IL. Auditor General Frank Mautino sued for FOIA violations –

17 May IL. Auditor General Frank Mautino sued for FOIA violations –

Posted at 17:04h in Edgar County, feature, Governor, IL State Reps, Illinois Auditor General by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 3 Comments

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SPRINGFIELD, IL. (ECWd) - A Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit was filed today in the 5th Judicial Circuit Court, Edgar County, against the Office of the Auditor General.  Also named in the suit is Frank Mautino, the current Auditor General. According to the complaint, Mautino failed to...

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16 May Kane County Court issued Restraining Order against U46 School District –

Posted at 17:29h in feature, Kane County, U-46 School District by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 1 Comment

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ELGIN, IL. (ECWd) - UDATED with copy of restraining order...

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16 May Orland Park Library’s Bridget Bittman Defeated Again — Judge Dismisses SLAPP Lawsuit –

Posted at 16:16h in Cook County, feature, Orland Park, Orland Park Public Library by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 11 Comments

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ORLAND PARK, IL. (ECWd) - Bridget Bittman (former Orland Park Public Library spokesman) was defeated again today, 5/16/16, when federal Judge John J. Tharp, Jr. dismissed her lawsuit against Dan Kleinman (of the watchdog group Safe Libraries) with prejudice. This means that Bittman cannot refile against...

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16 May U46 School Board Member Janette Ward files suit against School District

Posted at 13:48h in feature, Kane County, U-46 School District by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 0 Comments

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Kane Co. (ECWd) - UPDATE at this article: (click here). U46 School Board member Jeanette Ward has requested to listen to closed session recordings multiple times, and the District has refused to allow it in spite of the legal precedent set in multiple court cases that...

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15 May Airport still hot topic at Edgar County Board Meeting –

Posted at 19:35h in Edgar County, Edgar County Airport, Edgar County Board, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 0 Comments

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PARIS, IL. (ECWd) - During the May 11, 2016, Edgar County Board Meeting, Jimmy Wells, former airport "manager" who long ago resigned his position, spoke during the public comment portion of the meeting. The first thing he did was to pass around an "economic impact study" completed...

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14 May Forest Ridge School District 142 to vote on Resolution of Censure –

Posted at 21:48h in Cook County, feature, Forest Ridge School District 142 by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 0 Comments

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Oak Forest, IL. - (ECWd) - Monday's Agenda (May 17, 2016) for the Forest Ridge School District 142 Board Meeting includes a "Vote on Resolution of Censure". If this Censure is against newly elected Board Member Roxanna Agler, we believe it is wrong and is an attempt...

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14 May U46 – When the light shines, the rats scramble – Injunction coming?

Posted at 20:12h in feature, Kane County, U-46 School District by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 0 Comments

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Kane Co. (ECWd) - When out of control public officials of a public body do things behind closed doors it's no surprise the steps they will take to cover-up or hide their improper and possibly illegal actions. We first exposed such a gross abuse of power...

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14 May U46 School District – Un-elected Official goes unchecked – Badge of Honor for attorney Part I –

Posted at 10:45h in feature, Kane County, U-46 School District by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 0 Comments

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UPDATED Kane Co. (ECWd) - Un-elected official: 105 ILCS 5/10-14 - The Secretary of Board of education, commonly known as the Clerk of a school board, shall be elected by the board of education and may be a member thereof.  District U-46 does things with what...

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14 May Wind Farms: Invenergy accused of running misleading ad –

Posted at 09:19h in feature, Invenergy, Vermilion County, Wind Turbine by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 1 Comment

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Invenergy accused of running misleading ad in Burrillville Bargain Buyer - At Tuesday night’s Energy Facilities Siting Board Meeting (EFSB), with Invenergy‘s Director of Development John Niland in attendance, angry residents accused the company of running a deliberately deceptive ad in the Bargain Buyer regarding the...

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14 May Watchdogs appointed to Airport Board –

Posted at 08:49h in City of Benton, feature, Franklin County by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 0 Comments

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BENTON, IL. (ECWd) - The City of Benton held a meeting on May 9, 2016, in which they appointed several new members to the Benton Airport Board. This comes on the heals of several resignations and expired terms in the past couple of months. Rocky Morris, Tommy Carter, and...

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