrauding the Park District. Former Executive Director of Kankakee Valley Park District Charged with Fraud Scheme Springfield, Ill....

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07 Sep Fact Checking / Responsible Reporting – County Airports and Zoning

Posted at 22:40h in Edgar County, Edgar County Airport, Edgar County Board, feature, IDOT by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 1 Comment

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PARIS, IL. (ECWd) - On August 27, 2016, Gary Henry reported that Robert Howrey stated "IDOT estimates approximately half of the county-owned airports in Illinois are not zoned." He also stated "IDOT was not willing to acknowledge de facto zoning existed because of FAA rules, which...

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