Livingston Co. Zoning Board: Deny Invenergy Application for Wind Farm –

13 Jun Livingston Co. Zoning Board: Deny Invenergy Application for Wind Farm –

Posted at 07:41h in feature, Invenergy, Livingston County, Vermilion County, Wind Turbine by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 6 Comments

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Livingston Co., IL. (ECWd) - The Livingston County Zoning Board of Appeals has issued its recommendation to the Livingston County Board. One point of interest during the hearing process was that there were at least two individuals, in their official capacities for other local governments, speaking in...

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12 Jun COD- From five star dining to soup kitchen

Posted at 16:00h in College of DuPage, DuPage County, feature by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 7 Comments

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DuPage Co. - (ECWd) - The College of DuPage held a special meeting last night, and in true form we find arrogance, ignorance, stupidity, and delusional behavior from those elected to handle a $200,000,000.00 Community College. Arrogance - Trustee Erin Birt wanting more options to select from...

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12 Jun Park Director & W. Terre Haute Police Officer brawl with Park Patrons –

Posted at 15:28h in Clark County, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 3 Comments

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Clark County, IL. (ECWd) - The Clark County Sheriff's Department responded to a 911 call on an incident last weekend in which Charity Murphy, the Clark County Park District's Executive Director, and her husband, West Terre Haute Police Officer "Chuck" Murphy, and others got into an...

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11 Jun College of DuPage releases WDCB report, waives privilege…

Posted at 18:56h in College of DuPage, DuPage County, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 6 Comments

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  College of DuPage (ECWd) - The College of DuPage Board of Trustees tonight waived attorney-client privilege to release the “‘Independent Investigative Report on WDCB.” Read a copy of the report here: http://ouweb.cod.edu/news-events/pdfs/wdcb.pdf COD hired the Chicago law firm Williams Montgomery and John, Ltd. in February 2015 to investigate,...

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10 Jun Inside AG Madigan’s Public Access Counselor Office

Posted at 22:37h in Attorney General, feature, IL State Reps, Illinois Senate, Lisa Madigan by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 10 Comments

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Springfield, IL. (ECWd) - The Illinois Attorney General's Public Access Counselor's Office (PAC) is responsible for answering inquiries on various subjects, to include the Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA), and the Open Meetings Act (OMA). These inquiries come from public officials, media, and citizens either in...

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10 Jun College of DuPage – Feast your eyes on these Waterleaf house account receipts –

Posted at 20:03h in College of DuPage, DuPage County, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 10 Comments

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College of DuPage (ECWd) - We finally looked at the document dump for House Accounts at the Waterleaf during 2013 and 2014. You can match up Board of Trustee meetings with these receipts for the most part. These were all provided by the College of DuPage. Not much more...

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10 Jun Batavia violates its own Zoning Code…again

Posted at 17:43h in Batavia, feature, Kane County by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 2 Comments

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Batavia, IL. (ECWd) - The Batavia Plan Commission opened a public hearing on June 3, 2015 to discuss Zoning Code Text amendments that Batavia City Staff recommended. At the table were the 7 Plan Commissioners and two Batavia staff members, Joel Strassman, Planning and Zoning officer,...

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10 Jun Shiloh School District holding public auction June 13 –

Posted at 17:43h in feature, School Boards, Shiloh by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 3 Comments

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Newman, IL. (ECWd) - The Shiloh School District is holding a public auction  in conjunction with Joines Auction Service on Saturday, June 13, 2015, @ 9:00 a.m., at the Newman Grade School in Newman, IL. Some items for auction include: wood and metal office desks, filing cabinets, student...

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10 Jun Edgar Co. Board splits Paris-5 and Symmes Precincts –

Posted at 11:52h in City of Paris, Edgar County, Edgar County Board, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 1 Comment

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Edgar Co., IL. (ECWd) - The Edgar County Board, among other items, passed two resolutions during this month's county board meeting. One was to split precincts Paris-5 into "Paris-5 and Paris-15", and the other to split Symmes into "Symmes-1 and Symmes-2". This is an annual requirement of the...

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10 Jun Edgar Co. Board recognizes Rebecca Clark’s service (video) –

Posted at 11:20h in Edgar County, Edgar County Board, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 1 Comment

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Edgar Co., IL. (ECWd) - Edgar County Board Chairman Ben Jenness recognized Mrs. Rebecca Clark for her service to Edgar County by presenting her a plaque. She has been an outstanding employee for more than 32 years in the Edgar County Clerk and Recorder's Office and has...

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