When a pilot is not a pilot…

07 Dec When a pilot is not a pilot…

Posted at 20:18h in Edgar County Airport, Edgar County Board, feature, Letter to the Editor by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 5 Comments

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Letter to the Editor……………………… When a pilot is not a pilot… Yesterday, I followed a vehicle down Paris’s main street and noticed the license plate on the rear of the vehicle. What caught my attention was the absence of the colorful sticker issued by the Secretary of...

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06 Dec City of Marshall responds to Open Meetings complaint –

Posted at 16:13h in City of Marshall, Clark County, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 1 Comment

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MARSHALL, IL. (ECWd) - During their November 10, 2014 City Council meeting, the Marshall City Council voted on an agenda item listed as "Consider and take action on Mayoral Appointment".   During public comment at that meeting, I asked the council to table that vote because...

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06 Dec Clark County Park District – “Let’s Just Add Income to Show a Break Even Budget” –

Posted at 11:50h in Clark County, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 7 Comments

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CLARK CO. (ECWd) - During the July 23, 2014 budget meeting of the Clark County Park District, there was a surprising new method used to to come up with a balanced budget for the upcoming year. It's called "figure out how much you want to spend, then...

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06 Dec Marshall’s Mayor Sanders violates own anti-bullying policy –

Posted at 08:26h in City of Marshall, Clark County, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 6 Comments

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MARSHALL, IL. (ECWd) - In a strange twist of events, Mayor Camie Sanders has continued to violate the very anti-bullying/workplace violence policy he spearheaded a month or so ago. The remaining Aldermen violate this policy by remaining silent on this obvious bullying tactic of Mayor Sanders. One of...

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05 Dec COD’s Response to the August 21 Open Meetings Complaint –

Posted at 22:35h in College of DuPage, DuPage County, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 2 Comments

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College of DuPage (ECWd) - The College of DuPage has responded to my August 21, 2014 Open Meetings Act Complaint to the Illinois Attorney General, 2014 PAC 30969. Original article is here. The school alleges that the OMA does not require a meeting to start on time....

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05 Dec College of DuPage – Update on FOIA Denial (email addresses) –

Posted at 16:27h in College of DuPage, DuPage County, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 3 Comments

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College of DuPage (ECWd) - Following up on my September 20, 2014 Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request for public records, which was partially denied by the College of DuPage, I am posting my response to COD's excuses for withholding the student email addresses (original article...

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05 Dec College of DuPage – Update on Open Meetings Complaint –

Posted at 13:02h in College of DuPage, DuPage County, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 2 Comments

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College of DuPage (ECWd) - This is related to the September 25, 2014 College of DuPage Board of Trustees meeting in which I filed an Open Meetings Act complaint with the Illinois Attorney General's Public Access Counselor (complaint and AG's Letter). This complaint is: 2014 PAC...

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04 Dec InvEnergy’s California Ridge Noise Study report is not credible –

Posted at 08:13h in feature, Invenergy, Vermilion County, Wind Turbine by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 1 Comment

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VERMILION CO. (ECWd) - Recently, Steve Ambrose, Board Certified INCE member, completed his review of the March 2014 California Ridge (Vermilion County, Illinois) InvEnergy Wind Turbine IPCB Noise Compliance Study performed and submitted by Mike Hankard and Dr. Paul Schomer on behalf of InvEnergy. . Mr. Ambrose was...

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03 Dec Rose and Righter vote for Access to Public Records –

Posted at 19:47h in feature, IL State Reps by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 2 Comments

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SPRINGFIELD, IL. (ECWd) - In the HB 3796 veto override vote that sought to further limit access to public records, Senators Chapin Rose and Dale Righter both voted "NO" today, and we appreciate that vote! A partial "Wall of Shame" is at the bottom of this article...

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03 Dec Seventh FOIA Suit Filed Against Arcola Township –

Posted at 12:26h in Arcola Township, Douglas County, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 8 Comments

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ARCOLA, IL. (ECWd) - Once again, failure to follow the Freedom of Information Act, failure to provide responsive public records to the person requesting the records. This is the 7th FOIA civil suit against Arcola Township. You can read it below, but the main problem is that Arcola...

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