16 May Edgar County Board Meeting Video May 13th, 2015
Edgar Co., IL. (ECWd) - Video below: ...
Edgar Co., IL. (ECWd) - Video below: ...
COLLEGE OF DUPAGE (ECWd) - Considering the recent events, the Higher Learning Commission has placed the pending action of reaccreditation of the College of  DuPage  on hold until a site visit has been made by an advisory team. Letter below: [gview file="https://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/HLC-letter.pdf"] ...
The following article discusses Minnesota's "Buy The Farm" legislation that was enacted in 1973 which basically stated that if power transmission line companies needed access to property, the land owner could demand they purchase the entire property instead of simply buying an easement. This protected...
Bureau Co., IL. (ECWd) - Tribe-Backed Wind Farm Hits Snag Over GSA Enviro Review By Lance Duroni - (original article here) Law360, Chicago (May 08, 2015, 2:12 PM ET) -- A proposed Illinois wind farm backed by a California tribe ran into a potential roadblock on Wednesday when...
North Henderson, IL. (ECWd) - In yet another defeat over the North Henderson Trustees, local citizens have prevailed in a Freedom of Information Act Request for Review in which they asked the Village for all bank statements - and the village redacted all of the account...
Vermilion County - Illinois -Â Board Meeting - May 12, 2015 During this month's board meeting the Vermilion County Board approved a resolution to endorse OpenGov.com's financial analysis tool which is estimated to cost approximately $7000.00 per year. Other business included public comments: The first speaker talked about...
Edgar County, IL. (ECWd) - This month's meeting of the Edgar County Board started promptly at 9:00 a.m. with the Pledge of Allegiance. - Â Public Comment: Rob Bogue talked about a meeting in December of 2013 which was declared an illegal meeting by the Illinois Attorney...
Paris, IL. (ECWd) - During the May 11, 2015 Edgar County Airport Advisory Board meeting I talked about the "Edgar County Airport Booster Club" and the pancake and sausage breakfast they are planning on conducting in June. My comments were that the "Booster Club" is not registered...
Springfield, IL. (ECWd) - Rep. Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton) on the House Floor, May 6, 2015 - re: House Bill 4141: "If it's all about values, where were your values for the last decade?" "Entire Process is a Fraud" . ...
Springfield, IL. (ECWd) - Today, an Illinois Ag Committee Senate hearing was held at 9:30 AM. . The hearing was for HB 3523 which is a "wind energy agriculture mitigation agreement" legislation. This hearing was presided by Senator John Sullivan, a Democrat from Rushville, Illinois who is the...