Edgar County Board Study Session – ETSB’s Troy Eads contradicts himself –

29 Jan Edgar County Board Study Session – ETSB’s Troy Eads contradicts himself –

Posted at 11:28h in 911 Board, Edgar County, Edgar County Board, Edgar County Sheriff Department, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 0 Comments

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PARIS, IL. (ECWd) - Troy Eads, Chairman of the Edgar County ETSB (911) took this time to address the Edgar County Board on what Kirk Allen presented at the January Edgar County Board Meeting. He begins by apologizing for some of the information provided at the last...

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27 Jan We Sued. Now, it’s Your Turn…

Posted at 17:36h in College of DuPage, DuPage County, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 2 Comments

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January 27, 2015 - Press Release   WE SUED. Today, we sued College of DuPage for alleged violations of the Open Meetings Act conferring President Robert Breuder's $762,868.77 severance package. "The Board's actions were a slap in the face to the principles of open government and transparency that are embodied...

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27 Jan Watchdogs file suit against College of DuPage –

Posted at 08:48h in College of DuPage, DuPage County, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 2 Comments

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DuPage Co. (ECWd) - This morning, the Edgar County Watchdogs, and For The Good of Illinois' Adam Andrzejewski, will file a lawsuit in DuPage County Circuit Court alleging that Open Meetings Act (OMA) violations occurred last Thursday, January 22, 2015, while the board conferred the severance...

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26 Jan COD – Erin Birt still can’t figure out the Breuder severance vote –

Posted at 22:24h in College of DuPage, DuPage County, feature by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 7 Comments

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DuPage Co. (ECWd) - In yet another fine example of what is wrong with COD, Chairman Birt provides deceptive and false information to local media and gets away with it, until now! Quotes from the Daily Herald: "Birt, however, defended the vote. She said what's happening Wednesday...

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26 Jan COD – BUSTED – Calls Special Meeting to redo Breuder’s Severance Vote –

Posted at 20:27h in College of DuPage, DuPage County, feature by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 10 Comments

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DuPage Co. (ECWd) - We called it and clearly the message got through!  (Click here for the proof!) We were called Nazis by COD Board Member Diane McGuire, yet once again, the Watchdogs educate the high dollar lawyer and the board by exposing the fact they once...

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25 Jan Arcola Township Attorney Mark Petty caught lying to Judge Lincoln in Douglas County Court –

Posted at 17:21h in Arcola Township, Douglas County, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 25 Comments

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Arcola, IL. (ECWd) - Once again, the Arcola Township attorney has lied to the Court during a Hearing. This time it was to Judge Lincoln prior to his retirement. On May 6, 2014, during one of the FOIA suit hearings on Kraft v Arcola Township, case no:...

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24 Jan College of DuPage – Video of the $762,867.77 vote –

Posted at 17:34h in College of DuPage, DuPage County, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 2 Comments

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College of DuPage (ECWd) - With all of the uproar and disgust over the College of DuPage gifting Breuder one of the largest, if not the largest, severance package in the history of the state of Illinois, this article will focus on Chairman Erin Birt's actions...

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24 Jan Lisa Madigan shoots down Rosemont’s attempt at superseding FOIA –

Posted at 10:32h in Attorney General, feature, Rosemont by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 2 Comments

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Rosemont, IL. (ECWd) - Thanks to the Chicago Tribune's request for review of a FOIA denial from the Village of Rosemont for financial records dealing with a recent Garth Brooks concert held at the Colosseum, the Illinois Attorney General's Public Access Counselor issued a Binding Opinion...

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23 Jan COD – $762,867.77 Open Meetings Act Violation

Posted at 21:32h in College of DuPage, DuPage County, feature by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 1 Comment

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DuPage Co. (ECWd) - In yet another clear act of defiance against the will of the public, Erin Birt walked down the path laid before her by the board attorney, and once again violated the Open Meetings Act. This time with a deliberate, in your face attitude,...

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21 Jan Attorney Mark Petty lied to Judge Broch in Douglas County Court –

Posted at 08:58h in Arcola Township, Douglas County, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 6 Comments

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Douglas, Co. IL. (ECWd) - During the December 16, 2014 hearings on FOIA cases against Arcola Township, I was making the argument that Mr. Petty was not authorized by law to respond to a FOIA requester since he was not an "employee or officer" of the...

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