Gov. Pat Quinn first to face felony concealment charge?

02 Sep Gov. Pat Quinn first to face felony concealment charge?

Posted at 21:44h in Attorney General, feature, Governor, Health Department, IL State Reps, Illinios HFS by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 7 Comments

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SPRINGFIELD, IL- (ECWd) Governor Quinn may be the first to face criminal charges stemming from a bill he signed a week ago, provided the Sangamon County State's Attorney is willing to enforce the new law! Gov. Quinn signed into law on August 26th, 2014, changes to...

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01 Sep AG: “You Have No Authority to Sanction”…

Posted at 17:48h in College of DuPage, DuPage County, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 2 Comments

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COLLEGE OF DUPAGE (ECWd) - In what will surely end up being a hard lesson for the College of DuPage and its  Board of Trustees, there are many Court decisions and AG Opinions citing the law, stating that local governments do not have the authority to...

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01 Sep Mayor Camie Sanders withholding access to records –

Posted at 16:08h in Clark County, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 2 Comments

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MARSHALL, IL. (ECWd) - This article builds on the previous article talking about an Alderman's right to attend closed sessions of a committee of the City Council and the attorney providing bad advice. Since we know for a fact that aldermen, trustees, board members, etc cannot be...

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31 Aug Marshall, IL.: It is time to fire the attorney!

Posted at 22:41h in City of Marshall, Clark County, feature by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 9 Comments

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MARSHALL, IL. - (ECWd) - At what point in time should public bodies who spend tax payer money for legal opinions demand the return of those funds or call for the firing of those attorneys when their opinions fail to meet the most basic standard of...

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31 Aug COD Board President Erin Birt fails to find authority of Censure…

Posted at 22:28h in College of DuPage, DuPage County, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 1 Comment

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COLLEGE OF DUPAGE (ECWd) - What follows is the first part of a detailed look at the “censure” that took place during the August 21, 2014 College of DuPage Board of Trustees (COD-BoT) meeting. Please keep in mind that the COD-BoT does not possess the authority of...

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31 Aug Open Meetings complaint filed against College of DuPage –

Posted at 22:18h in College of DuPage, DuPage County, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 4 Comments

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COLLEGE OF DUPAGE (ECWd) - A Request for Review of alleged Open Meetings Act violations by the College of DuPage Board of Trustees has been sent to the Illinois Attorney General's Public Access Counselor for their determination. Read the complaint below: Public Access Counselor: Please consider this a Request...

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31 Aug DeWitt County State’s Atty Koritz: Demand Transparency (but not from me) –

Posted at 14:49h in Dewitt County, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 1 Comment

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DEWITT CO. (ECWd) - I recently came across an "Open Letter to the Citizens of DeWitt County" from March 4, 2013 published in the DeWitt Daily News (here) in which the author, DeWitt County State's Attorney Koritz, asked the citizens to "Demand Transparency". "...

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30 Aug Society of laws before emotions and opinions…

Posted at 09:56h in City of Marshall, Clark County, feature by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 1 Comment

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MARSHALL, IL. (ECWd) - A recent poster reminded us of the following: “In the United States Senate, one of the things I observed in the early days – and it’s still used – and that is that you take someone’s argument and then you misrepresent it...

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30 Aug Delay in Acting on Wind Permits Not Unconstitutional

Posted at 09:54h in feature, Vermilion County, Wind Turbine by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 1 Comment

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From "Municipal Minute": The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals recently dismissed a case challenging a local governmental body's actions regarding an application for permits for a proposed wind farm.  CEnergy-Glenmore Wind Farm #1, LLC v. Town of Glenmore, (7th Cir. August 7, 2014).   The plaintiff sought...

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30 Aug Invenergy’s History of Broken Promises…

Posted at 09:39h in feature, Invenergy, Vermilion County, Wind Turbine by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 3 Comments

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LIVINGSTON CO., IL. (ECWd) - A group in California learned a long time ago that Invenergy cannot be trusted any farther than the distance their turbine blades fly during a failure. We have caught Invenergy's attorney in numerous lies in Vermilion County alone - and the Vermilion...

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