Author: John Kraft & Kirk Allen

28 Apr UPDATE: DUI charged in crash with Sheriff’s Deputy

Posted at 11:53h in Edgar County, Edgar County Sheriff Department, Edgar County State's Attorney, feature, Illinois State Police by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 2 Comments

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PARIS, IL. (ECWd) - After an accident involving an alleged DUI, we can now confirm that Stacey Adams, Kansas, Il., was cited for Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol (Class A Misdemeanor), Posted a Bond of $100, her Driver's License, and has a first appearance in...

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26 Apr Hanover Township to pay food pantry payments from Town Fund –

Posted at 14:04h in Cook County, feature, Hanover Township by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 1 Comment

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HANOVER TOWNSHIP (ECWd) - While reviewing Hanover Township's expense reports, we noticed that the township had recently started using General Assistance funds to pay for its food pantry, instead of the Town Fund where it should be coming from. Previous years do not show this, as it...

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26 Apr Perry County Declares State of Financial Emergency

Posted at 10:39h in feature, Perry County by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 0 Comments

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PINCKNEYVILLE, IL. (ECWd) - According to the Pinckneyville Press: COUNTY DECLARES STATE OF FINANCIAL EMERGENCY During a special meeting tonight at the Perry County Government Building, the Perry County Board of Commissioners signed a resolution declaring a state of financial emergency in the county. The resolution is below (or...

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25 Apr Algonquin Township Clerk filed report of alleged theft –

Posted at 09:42h in Algonquin Township, feature, McHenry County by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 3 Comments

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ALGONQUIN TOWNSHIP (ECWd) - On June 29, 2018, Algonquin Township Clerk Karen Lukasik made a report of theft with the McHenry County Sheriff's Department alleging theft of public records and the report names "Edgar Watch Blog" as a suspect.  Being named as a suspect in the...

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25 Apr Watchdog Training (Local Government) in Kankakee, April 27, 2019 –

Posted at 07:18h in feature, Kankakee County by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 4 Comments

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KANKAKEE, IL. (ECWd) - We are please to announce the April 27, 2019 Watchdog Training session will be held in Kankakee, Illinois, at the Hilton Garden Inn, from 8 am until Noon. This is a Free event and although not required, we ask that you signup at...

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23 Apr Nigerian Brothers sueing Smollett’s Attorneys for Defamation and False Light –

Posted at 11:28h in City of Chicago, Cook County, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 1 Comment

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CHICAGO, IL. (ECWd) - In a Press Conference today at the Union League Club, where it was announced by the attorney for the "Nigerian Brothers" that Alabinjo Osundairo and Abimbola Osundairo were filing a federal lawsuit naming Jussie Smollett's attorneys, Mark Geragos, TIna Glandian, and the...

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22 Apr Alleged DUI driver in crash with Edgar County Sheriff Deputy –

Posted at 18:58h in Edgar County, Edgar County Sheriff Department, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 0 Comments

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PARIS, IL. (ECWd) - [caption id="attachment_51710" align="alignnone" width="221"] Stacey Adams' mugshot 4-17-2019[/caption] On April 17, 2019 at approximately 2 p.m., there was a vehicular accident involving Edgar County Sheriff Deputy Adam Rhoads, who was responding to a call and traveling west on Highway 16, and Stacey Adams,...

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22 Apr Edgar County Board awards Ambulance contract to Horizon Health –

Posted at 11:24h in Edgar County, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 7 Comments

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PARIS, IL. (ECWd) - In a 4-3 vote at this morning's Special County Board meeting, the Edgar County Board voted to award the Special Service Area Ambulance contract to Horizon Health (Paris Hospital). A note of interest is the fact the Special Meeting held today was...

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21 Apr Myth Busting: Kim Brown’s outragous claims on Edgar County Ambulance Issues –

Posted at 19:51h in Edgar County, Edgar County Board, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 5 Comments

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[caption id="attachment_51689" align="alignleft" width="229"] Photo from Kim Brown's Facebook page[/caption] PARIS, IL. (ECWd) - A local Edgar County resident who claims to have once received a phone call from the President and declined to talk to him, has been making some outrageous claims in regards to the...

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21 Apr Melissa Victor resigns as Alg Twp Trustee to serve as Cary Park District Commissioner

Posted at 11:18h in Algonquin Township, Cary Park District, feature, McHenry County by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 1 Comment

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Algonquin Township (ECWd) - When we first learned that Algonquin Township Trustee Melissa Victor had decided to run for the office of Cary Park District Commissioner, we suspected those offices were incompatible. Later, after reviewing James Kelly's attorney bills to the Township, we found what appeared to...

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