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May 30, 2025

Author: John Kraft & Kirk Allen

20 Dec

Posted at 18:16h in feature, Freeport Housing Authroity, Stephenson County by
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Freeport, IL. (ECWd) - The Freeport Housing Authority has provided the following document as a response to our article entitled "HUD issued scathing report on Freeport Housing Authority; Designated as "Troubled" - Read their response in full, below: [pdf-embedder url="https://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/1HACFs-Edgar-County-Watchdog-Reply12182019.pdf" title="1HACF's Edgar County Watchdog Reply12182019"] . ...

17 Dec

Posted at 09:43h in feature, Iroquois County, Onarga Public Library by
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Onarga, IL. (ECWd) - [caption id="attachment_55818" align="alignleft" width="374"] Onarga Public Library Board Dec 2019[/caption] During the December 16, 2019, Onarga Public Library District's Board of Trustees meeting, the Board voted to go into closed session to discuss pay raises for all of their employees. After closed session, we...

14 Dec

Posted at 22:10h in Cook County, feature, Hanover Township by
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HANOVER TOWNSHIP (ECWd) - On reviewing several of the board packets from Hanover Township, we noticed questionable expenditures from the township's general assistance fund.  For those not familiar with General Assistance, it is Public Aid administered by the Township. Since April of 2018 thru April of 2019,...

13 Dec

Posted at 14:11h in feature, Freeport Housing Authority, Freeport Housing Authroity, Stephenson County by
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FREEPORT, IL. (ECWd) - In a report issued by the Chicago Office of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), it is clear the Freeport Housing Authority has major problems. HUD designated the Freeport Housing Authority as "Troubled" - which generally means that the...

13 Dec

Posted at 10:29h in feature by
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PAXTON, IL. Hartke Engineering and Surveying is continually expanding and has a new second office location in Paxton. There is an open house this Friday afternoon in the new office. Please join him if you can. Humble Hog will be provided. [pdf-embedder url="https://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Paxton-Open-House.pdf" title="Paxton Open House"]...

13 Dec

Posted at 10:20h in Cumberland County, feature by
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Cumberland Co., IL. (ECWd) - We first reported on the violence-laced text messages of Cumberland County Deputy Steve Carr (here) when he was placed on paid administrative leave pending the investigation. The investigation is now over and he was disciplined with an Oral Reprimand for Conduct Unbecoming...

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