Author: John Kraft & Kirk Allen

17 Aug Edgar County Treasurer sued by RIDES Mass Transit for $152,150.49

Posted at 08:32h in Clark County, Edgar County, Edgar County Board, Edgar County State's Attorney, Edwards County, feature, RIDES-MTD by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 1 Comment

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PARIS, IL. (ECWd) - We wrote in December 2015 about RIDES threatening a lawsuit (here) and explained the situation pretty thoroughly. RIDES-MTD filed the lawsuit a couple weeks ago. The bottom line is that you must follow the law when dissolving a mass transit district ("MTD"), the county...

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15 Aug Citizen Watchdog Training – Springfield, IL. – Aug 20th –

Posted at 10:27h in Edgar County, feature, Sangamon County by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 0 Comments

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SPRINGFIELD, IL. (ECWd) - Are you curious to know more about how local governments in the area are spending your money? Do you think there is waste or fraud in your local governments? Do you want to learn the tools necessary for uncovering improper spending in...

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12 Aug Oral Arguments in Allen/Kraft v. Clark County Park District (audio) –

Posted at 11:39h in Clark County, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 0 Comments

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SPRINGFIELD, IL. (ECWd) - The Fourth Appellate Court provides audio of its Oral Arguments to the public at this link: here The Argument Date, Case Number, and Title are: 08/10/16 4-15-0963 Allen Kirk and Kraft v. Clark County Park District Board of Communications (should have been "Commissioners") We appealed this from...

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10 Aug Dale Barkley resigned from Edgar County Airport Advisory Committee –

Posted at 21:05h in 911 Board, Edgar County, Edgar County Airport, Edgar County Board, Edgar County Sheriff Department, feature, Metcalf by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 0 Comments

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PARIS, IL. (ECWd) - During the Edgar County Board meeting this morning, we learned from Karl Farnham that Dale Barkley had submitted his resignation from the Edgar County Airport Advisory Committee. In other business, the Board approved purchasing of a new software package for use with assessments...

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10 Aug For Second Consecutive Month, Village of Cahokia, Commonfields Water District cancel meetings when we arrive –

Posted at 20:47h in Cahokia, Commonfields of Cahokia Waer District, feature, St Clair County by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 2 Comments

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CAHOKIA, IL. (ECWd) - The Village of Cahokia just two months ago changed its meeting dates/times to coincide with the Commonfields of Cahokia Water District meetings to keep citizens from attending both meetings. Since the Chairman of the Water District and the Mayor of Cahokia and father...

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09 Aug DuPage Co. Policy Disallows County Board Member Health Insurance – they take it anyway –

Posted at 20:56h in DuPage County, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 0 Comments

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DuPage Co., IL. (ECWd) - At today's DuPage County board meeting, I discussed board member compensation, and in particular, board member health insurance. Previously we had written about excessive compensation, FOIA request for compensation,  IMRF and Vehicle Allowances, DuPage County's initial refusal to provide health insurance participation payment...

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05 Aug Gov. Rauner signs Bill amending the Open Meetings Act –

Posted at 20:01h in Attorney General, feature, Governor, IL State Reps, Illinois General Assembly, Illinois Senate by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 2 Comments

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SPRINGFIELD, IL. (ECWd) - Governor Rauner signed HB 5683, which amends the Open Meetings Act to allow anyone to file a lawsuit for violations of the Open Meetings Act within 60 days of the Attorney General deciding to resolve an alleged violation thru a means other...

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05 Aug Where is DeKalb’s openness and transparency?

Posted at 10:21h in City of DeKalb, DeKalb County, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 5 Comments

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DeKalb, IL. (ECWd) - Mayor Rey ran for office promising Open and Transparent government. He won his election in 2014. One requirement of the Office of the Mayor is to give a State of the City address annually. (65 ILCS 5/3.1-35-5) (from Ch. 24, par. 3.1-35-5) Sec....

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05 Aug Photos of Cockroaches Found In B & J’s Restaurant –

Posted at 09:33h in City of Paris, Edgar County, feature, Health Department by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 5 Comments

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PARIS, IL. (ECWd) - The Edgar County Health Department has provided their report, including photos, on their inspection of B & J Restaurant in Paris, Illinois. We previously reported on this (B & J’s Restaurant: Customer Complained About Cockroaches, Got Banned From Restaurant) and said we would...

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03 Aug Orland Park Public Library Bans Book About Orland Park Public Library –

Posted at 13:46h in Cook County, feature, Orland Park, Orland Park Public Library by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 14 Comments

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ORLAND PARK, IL. (ECWd) - Viewpoint discrimination and censorship are on full display at the Orland Park Public Library (OPPL), as staff ban a new book that was written about recent scandals and wrongdoing at the Orland Park Public Library. The OPPL has steadfastly refused to...

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