Author: John Kraft & Kirk Allen

28 Jan Edgar Co. Board appointed two Housing Authority Commissioners –

Posted at 08:34h in Edgar County, Edgar County Board, Edgar County Housing Authority, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 1 Comment

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PARIS, IL. (ECWd) - The Edgar County Board called a Special Meeting for Monday, January 27, 2020, to appoint two Edgar County Housing Authority Commissioners to vacancies created by recent resignations. Gene Thomey was appointed as Commissioner with the term ending on 8-1-2020. Donna Vieter was appointed as...

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27 Jan Former Vermilion Fireman appeared in Court on theft charges –

Posted at 15:11h in City of Paris, Edgar County Board, feature, Paris Fire Department by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 0 Comments

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PARIS, IL. (ECWd) - Former Vermilion (Paris Area Fire Protection District) Fireman Dale Colter made an appearance in Edgar County Circuit Court today without an attorney. The Judge asked him if he wished to hire an attorney, and Colter stated he did. Judge Lewis then set the...

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26 Jan State Police: Ford County Corrections Officer’s stories didn’t add up –

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FORD CO. (ECWd) - In its supplementary report on the investigation surrounding the death of Richard Gonzalez in the Ford County Jail, the Illinois State Police interviewed Ford County Corrections Officers. In the report, the ISP Investigator indicated that he detected what he believed to be anomalies...

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25 Jan Governors State Faculty Senate voted No Confidence in College Preseident after OEIG report –

Posted at 10:23h in Cook County, feature, Will County by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 0 Comments

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University Park, IL. (ECWd) - On January 16, 2020, Governors State Faculty Senate voted 25 - 1 for a No Confidence vote against Dr. Elaine P. Maimon, President of Governors State University. The Office of the Executive Inspector General issued its report finding that President Maimon engaged...

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23 Jan Pecatonica Township Board stripped woman of her Right to Vote in upcoming election –

Posted at 18:37h in feature, Pecatonica Township, Winnebago County by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 12 Comments

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Winnebago Co., IL. (ECWd) - [caption id="attachment_56570" align="alignleft" width="415"] From the Left: Attorney John M. Nelson, Trustee Boomer, Trustee Zimmerman[/caption] Last month we reported on Pecatonica Township's banning of Rogene Hamilton from township property for 6 months and 10 days. We believe a township does not have...

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23 Jan Local 395 Iron Workers Union President Jeffery Veach and Business Agent entered guilty pleas

Posted at 16:42h in feature, McHenry County by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 4 Comments

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Woodstock, IL. (ECWd) – For Immediate Release: Woodstock, Illinois January 23, 2020. Local 395 Iron Workers Union President and Business Agent entered guilty pleas in connection with an attack on a McHerny County company that took place on January 7, 2016. Pursuant ot the guilty pleas, the Local Union...

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22 Jan Mattoon Mayor Tim Gover makes illegal appointment to Coles County Airport Authority –

Posted at 12:37h in feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 1 Comment

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Mattoon, IL. (ECWd) - [caption id="attachment_56553" align="alignleft" width="123"] Mattoon Mayor Tim Gover[/caption] During the first City Council meeting of 2020, Mattoon Mayor Tim Gover appointed Mark Nelson as Commissioner of the Coles County Airport Authority. Nelson is an employee of Mattoon CUSD 2 (School District). The problem is...

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21 Jan Former Special Education School Nurse Hilary Rawlings’ trial date postponed –

Posted at 10:36h in feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 3 Comments

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Coles Co. (ECWd) - UPDATE 4-21-2021: Hilary Rawlings was found NOT GUILTY during a bench trial on 4-20-2021. The Jury Trial for Hilary Rawlings, former Mattoon area Special Education Nurse, was vacated. The trial was previously scheduled for January 14, 2020. There is a Status Hearing set for...

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21 Jan Preschool Teacher Courtni Hays scheduled to enter negotiated plea on the Edgar County Health Department theft charges –

Posted at 10:08h in Coles County, feature, Mattoon by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 0 Comments

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Edgar CO. (ECWd) - Courtni Hays, is scheduled for a Hearing on January 30, 2020, at 11:00 a.m. for a negotiated plea to the charges of theft of between $10,000 and $100,000 from the Edgar County Health Department. Former Edgar County Health Department employee Courtni Hays was...

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21 Jan Mattoon School Resource Officer pleads Not Guilty –

Posted at 09:42h in Coles County, feature, Mattoon by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 1 Comment

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Coles Co. (ECWd) - On January 17, 2020, Michael "Shane" West plead Not Guilty to the charges of DUI. On January 21, 2020, West appeared in court again, and waived formal reading of the charges. According to his Judici file, he did not request Petition to Rescind Statutory...

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