Author: John Kraft & Kirk Allen

29 Feb In sexual misconduct suit, state rep candidate said female student was responsible for relationship with teacher –

Posted at 08:37h in 110, Champaign County, Douglas County, Edgar County, feature, IL State Reps by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 7 Comments

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URBANA – Legislative candidate Jim Acklin of Ogden countered a former high school student’s sexual misconduct suit against the school district he once led by blaming her. “Plaintiff was under a duty to use care and caution for her own safety and well being” while at St....

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28 Feb BFFs of Judge Liam Brennan XOX: Jurisprudence The DuPage Way –

Posted at 17:54h in DuPage County, DuPage County Forest Preserve, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 5 Comments

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DuPage Co., IL. (ECWd) - Update: This article is cross-posted from CountyLeaks and has ties to Edgar County. PART 15 OF COUNTYLEAKS SERIES ON DUPAGE COUNTY FOREST PRESERVE...

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28 Feb Candidate for State Rep. of the 102nd District, Jim Acklin’s prior failure to report suspected child abuse –

Posted at 14:59h in 110, feature, IL State Reps, Illinois Election by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 10 Comments

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St. Joseph-Ogden - (ECWd) - As a teacher, coach, and school superintendent, you are a mandated reporter without question. Mandated Reporters - This is not a new subject for us, we have been looking at these situations for several years, but nobody wants to talk about them, until...

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27 Feb 7 Tinley Park Planning Commission Members Suddenly Resign

Posted at 17:24h in Cook County, feature, Tinley Park by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 21 Comments

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Tinley Park, IL. (ECWd) - In a stunning development out of Tinley Park, the 9-member Tinley Park Planning Commission had 7 of its members suddenly resign this month, all after citizens of Tinley Park started attending Board and Planning Commission meetings to voice public anger at...

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27 Feb Lincoln-Way 210: Renter liable for real estate taxes:

Posted at 15:12h in District 210, feature, Lincoln-Way District 210, Will County by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 2 Comments

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Will Co., IL. (ECWd) - This article will attempt to clear up who is responsible for real estate taxes on property owned by a public body and leased (rented/loaned, etc.) out. A recent comment from a previous article questioned our assertion that the renter was responsible for real...

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27 Feb FTGOI: IL Auditor General Frank Mautino Conceals Public Records –

Posted at 10:58h in feature, Illinois Auditor General by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 0 Comments

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This article was posted at For The Good Of Illinois this morning: In January, the Edgar County Watchdogs broke this scandal along with my column at Forbes, click here. Six weeks later, new Illinois Auditor General Frank Mautino still hasn’t provided answers on the fact pattern. Mautino...

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24 Feb DuPage County Board Chairman Dan Cronin’s excessive compensation –

Posted at 22:39h in DuPage County, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 6 Comments

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DuPage Co., IL. (ECWd) - Hold on for the ride, this one will take some reading. The issue at hand is compensation for elected officials of DuPage County, spearheaded by Chairman Dan Cronin. Let's start with the DuPage County Resolution setting the "salary" of county board members and...

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22 Feb Tinley Park Resident Christy Heins caught harassing reporter covering corruption

Posted at 18:24h in Cook County, feature, Tinley Park by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 27 Comments

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Tinley Park, IL. (ECWd) - In Tinley Park (a southwestern suburb of Chicago), a local resident named Christy Heins has been caught on video harassing a reporter who has been covering the story about the local Village government engaging in shady and questionable dealings with zoning...

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22 Feb Wind Turbine Fire – Livingston County: Iberdrola’s Streator Cayuga Ridge project –

Posted at 12:40h in feature, Livingston County, Vermilion County, Wind Turbine by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 3 Comments

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LIVINGSTON CO, IL. (ECWd) - Last Friday, another turbine caught fire in Livingston County, Illinois. It was close in location to the turbine fire from last summer (here) and part of Iberdrola Renewable's Streator Cayuga Ridge project There were high winds at the time, and local fire departments...

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19 Feb Watchdogs on Joe Walsh Show again tonight –

Posted at 22:22h in feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 3 Comments

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Chicago, IL. (ECWd) - The Edgar County Watchdogs were once again on the Joe Walsh Show this evening. Listen to the podcast here starting at about the 49 minute 15 second mark: http://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/247944053-am560theanswer-the-joe-walsh-show-february-19-2016.mp3 Please consider a donation to the Edgar County Watchdogs. [wp_eStore_donate id=1] ...

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