Coles Co. (ECWd) - OK, we had to extend the series. See Part I, Part II, Part III, Part IV, and Part V to follow the chain of events that show why the local reporting is so insufficient and how out of control the Coles County officials are. August 1,...
Coles Co. (ECWd) - As promised, Part V of the five-part series. See Part I, Part II, Part III, and Part IV to follow the chain of events that show why the local reporting is so insufficient. August 3, 2018, Article - "Also, the Illinois Department of Revenue has...
Coles Co (ECWd) - As promised, Part III of the five-part series. See Part I and Part II to follow the chain of events that show why the local reporting is so insufficient. August 3, 2018 Article - "The Coles County Board, with Biddle's support, hired local appraiser...
Coles Co. (ECWd) - As promised, Part II of what looks like will be a five-part series. See Part I at this link. August 3, 2018 Article - "CHARLESTON — Coles County's commercial and industrial property reassessment is now past its halfway stage, with property owners in two...
Coles Co. (ECWd) - Over the last 18 months, we have been covering in great detail the illegal actions by Coles County officials. Those actions include bid-rigging, improper contracting, pay for no work, Open Meetings Act violations, Freedom of Information Act violations, illegal contracting and more. ...
Coles (ECWd) - Sheriff Rankin's first year in office had a budget in place from his predecessor. Rankin is in the 4th year of his term, which means he has presented three budgets that he has operated under that are now audited. During those three years,...
Coles Co. (ECWd) - There are times when you find things being done by County Board members and public officials that simply put you back in your seat in total disbelief. This is one of those cases. According to payroll records, the Coles County Board has established...
COLES CO., IL. (ECWd) - Defendant Barry Wolfe appeared in Coles County Court today for a hearing and entered a Guilty Plea to 4 counts of sexual abuse of a minor. He plead guilty to the following: 2017CF420, Count 9 - Criminal Sexual Assault / force, Class...
COLES Co., IL. (ECWd) - What do you do when you are an appointed Coles County Board of Review member charged with hearing property tax objections, and you feel a little sleepy? Simple. Sleep! Is this what taxpayers can expect if the current County Board Chair is re-elected? The...
Coles Co. (ECWd) - We reported on the Sheriff's debate in this article and even provided the video. We did so because it was clear we could not count on local reporting to actually point out false statements. The paper reported that Steve Spear made the following statement: “None...
