www.openthebooks.com  Open The Books - The Chicago Way National FOX News Investigation August 30, 2013  Watch FOX News segment, here.   Leading on FOX National Website   Read the breaking news report, here    Yesterday, FOX News broke our investigation into No-Bid Illinois ObamaCare Implementation. Today, it's a leading story on the FOX homepage,...
EDGAR CO. (ECWd) - Chris Patrick's statement of "I'm in charge and frankly I don't give a damn" was not seen in good light in the Attorney General's office. They looked at the facts and determined without any doubt that Chris Patrick and the Edgar County Board...
EDGAR CO. (ECWd) - Chandra Smith, the former bookkeeper for the Edgar County Health Department, plead guilty to Class 1 Felony Theft in May of 2013 and finally had her sentencing day in court. On August 26, 2013, Chandra Smith was sentenced to: Restitution - $21,754.85 Probation, 36 Months,...
ARCOLA, IL (ECWd) - After review a recent FOIA request from Arcola Township, one very telling item stuck out like a sore thumb. That "sore thumb" is a written statement by Mark T. Petty, Attorney for Arcola Township, in which he said "...
ARCOLA Twp. (ECWd) - The township responded (bottom of page or click here to read it now) to the AG's inquiry, 2013 PAC 25511, into whether documents were improperly withheld. In a previous article, we pointed out the fact that the Twp had failed to provide documents...
TERRE HAUTE, IN. (ECWd) - We have an update on the Chris Gill situation in which this former Paris police officer was arrested by federal marshalls. He recently plead guilty to misdemeanor aggravated domestic violence.. This means that he can never again hold a position of power as...
EDGAR CO. (ECWd) - Keeping in tune with the past eight or nine months, the Edgar County Airport manager, Mr. Jimmy Wells, has once again "misled" the very people that employ him. With the amount of "misinformation" and "inconsistencies" coming out of his office, you would think he...
EDGAR CO. (ECWd) - This is an update from the Edgar County Board's December 3, 2012 "Organizational Meeting", a Special Meeting as defined in the Open Meetings Act (OMA)Â and the Counties Code of Illinois. A complaint was filed in regards to this meeting alleging that it violated...
DEWITT CO. (ECWd) - During "bill payment" at the DeWitt County Board Meeting on Aug 15th, a board member questioned the validity of a bill presented for payment. The bill in question was a credit card assigned to the Probation/Drug Court Officer. It's not that an...
FORD CO. (ECWd) - During the August 2013 Ford County Board meeting, Elynor Stagen, a Ford County Board emmber, denied stating that she withdrew here question during the FIPHD meeting about whether or not Mr. Allen had proof of the over one million dollar loss the...
