Total Cost Of District 95’s FOIA Lawsuit Exceeded $152,000 –
Paris, Ill. (ECWd) – We finally received the invoices from District 95’s attorneys, through school district’s insurance company. Defending against our FOIA lawsuit for a copy of a federal subpoena…
Paris District 95 Approved $75,000 Settlement in FOIA Case –
Paris, Ill. (ECWd) – During its April 20, 2026, Regular School Board Meeting, Paris District 95 board of trustees approved a settlement agreement in the Freedom of Information Act lawsuit…
District 95 Provides Unredacted Subpoena In FOIA Lawsuit Settlement –
…– District 95’s Grand Jury Subpoena – District 95 Ordered to Release Federal Grand Jury Subpoena Watchdogs File FOIA Lawsuit Against Paris District 95 Seeking Unredacted Subpoena – Are Federal…
Paris District 95 Issues Joint Statement On Federal Indictments –
Paris, Ill. (ECWd) – Joint Statement Paris Union School District 95 and Paris Union School District 95 Board of Education April 2, 2026 The Board of Education has been informed…
Federal Indictments Unsealed Against Former District 95 Principals –
Paris, Ill. (ECWd) – Following the June 2023 search of former District 95 Superintendent’s home, Illinois State Board of Education audit findings, termination of the former superintendent, and further investigations…
Watchdogs Win Unanimous Ruling In Appellate Court FOIA Case –
…a FOIA lawsuit.” This Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”) case stems from our FOIA request for copies of the grand jury subpoena(s) issued to Paris Union School District 95 back…
FBI Continues Investigation Of Paris District 95’s Past Financial Issues –
Paris, Ill. (ECWd) – Responses to a Freedom of Information Act request indicate that the Federal Bureau of Investigation is continuing its investigation of Paris School District 95, at least…
No Money Missing From Paris School District 95 –
Paris, Ill. (ECWd) – Contrary to previously published reports of somewhere around $750,000 of property tax funds not received by Paris School District 95, there are no funds not received…
D-95 School Board Candidate Arrested For Domestic Violence While Apparently Intoxicated –
Paris, Ill. (ECWd) – On March 15, 2025, Paris District 95 School Board Candidate Andy Roberts was arrested without warrant for Domestic Battery and was held in the Edgar County…
Watchdogs’ 2024 Year In Review –
…Edgar County: Assistant State’s Attorney accused of theft Assistant State’s Attorney admits to theft Court orders Paris School District 95 to release Grand Jury Subpoena to Watchdogs Shelby County: Board…