EDGAR CO. - Three of the "Kansas 6" were back in court today at the Edgar County Courthouse. Dillon Armes, Quinton Inman, and Cameron Minor all appeared, with council, before Judge Matt Sullivan today. All the defendants: - waived their right to a preliminary hearing. - entered a plea of Not...
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...
EDGAR CO. - Apparently the practice of paving private driveways using Public Funds has been going on for years in Paris Township. It only stopped when "other" residents inquired about getting their driveways paved. After the Edgar County Watchdogs questioned the practice, and through multiple Freedom Of Information Act...
EDGAR CO. - 7-9-2012 Added Jack Eckerty Deposition Part 1 7-5-2012 More updates at the bottom of the page...
EDGAR CO. - Our investigations uncover more misdeeds in the East Central Illinois Mass Transit District. I took the time to read the "Local Mass Transit District Act", which deals with districts like we have in Edgar and surrounding counties. Interest in Contracts Forbidden In Section 4, the Local Mass...
EDGAR CO. - I received an invoice earlier in the year addressed to me personally and mailed to my home address. The invoice represented what claimed to be a PAST DUE amount of $250.75. It was an invoice from what would soon become the Famous Edgar County...
EDGAR CO. - Rule 50 Motion Denied Judge McCuskey denied the defendants Rule 50 motion in an order dated today and entered final judgment in the amount of $70,000.00 for Ms. Cianfaglione. The orders are below. Burgin and Rogers do not have qualified immunity! County insurance will pay judgement Get...
EDGAR CO. After receiving several tips on our hotline concerning Paris Township using Public Funds to pave (chip and seal) the private drives of several homeowners, we decided to check into the issue. The Facts Here are the facts as determined by mulitple Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA)...
EDGAR CO. - After 9 months of the Edgar County ETSB (911) wasting taxpayer money, on the advice of their former attorney (S. Craig Smith), trying to get out of providing Public Documents pursuant to a Freedom Of Information Act request, the Illinois Attorney General has issued an opinion directing...
You may recall we did several stories on Revenue generation after the County Board chairman asked us to assist in finding revenue for the county. Although we have identified numerous areas for them to establish revenue it appears the only options they are interested in...
