For Second Consecutive Month, Village of Cahokia, Commonfields Water District cancel meetings when we arrive –

10 Aug For Second Consecutive Month, Village of Cahokia, Commonfields Water District cancel meetings when we arrive –

Posted at 20:47h in Cahokia, Commonfields of Cahokia Waer District, feature, St Clair County by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 2 Comments

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CAHOKIA, IL. (ECWd) - The Village of Cahokia just two months ago changed its meeting dates/times to coincide with the Commonfields of Cahokia Water District meetings to keep citizens from attending both meetings. Since the Chairman of the Water District and the Mayor of Cahokia and father...

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09 Aug DuPage Co. Policy Disallows County Board Member Health Insurance – they take it anyway –

Posted at 20:56h in DuPage County, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 0 Comments

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DuPage Co., IL. (ECWd) - At today's DuPage County board meeting, I discussed board member compensation, and in particular, board member health insurance. Previously we had written about excessive compensation, FOIA request for compensation,  IMRF and Vehicle Allowances, DuPage County's initial refusal to provide health insurance participation payment...

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08 Aug NIU – Business as usual in Illinois?

Posted at 21:33h in City of DeKalb, DeKalb County, feature, NIU by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 7 Comments

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Nepotism: "bestowal of official favors on one’s relatives" (Black’s Law Dictionary, 8th Edition). Nepotism is normally frowned upon within a public body and most public officials who truly care about protecting the taxpayers have anti-nepotism policies.  NIU's policy is as follows: "Faculty and administrative employees are selected...

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06 Aug Citizens for Towne State’s Attorney – SBE hearing set for August 31st, 2016

Posted at 16:26h in feature, Illinois Election, LaSalle County, LaSalle County States Attorney by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 0 Comments

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LaSalle Co. (ECWd) - Documents received today confirm there will be a closed preliminary hearing August 31st, 2016 regarding the complaint filed.  Details of the complaint can be found in this article.  The purpose of the preliminary hearing is to determine if the complaint filed was...

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05 Aug Gov. Rauner signs Bill amending the Open Meetings Act –

Posted at 20:01h in Attorney General, feature, Governor, IL State Reps, Illinois General Assembly, Illinois Senate by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 2 Comments

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SPRINGFIELD, IL. (ECWd) - Governor Rauner signed HB 5683, which amends the Open Meetings Act to allow anyone to file a lawsuit for violations of the Open Meetings Act within 60 days of the Attorney General deciding to resolve an alleged violation thru a means other...

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05 Aug Where is DeKalb’s openness and transparency?

Posted at 10:21h in City of DeKalb, DeKalb County, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 5 Comments

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DeKalb, IL. (ECWd) - Mayor Rey ran for office promising Open and Transparent government. He won his election in 2014. One requirement of the Office of the Mayor is to give a State of the City address annually. (65 ILCS 5/3.1-35-5) (from Ch. 24, par. 3.1-35-5) Sec....

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05 Aug Photos of Cockroaches Found In B & J’s Restaurant –

Posted at 09:33h in City of Paris, Edgar County, feature, Health Department by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 5 Comments

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PARIS, IL. (ECWd) - The Edgar County Health Department has provided their report, including photos, on their inspection of B & J Restaurant in Paris, Illinois. We previously reported on this (B & J’s Restaurant: Customer Complained About Cockroaches, Got Banned From Restaurant) and said we would...

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03 Aug Orland Park Public Library Bans Book About Orland Park Public Library –

Posted at 13:46h in Cook County, feature, Orland Park, Orland Park Public Library by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 14 Comments

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ORLAND PARK, IL. (ECWd) - Viewpoint discrimination and censorship are on full display at the Orland Park Public Library (OPPL), as staff ban a new book that was written about recent scandals and wrongdoing at the Orland Park Public Library. The OPPL has steadfastly refused to...

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03 Aug Using the Illinois Municipal League to Justify Illegal and Improper Activity

Posted at 09:57h in City of Marshall, Clark County, feature, Letter to the Editor by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 0 Comments

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MARSHALL, IL. (ECWd) - LETTER TO THE EDITOR Using the Illinois Municipal League to Justify Illegal and Improper Activity I always try to keep my sense of humor about things I research and this topic is no different. As I was researching this subject, unknown to me the...

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02 Aug Village of Chatham – We have nothing to hide says Mayor – Oh Really?

Posted at 12:16h in feature, Sangamon County, South Sangamon Water Commission, Village of Chatham by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 1 Comment

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Sangamon Co. (ECWd) - The very first meeting we attended for the Village of Chatham was rather comical as it was not posted in accordance with the Open Meetings Act, which we covered in this article.    We found the failure to post the agenda...

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