Shelby Co. IL. (ECWd) - During last week's Shelby County Board meeting, the State's Attorney issued a warning to people in the county. "I think people in this county better be careful about publicly accusing others of misrepresenting and being dishonest when you don't have facts or...
Shelby Co. (ECWd) - Shelby Co. State's Attorney Nichole Kroncke sidestepped a board member's actual question regarding questioning Keith Petard on the insurance matter costing the taxpayers $34,297.01. Rather than actually answer the question, she made an interesting statement, which by all indications, does not match...
Shelby Co. (ECWd) - The Shelby County Board met last night and once again it appears the circus acts have grown. [caption id="attachment_73354" align="alignnone" width="160"] Board Member Lynn Williams[/caption] During a very brief and unproductive discussion about the $34,297.01 in improperly obtained insurance benefits, deemed as fraud by...
Shelby Co. (ECWd) - The Shelby County Board has on their agenda an item for discussion and determination of salary for Sean McQueen, the current interim Sheriff filling the vacancy temporarily. The State's Attorney believes he is entitled to be paid the actual compensation assigned to...
U.S. (ECWd) - In a 44 page ruling from United States District Judge Carl J. Nichols in the District of Columbia, a full denial of a motion to dismiss was ordered. A copy of the ruling can be viewed below or downloaded at this link. [pdf-embedder url="https://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Motion-to-Dismiss-denied.pdf" title="Motion...
Shelby Co. (ECWd) - Shelby County appears to be fast-tracking it's way to being the poster child for problems in local government. As it stands, a lot of money is at risk due to clear failures by the county board. For years we have begged officials to...
Shelby Co. (ECWd) - August 5, 2021, the Shelby County Insurance Committee met to discuss Health Insurance, Family Health Insurance plan options, and recommendation to be presented to the county board regarding a former employee. Where to start is a tuff one. The short version is the...
Shelby Co. (ECWd) - For years we have encouraged public officials to enforce the rule of law. So what does the average citizen do when the actions of their public officials lead to violations of law and expense to the taxpayers state-wide? Shelby County State's Attorney Nichole...
Shelby Co. (ECWd) - In what may be the most cryptic opinion we have ever seen from the Attorney General's PAC office, it is clear the county board violated the Open Meetings Act when they permitted a board member to attend remotely during the reorganizational meeting...
Christian Co. (ECWd) - After numerous tips streaming in regarding the Village of Assumption Illinois, we decided to attend a special meeting held a couple of weeks ago. To say it was entertaining would be an understatement. Our video of this meeting can be viewed at...
