City of Paris

02 Sep Rule of Law -What does it mean?

Posted at 13:21h in 911 Board, CERWD, City of Paris, Community Activities, Edgar County Assessor, Edgar County Board, Edgar County Sheriff Department, Edgar County State's Attorney, feature, General by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 0 Comments

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 UNITS OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT SHALL HAVE ONLY POWERS GRANTED BY LAW! Source:  Illinois Constitution.  (When is the last time anyone read it?) http://www.ilga.gov/commission/lrb/con7.htm Article VII  SECTION 8. POWERS AND OFFICERS OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND UNITS OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT OTHER THAN COUNTIES AND MUNICIPALITIES Townships, school districts, special districts and...

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31 Aug Jeep Fest in Paris

Posted at 16:23h in City of Paris, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 0 Comments

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PARIS, IL. -  Jeep Fest is in full swing on the south side of the Edgar County Courthouse square this evening in Paris, Illinois. There are quite a few Jeeps, both new and old, already on the square. Live entertainment is scheduled and the Paris Tigers Band Parents...

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21 Aug Courage, It’s burning inside you, fan the flame!

Posted at 15:42h in 911 Board, CERWD, City of Paris, Edgar County Board, Edgar County State's Attorney, feature, School Boards by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 3 Comments

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Many have speculated, falsely, that our efforts of exposing improper and illegal activity is based on some political motivation or self-serving agenda.  Sadly those people have become part of the problem on a bigger scale in our country today.  It’s become harder and harder to trust...

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17 Aug Nitpicking?? Thank You!

Posted at 19:27h in CERWD, City of Paris, Edgar County State's Attorney, feature, General by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 1 Comment

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EDGAR CO - Our recent Fox in the Hen House article lead to an accusation of Nitpicking and the more we thought about it, the more we realized the importance of a follow up story!  Thanks to Joe Citizen for their comments as once again we...

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14 Aug Is the Fox Guarding the Hen House?

Posted at 12:43h in CERWD, City of Paris, feature by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 5 Comments

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Does anyone remember the nursery rhyme: 'Sleep, my little one, sleep, Thy father guards the sheep'.  Is the Fox guarding the Hen House? “The hen-house is based on the American farmer who, like a Pinoy farmer, keeps the hens separated from the roosters so you can have unfertilized eggs...

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21 Jul Can we recover our Moral Fiber?

Posted at 09:22h in 911 Board, City of Paris, Edgar County Board, Edgar County Sheriff Department, Edgar County State's Attorney, feature, General by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 0 Comments

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Our Moral Fiber is being destroyed in this country, this state, this county, one day, one event, one person at a time. What is Moral Fiber? I think the definition I found here spells it out very well. Moral Fiber "Moral fiber is the capacity to do what...

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08 Jul McFatridge – No Immunity, State or Federal! –

Posted at 18:33h in City of Paris, Edgar County Board, Edgar County State's Attorney, feature, General by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 1 Comment

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EDGAR CO. - Herb Whitlock and Randy Steidl are going to get their day in court, provided no settlement is reached between now and the trial dates. Steidl’s jury selection and jury trial are scheduled to begin on January 14, 2013, at 9:00 a.m. Whitlock’s jury selection and...

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28 Jun Local criminal appointed to the Board of Fire and Police Commissioners…

Posted at 13:44h in City of Paris, feature by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 2 Comments

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PARIS, IL. -  Leadership and good judgement play a key role in the future of any community and we don't have to look very far to see why this county is in the mess it's in.  The history of corrupt cops and civil rights violations in this county...

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22 May Update: Fed Civil Rights Suit

Posted at 17:17h in City of Paris, Edgar County Board, Edgar County Sheriff Department, Edgar County State's Attorney, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 5 Comments

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EDGAR CO - On May 18, 2012, a final pretrial order was entered and filed in US District Court, Central District of Illinois in regards to a Federal Civil Rights Lawsuit naming Edgar County as a defendant. We previously posted this article and this update on the case....

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15 Apr People of Paris receive refund from Roger Eddy

Posted at 20:52h in City of Paris, feature, IL State Reps by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 1 Comment

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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...

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