Piatt County (ECWd) - A quick review of claims submitted by Piatt County Board members for meetings between Oct 2019 and Jan 2020 indicate board members were overpaid by at least $7,105.00. We looked at the claims payable for meetings attended in Sep, Oct, and Dec of...
[caption id="attachment_57885" align="alignleft" width="358"] Jamie Trogdon - photo from her Facebook page[/caption] Edgar Co. (ECWd) - According to a police report obtained thru the Freedom of Information Act, a police investigation into Jamie Trogdon, Administrative Assistant to Edgar County Sheriff Jeff Wood, revealed the following alleged criminal...
Illinois (ECWd) - One issue of contention between the government and the people, especially during emergencies, comes down to rights, and the fact that rights do not take a back seat when it comes to emergencies or emergency management. Rights must be protected at all times. When...
Edgar County, IL. (ECWd) - According to the Unofficial Results of the March 17, 2020 Primary Election, the Referendum for Edgar County's 1% Public Safety Sales Tax passed with 1590 votes in favor (52.65%) and 1430 votes against the tax (47.35%). ...
Edgar County, IL. (ECWd) - "Republished on new server" According to the Unofficial Results of the March 17, 2020 Primary Election, the Proposition to establish the Northern Edgar County Special Services Area - Ambulance Tax passed with 474 votes in favor (73.49%) and 171 votes against the...
Springfield, IL. (ECWd) - Gov Pritzker signed Executive Order 2020-07 this afternoon. which states the following: Beginning March 16, 2020 at 9:00 p.m. all businesses in the State of Illinois that offer food or beverages for on-premises consumption, including restaurants, bars, grocery stores, and food halls must...
Honduras - (ECWd) - According to their website: 1ST AMERICAS WOMEN'S BOWL 20/20 SUNDAY, MARCH 15TH - DAY 3 OF BOWL CANCELED AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE OF COVID-19 When attempting to leave Honduras for the United States this morning, Team USA was informed that Honduras had closed it borders at...
McHenry Co. (ECWd) -Â Former McHenry County Clerk and current McHenry County Circuit Court judicial candidate Mary McClellan recently had her Federal "341" meeting of creditors in her bankruptcy case. You can listen to the 7 minutes, fifty-four-second appearance here: [embed]https://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/McClellan.wav[/embed] She was asked about who lived in her...
SPRINGFIELD, IL . (ECWd) - UPDATE: Governor's Press Release at bottom of page. Illinois Governor Pritzker announced he is ordering the closing of all board and dine-in restaurants starting Monday night thru March 30th, 2020. Drive-thru and curbside pickup may continue to operate. He appeared to blame the closures...
Mattoon, IL. (ECWd) - The Pantagraph is reporting that a patient at the Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center in Coles County has tested positive for the Coronavirus. Click to read their article (HERE). According to the news report, the patient was treated in the SBLHC emergency room and...
