EDGAR CO., IL (ECWd) - The Truth in Taxation Hearing schedule for today on the proposed property tax increase for the newly formed Elbridge-Symmes Multi-Township Assessment District has been canceled. There were several problems, including passing the cut-off date for submitting the tax levy to the County...
Edgar County, IL. (ECWd) - The local governments in Edgar County owed the State of Illinois a total of $166,119.51 in overpayments the state made with the personal property replacement tax back in 2014. A list of all Edgar County overpayments are below, with the School Districts,...
PARIS, IL. (ECWd) - According to a recent document dump from the Illinois Department of Transportation in relation to a Freedom of Information Act request about certain things happening at the District 5 IDOT Headquarters, it appears they are allowing a private business to utilize office...
EDGAR CO. (ECWd) - The Edgar County Board held its regular monthly meeting today, August 13, 2014, at the courthouse. There were several actions taken, among those were: -Roll Call: Dan Bruner was the only board member not in attendance - Sandra Willett (currently Clerk Pro Tempore) was appointed to...
EDGAR CO. (ECWd) - Good news finally coming out of the Edgar County Assessor's Office. They will follow the law (somewhat of a unique idea in Edgar County) and assess the farmland the Edgar Cemetery is leasing out. We've only been after them about this for...
PARIS, IL. (ECWd) - This article will explore our local property tax system, and the efforts our local elected and appointed public officials and former public officials go to in order to conceal information detrimental to their plea for 100% property tax exemptions. The taxpayers of...
Our Pledge of Allegiance at every County Board meeting means nothing if we don’t understand what it means and blatantly ignore the very pledge they recite every month. In the Pledge of Allegiance we all pledge allegiance to our Republic, not to a democracy. "Republic" is...
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...
EDGAR CO. (ECWd) - Just in case you missed reading in other local publications what really went on at the county board meeting this month, here are some comments and a video of the meeting. - J. Kraft asked for an itemized list of expenditures of the...
As usual, the county board sits silent and does nothing to hold people accountable for misappropriations of county funds even with stacks of evidence. More amazing is the auditors report and 2 page letter of suggestions the board should implement to prevent further misappropriations, fraud, and theft of...
