EDGAR CO - Let’s talk about bad decisions by the ETS Board this time. It appears we have, at least in the ETS (911), an entitlement mentality when it comes to our money. Little things like luxury automobiles, payment for meetings not attended, ever increasing...
PARIS, IL - I had almost forgot about this issue until it was recently brought to my attention again. At the August 15, 2011 District 95 School Board Meeting, Chuck Hand asked whether the part time contract with Connie Sutton would be limited to 1...
EDGAR CO. - Some comments we receive deserve recognition for one reason or another. Below is one we received a couple days ago: "Message: I am just curious as to why you call your site the "Edgar County Watchdogs" but only focus on Paris schools and city...
EDGAR CO. - Emergency Protective Order / Preliminary Injunction Filed Back on March 22, we posted an article about a civil law suit filed against several Edgar County law enforcement officers and one other member of the sheriff’s staff resulting from an August 20, 2008 incident. ...
PARIS, ILLINOIS - We discovered and first posted on illegal campaign donations by the City of Paris. Our second article on the subject was a little more in-depth. The answer we received from City officials was "well, he's done a lot for the city" with no response...
EDGAR CO. – The Edgar County Board held a meeting on April 11, 2012 at 9:00 A.M. in the Edgar County Courthouse. If a person relied on the trusty Paris Beacon News for information pertaining to the Public business of the county, they would be completely misinformed....
EDGAR CO - TORT Fund or Slush Fund For those of you that pay property tax, have you ever wondered why we pay so much compared to other parts of the country? One reason is explained in detail below. Â The General Assembly established an extraordinary tax for funding...
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The Edgar County ETS (911) Board held a regular meeting on Monday, April 9, 2012. Video of the entire meeting is below. Below that is the Open Meetings Act Request for Review I filed with the Illinois Attorney General referencing a possible Conflict of Interest...
Shelbyville, IL. - In a packed courtroom in Shelbyville, Illinois, Brad Halbrook took the Oath of Office of Illinois State Representative of the 109th Legislative District. The oath was administered by Judge Koester. Video is below and press release below that. Good Luck Brad!  Press Release:  [gview file="https://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/Halbrook-Oath.pdf" authonly="1"]...
