IDOT's Bureau Chief of Transit Operations Giving Questionable Advice –

15 Dec IDOT's Bureau Chief of Transit Operations Giving Questionable Advice –

Posted at 10:15h in Clark County, Edgar County, Edgar County Board, Edgar County State's Attorney, feature, IDOT by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 1 Comment

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PARIS, IL. (ECWd) - This article is simply another in the long line of problems created when the Edgar County Board refuses to follow the law, even when that law and their proposed actions are pointed out to them well in advance of any decision they...

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14 Dec IDOT-D5 and IAHE's Chapter 5 President –

Posted at 14:04h in City of Paris, Edgar County, feature, IDOT by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 4 Comments

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PARIS, IL. (ECWd) - UPDATE:  12-15-2015 @ 12:33 - The IAHE-IL website was updated to remove her information, but I had already saved a copy...

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14 Dec College of DuPage Vice-Chair Mazzochi Issues Statement Regarding Chairman Hamilton Resignation –

Posted at 09:41h in College of DuPage, DuPage County, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 0 Comments

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College of DuPage (ECWd) - STATEMENT FROM VICE CHAIR DEANNE MAZZOCHI REGARDING RESIGNATION OF KATHY HAMILTON  “Kathy Hamilton was a passionate advocate for COD reform and delivering a 21st century education for the benefit of students and taxpayers alike. We are saddened that Kathy Hamilton will...

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14 Dec Strong Storms Bring Down Paris Community Christmas Tree –

Posted at 09:27h in City of Paris, Edgar County, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 3 Comments

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Paris, IL. (ECWd) - Strong storms moved thru the Paris, Illinois area last night leaving downed trees in its wake. One casualty was the community Christmas tree erected on the Edgar County Courthouse lawn a couple weeks ago.The tree was a project of the Paris Area Chamber...

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13 Dec College of DuPage – Chairman Hamilton Resigns –

Posted at 20:12h in College of DuPage, DuPage County, feature by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 5 Comments

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DuPage Co. (ECWd) - Effective immediately, the College of DuPage Board of Trustees Chairman, Kathy Hamilton, has resigned citing personal reasons. The list of actions taken since becoming Chairman of the board is one that anyone pushing for government reform would be proud of. (Click here for...

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13 Dec Plainfield Fire Protection District Trustee Mark Reynolds' Conflict Of Interest –

Posted at 19:04h in feature, Plainfield FPD, Will County by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 1 Comment

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Plainfield, IL. (ECWd) - While Trustee Mark Reynolds was on the Plainfield Fire Protection District Board, he engaged in a Conflict of Interest when he "abstained" from voting to create the new position of assistant chief, and then later participated in the vote to hire himself...

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13 Dec NIU's Intentional Abuse Of State Procurement And Travel Rules –

Posted at 08:53h in DeKalb County, feature, NIU, OEIG by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 2 Comments

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Northern Illinois University (ECWd) - With over 33,000 pages in the OEIG investigation of Northern Illinois University, there must be many instances of wrongdoing to review. We have already started listing some possibilities, including the hiring of the consultants Ron Walters, Dr.Wally Pfeiffer, and the Talance...

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12 Dec IDOT District 5 In Paris Doing The Right Thing?

Posted at 18:16h in Edgar County, feature, IDOT by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 2 Comments

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Edgar Co. (ECWd) - It's not very often we see public bodies, let alone a state agency, take steps to correct illegal acts, but it appears someone in the Paris District 5 office "gets it" as corrective steps clearly have been taken. It turns out the Illinois...

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12 Dec Cronyism And Procurement Violations At Northern Illinois University –

Posted at 17:25h in DeKalb County, feature, NIU, OEIG by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 0 Comments

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DeKalb, IL. - NIU - (ECWd) - The crossroads of cronyism and procurement violations at Northern Illinois University appears to be a very busy intersection. In our November 20, 2015 article “NIU’s Ongoing OEIG Investigation Part 3” we looked at one issue that could be/should be...

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12 Dec Plainfield Fire Protection District Hosing Citizens –

Posted at 14:05h in feature, Plainfield FPD, Will County by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 10 Comments

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Will Co., IL. (ECWd) - The citizens of Plainfield, Illinois are getting hosed by their Fire Department, and not by a fire hose.  Their hard earned dollars collected through local taxes are now being used to buy Christmas presents. When asked what the gift was, they...

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