By: Diane Benjamin Last November I wrote about the ever-changing hourly wages paid to Josh Deterding: https://blnnews.com/2015/11/13/allin-township-ask-eidenmiller-to-explain-this/ There was always more to the Deterding story than media has reported. Investigations should have included public officials. Josh filed a complaint with the Illinois Department of Labor. They found in his favor and ordered Allin Township to […]
By: Diane Benjamin How would you like to receive paychecks with the per hour rate calculated at the whim of the guy writing the checks? All of the below are from the pay stubs received by Josh Deterding. All the pay stubs are computerized and, unless listed, all paychecks were for 80 hours. The rate […]
By: Diane Benjamin Fire Protection Districts are allowed to bill for services performed inside the district for people who live OUTSIDE of the districts. It makes sense because the people served aren’t paying taxes to them. The one catch is: an ordinance is required to be passed and signed before the billings can be enforced. […]
By: Diane Benjamin The former Allin Township Fire Chief (Standford) is being prosecuted for theft. His name is Josh Deterding. Allegations are he stole over $10,000. I’ve been investigating and filing Freedom of Information Requests for documents for the last month. Josh did reach out to me because he had no one who would listen […]
