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March 7, 2021

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Bill Would Make General Assembly Conservators of the Peace; Grant Arrest Powers –

John Kraft

ILLINOIS, IL. (ECWd) – A Bill introduced by Illinois State Representative Curtis J. Tarver, II, would make all State Representatives and State Senators Conservators of the Peace: HB0724 – Synopsis As Introduced Amends the General Assembly Organization Act. Provides requirements for members of the General

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Bill Would Make General Assembly Conservators of the Peace; Grant Arrest Powers –

John Kraft

ILLINOIS, IL. (ECWd) – A Bill introduced by Illinois State Representative Curtis J. Tarver, II, would make all State Representatives and State Senators Conservators of the Peace: HB0724 – Synopsis As Introduced Amends the General Assembly Organization Act. Provides requirements for members of the General

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Black Candidate Attacked With Noose, Confederate Flag Flyer In Bolingbrook –

John Kraft March 6, 2021

Bolingbrook (DuPage Township), IL. (ECWd) – RACIST HATE CAMPAIGN FLYERS IN BOLINGBROOK Earlier in February, a group calling itself “Citizens Against Benford” sent a mailer out to DuPage Township voters which included inflammatory language and an image of the Confederate Flag in proximity to DuPage

Florida “Reporter” thinks Trustee needs permission to speak; received Emancipation Proclamation and First Amendment in response to FOIA request – –

John Kraft March 4, 2021

Clermont, FL. (ECWd) – A “reporter” with a new company from Clermont, Florida has taken offense to an Illinois Township Trustee’s [Benford] publication of a letter written in response to a letter received by DuPage Township. We covered both letters: the one threatening to sue the

Appellate Court greenlights use of public funds to create private businesses –

John Kraft March 3, 2021

Carlinville, IL. (ECWd) – Yesterday afternoon, the Fourth District Appellate Court issued its decision to overturn the Circuit Court in the Brotze v Carlinville lawsuit, where Carlinville’s decision to start a private company, with another private company and another public body, in order to contract

Avon Township: Terry Wilke’s New Low in Campaigning: Fake Website Filled With Lies –

John Kraft March 3, 2021

Avon Township, IL. (ECWd) – Terre Wilke, has stooped to a new low in negative campaigning. He recently opened up a website using the Township’s name, without telling his readers it is not an official government website and is using that website to: falsely accuse

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Former Marshall Mayor Camie Sanders is wrong on punishing council members who speak out –

John Kraft March 2, 2021

Marshall, IL. (ECWd) – Former Marshall, Illinois Mayor Camie Sanders was quoted in the newspaper as advocating sanctioning and disciplining of council members who speak out about closed session discussions. This was directed at Mr. LeFever, who sent us a letter to publish several weeks

Another Pontiac Corrections Officer Arrested –

John Kraft March 2, 2021

Pontiac, IL. (ECWd) – Another Corrections Officer at the Illinois Department of Corrections, Pontiac Correctional Center was arrested. We previously reported on the five Pontiac officers arrested and charged with felonies in McLean County (here). Pontiac Police Corporal Alan Doran arrested Andrew Krominga, a 5+

Alyssia Benford responded to Bill Mayer’s threatening letter –

John Kraft March 2, 2021

Bolingbrook, IL. (ECWd) – We previously published an article, including a letter, written to the DuPage Township Supervisor Felix George, by former Supervisor Bill Mayer in which he is trying to get the township board to rescind an action taken in 2019 to issue a

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Coles County Board and Bob Becker Named in Multi Count Civil Suit Seeking Declaratory Judgment

Kirk Allen March 1, 2021

Coles Co. (ECWd) – A multi-count lawsuit was filed today in Coles County by Charles Lee Stodden’s attorney, Thomas DeVore. The lawsuit is seeking a declaratory judgment regarding the County Board’s hiring of a private contractor to perform commercial assessments and for providing compensation of

Clark County Deputy hit van; rolled squad car 4 times –

John Kraft March 1, 2021

Clark County, IL. (ECWd) – This is an accident from last week, where an on-duty Clark County Sheriff’s Deputy, in his assigned squad, was traveling on a 2-lane highway west of Marshall, Illinois, outside of Martinsville. He came across a van and side-swiped it. The

Update on the 5 D.O.C. Officers arrested: Mugshots, Charge Sheets –

  • John Kraft·
  • March 1, 2021 4:18 pm·
Bloomington, IL. (ECWd) – This is an update to our earlier article on the five Illinois Department of Corrections Officer who ended up being arrested mid-February. All five officers were charged with Felonies of varying degree, with Bonds between $20,000 and $50,000. All five have…

Five Pontiac D.O.C. Officers Arrested for Mob Action, Aggravated Battery of Elderly Veteran –

  • John Kraft·
  • March 1, 2021 1:06 pm·
Bloomington, IL. (ECWd) – Update: Mugshots in follow-up article (here) Five Illinois Department of Corrections officers (Pontiac State Correctional Institution) found themselves locked up on the wrong side of the bars in McLean County after a wild night out-on-the-town. BLNNEWS (Diane Benjamin) was tipped about…

Cities Talk FM 92.9 provides detailed coverage of our reporting on the City of Bloomington and Mayor Renner

  • Kirk Allen·
  • March 1, 2021 11:12 am·
McLean Co.  (ECWd) – We ran our story on the City of Bloomington police coverup in this article.  After that article published and the Mayor got called out during public comment by Diane Benjamin of BLNNews, the Mayor went on a rant that included lies,…

Feds doing the job of Illinois State’s Attorneys – Columbia, Illinois Mayor Kevin Hutchinson Indicted by US Attorney

  • Kirk Allen·
  • February 26, 2021 3:16 pm·
U.S. (ECWd) – For years we have exposed public officials who have filed false statements of economic interest documents, and for years law enforcement and State’s Attorneys have ignored the violation. Once again we see that the FBI has come to the rescue of Illinois…
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