Karl Farnham Makes Things Up – Prairie Press Prints It –

04 Dec Karl Farnham Makes Things Up – Prairie Press Prints It –

Posted at 14:11h in 911 Board, Edgar County, Edgar County Board, Edgar County Sheriff Department, Edgar County State's Attorney, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 4 Comments

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Edgar Co., IL. (ECWd) - Karl Farnham came up with some pretty good excuses, the problem is they are not true. Well, one thing was true, that a lawsuit would have been filed if Sheriff Wood would have been reappointed to the ETSB board. Other than that, everything...

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03 Dec Orland Park Library’s Bridget Bittman Sued A Second Time –

Posted at 21:45h in Cook County, feature, Orland Park, Orland Park Public Library by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 7 Comments

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Orland Park, IL. (ECWd) - Orland Park Library’s Bridget Bittman Sued A Second Time In November 2015, a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request was made to the Orland Park Public Library (OPPL) asking for all documents related to any employee invoking the Library’s Indemnification Policy. This...

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03 Dec Appellate Court Oral Arguments set for John Kraft v. Arcola Twp. –

Posted at 18:30h in Arcola Township, Douglas County, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 14 Comments

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Arcola, IL. (ECWd) - UPDATE: December 3, 2015 @ 1835 Hearings and arguments were postponed due to an emergency within the Appellate District Court. Will update when rescheduled...

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03 Dec UPDATE: Orland Park Finally Pays $12,000 Settlement

Posted at 18:14h in Cook County, feature, Orland Park, Orland Park Public Library by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 9 Comments

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Orland Park, IL. (ECWd) - UPDATE: Orland Park Shamed Into Finally Paying $12,000 Settlement . Yesterday, we ran an article about the Village of Orland Park refusing to pay the $12,000 settlement that it agreed to pay on 10/19/15 for multiple FOIA violations committed by the Orland Park...

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02 Dec Deadbeat Village of Orland Park Hasn't Paid $12,000 Settlement They Approved –

Posted at 18:47h in Cook County, feature, Orland Park, Orland Park Public Library by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 15 Comments

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Orland Park, IL. (ECWd) - Deadbeat Village of Orland Park Refuses to Pay $12,000 Settlement  . On October 19th, 2015, the Village of Orland Park Board voted to approve an agreement to settle a lawsuit filed against the Orland Park Police Department for multiple violations of the Freedom...

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30 Nov Champaign-Urbana Public Health District: Buys Gifts, Raises Taxes –

Posted at 20:31h in Champaign, feature by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 5 Comments

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Champaign Co. (ECWd) - Most people understand the financial condition of the State of Illinois and most other public bodies in this state.  To say it's bad is an understatement, and even though most know this, rarely do we see any steps taken in the...

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30 Nov Tyson Manker Announces Candidacy For Morgan County State's Attorney –

Posted at 20:13h in feature, Morgan County by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 1 Comment

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Morgan Co., IL. (ECWd) - ...

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30 Nov Human Rights? Not in Illinois – The system is broke!

Posted at 11:28h in Attorney General, DHS, feature by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 2 Comments

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Illinois (ECWd) - In Illinois we have what is called the Department of Human Rights which is governed by the Human Rights Act. "Freedom from Unlawful Discrimination. To secure for all individuals within Illinois the freedom from discrimination against any individual because of his or her...

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30 Nov Ron Stone Votes In Favor Of Park District Tax Levy –

Posted at 08:33h in Clark County, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 2 Comments

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Clark Co., IL. (ECWd) - Clark County Park District Commissioner Ron Stone, along with all the other commissioners, voted to keep the same tax levy for another year. This comes after several months of Ron Stone stating they need to eliminate or reduce the levy. So after all...

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29 Nov Kory Atkinson – Not enough work in Bloomingdale Township?

Posted at 19:07h in Bloomingdale Township, DuPage County, feature by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 1 Comment

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DuPage Co. (ECWd) - July 31st, 2015- 8:29 am, Cory Atkinson sends an e-mail to College of DuPage trustee Diane McGuire and Erin Birt to share Dave Carlin's comments in an effort to embarrass COD Trustee Mazzochi.    (Copy of E-mail) Considering Mr. Atkinson is an...

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