Pioneer Trail Wind Farm seeks permission to kill endangered bats –

20 Apr Pioneer Trail Wind Farm seeks permission to kill endangered bats –

Posted at 07:53h in feature, Ford County, Iroquois County, Vermilion County, Wind Turbine by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 6 Comments

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Ford and Iroquois Counties, IL. (ECWd) - We were forwarded a public notice published in a local newspaper in northern Vermilion County. The notice was published by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources, IDNR, and it is for an application by the Pioneer Trail Wind Farm's for...

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19 Apr Edgar County – The other airport manager applicant – WOW!

Posted at 21:19h in Corruption, Dishonest, Edgar County, Edgar County Airport, Edgar County Board, Edgar County State's Attorney, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 3 Comments

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PARIS, IL. (ECWd) - The other applicant for the Edgar County Airport Manager's position spoke during public comment at the county board study session held on April 13, 2015. I spoke about this a last month's county board meeting (here). He briefly went thru his experience with...

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19 Apr College of DuPage – Did the Attorney have a Conflict?

Posted at 18:07h in College of DuPage, DuPage County, feature by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 4 Comments

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DuPage Co. (ECWd) - Conflict of interest - A term used to describe the situation in which a public official or fiduciary who, contrary to the obligation and absolute duty to act for the benefit of the public or a designated individual, exploits the relationship for...

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19 Apr Inoperable Wind Turbine light highlighted in NTSB report on plane crash that killed 4 –

Posted at 14:39h in feature, Vermilion County, Wind Turbine by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 14 Comments

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HIGHMORE, S.D. (ECWd) - The NTSB released its factual report on a plane crash that occurred on April 27, 2014 near Highmore, South Dakota resulting in the death of 4, including 3 cattlemen and the pilot. The plane crashed into a 300 foot tall wind turbine that...

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19 Apr Edgar County Board still allowing false audit to stand –

Posted at 12:22h in Edgar County, Edgar County Board, Edgar County State's Attorney, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 1 Comment

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PARIS, IL. (ECWd) - Here we are, over 3 years after being informed that "note 12" in the county audit was incorrect, over 14 months after the board acknowledged that the auditor had said it was incorrect, and no action to fix the audit or to...

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18 Apr Hartke’s 3-hour Testimony v. Invenergy and Pleasant Ridge Wind Farm –

Posted at 22:32h in Back Door Deal, feature, Invenergy, Vermilion County, Wind Turbine by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 2 Comments

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LIVINGSTON Co., IL. (ECWd) - Updated with the slides used in the presentation...

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18 Apr College of DuPage – Another Pay to Play for the 2010 Referendum?

Posted at 15:38h in College of DuPage, DuPage County, feature by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 4 Comments

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DuPage Co. (ECWd) - As if using your tax money to promote a referendum to sell $168 Million in bonds, that you get to pay back with your tax dollars, is not bad enough, COD once again followed a path that appears to be a Pay...

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18 Apr Edgar County Board gives involuntarily dissolved entity use of Airport –

Posted at 10:07h in Attorney General, Edgar County, Edgar County Airport, Edgar County Board, Edgar County State's Attorney, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 3 Comments

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Edgar County, IL. (ECWd) - It appears the Edgar County Board lacks any common sense whatsoever. This month, the board, through the Edgar County Airport Advisory Board (which holds no power and cannot make any decisions) has stated it will allow the "Edgar County Airport Booster Club"...

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18 Apr Edgar County Board gives tax money to unregistered entity –

Posted at 09:32h in Edgar County, Edgar County Board, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 7 Comments

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PARIS, IL. (ECWd) - During the Edgar County Board meeting on "tax day", April 15, 2015, the Edgar County Board, among other things, voted to give money to an unregistered entity that purports to go by the name of the "Chrisman Area Community Club". This club...

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18 Apr College of DuPage says they were listening…

Posted at 08:23h in College of DuPage, DuPage County, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 1 Comment

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College of DuPage (ECWd) - We don't think so...

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