EDGAR CO. (ECWd) - On May 22, 2013, Chandra Smith, former bookkeeper at the  Edgar County Health Department, plead guilty of amended Class 1 Felony Theft Charges. We previously reported in these articles about the situation when she was officially charged in mid-Oct of 2011. From Judici: Deft enters a plea of guilty...
EDGAR CO. (ECWd) - The Illinois Campaign for Political Reform was permitted to enter an amicus curiae brief in support of the Illinois Attorney General and her decision to not allow public funds for former Edgar County State's Attorney Michael McFatridge' defense in civil suits. Those that have...
EDGAR CO. (ECWd) - Nine citizens in Edgar County have filed a lawsuit against the County Board for their attempt at shielding Chris Patrick from his Conflict of Interest. That lawsuit may well be a trigger that makes IDOT think twice about allowing past actions to...
IROQUOIS CO. (ECWd) - Today's meeting of the Iroquois County Board (**Finance Committee**) consisted of three separate executive session topics culminating in a motion to recommend that the FIPHD Board remove Mr. Doug Corbett from Administrator of the FIPHD in the most efficient means possible. Update 6/7/2013: I...
EDGAR CO (ECWd) - The 2013 Edgar County Shrine Club Barbecue Weekend is this weekend - June 7-9, 2013. Below are the flyers listing the scheduled events - come out and enjoy the fun! The parade is on Saturday...
EDGAR CO. (ECWd) - The Edgar County Sheriff has a new app for smartphones Droid - and soon for Apple products. I have tried it out and it seams to work pretty good - there is also an option to receive text message alerts for information updates. Use...
EDGAR CO. (ECWd) - Updated below - Kami Miller, former East Central Illinois Mass Transit District (ECIMTD) CEO, has filed suit in the Fifth Judicial District (Edgar County) naming Ben Leuken and Dimond Financial Consultants, Inc. as defendants. Case # 2013L7 - filing fees and Jury...
DEWITT CO. (ECWd) - We had been asked to look into a few things up in Dewitt County, and last week was our second meeting attendance and was it ever worth the time! Several issues during the meeting will be covered in a separate article as this...
DEWITT CO. (ECWd) - While in Dewitt County last week waiting for the county board meeting (we arrived 3 hours early), we decided to cruise through the Marina that is leased Public Property from the County of Dewitt. One of the first things we saw was the...
ARCOLA TOWNSHIP - DOUGLAS CO. (ECWd) - Starting on April 23, 2013, we sent a few FOIA requests to Arcola Township in Douglas County. The purpose of those requests were to gather information on some questionable financial expenditures. Did we receive timely and appropriate responses to...
