Lisa Madigan failing in her Statutory Duty –

09 Dec Lisa Madigan failing in her Statutory Duty –

Posted at 19:08h in 911 Board, Edgar County, Edgar County Board, Edgar County Sheriff Department, Edgar County State's Attorney, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 6 Comments

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SPRINGFIELD, IL. (ECWd) - THIRTY months ago, the Edgar County State's Attorney sent a letter to the Illinois Attorney General asking for advice and opinion on a potential conflict of interest on a Sheriff and/or Deputy Sheriff sitting on the Edgar County Emergency Telephone Systems Board. The...

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08 Dec Forced Disclosure Leads to Governance Concerns at College of DuPage (COD)…

Posted at 13:24h in College of DuPage, DuPage County, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 5 Comments

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From "For The Good of Illinois":   In public debates of spending, no one invokes Nazis unless they're losing, or unless they have something to hide.  Forced Disclosure Leads to Governance  Concerns at College of DuPage (COD) RebootIllinois.com | December 8, 2014 Please Read my column Click here Invoking Nazi Tyranny...

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08 Dec Watchdogs on WMAY, Springfield this morning…

Posted at 10:49h in feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 3 Comments

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SPRINGFIELD, IL. (ECWd) - From WMAY: December 8, 2014–Bishop On Air from 9 to 11:30 on News Talk 970 WMAY Illinois Leaks on FOIA There’s a saying that sunshine is the best disinfectant and an independent nonprofit watchdog that was started by a couple of veterans in Illinois...

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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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