Edgar County Board

31 Dec IDOT District 5 – Free Rent and Property Tax Avoidance ?

Posted at 12:49h in Edgar County, Edgar County Assessor, Edgar County Board, Edgar County State's Attorney, feature, IDOT by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 6 Comments

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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...

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24 Dec Edgar Co. Facing Lawsuit Over Excessive Compensation To Elected Officials –

Posted at 09:48h in Edgar County, 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., IL. (ECWd) - UPDATE: Dec. 28, 2015 - To clear up some misunderstandings, it is our position and belief that the county elected officials, other than the county board, were not aware insurance was not part of their compensation, and were actually told that...

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19 Dec RIDES Mass Transit District Threatens Lawsuit Against Edgar County –

Posted at 15:04h in Clark County, Edgar County, Edgar County Board, Edgar County State's Attorney, feature, Saline County by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 1 Comment

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EDGAR CO., IL. (ECWd) - On December 15, 2015 I submitted a request for public records to RIDES Mass Transit District, for all communications between them and Edgar County. [documentcloud url="https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/2649412-FOIA-2-RIDES-MTD/annotations/268024.html"] I received an answer the same day. What I was interested in was any information they may be...

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19 Dec Edgar County Airport's Crosswind Runway Violated State Law –

Posted at 08:40h in Edgar County, Edgar County Airport, Edgar County Board, feature, IDOT by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 9 Comments

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Edgar Co., IL. (ECWd) - The Crosswind Runway Project that the Edgar County Airport completed back in 2012, was approved and constructed in violation of state law. The General County Airport and Landing Field Act, 620 ILCS 40, is the enabling statute for the Edgar County Airport. In...

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16 Dec Edgar County Airport Board Nominates New Board Member –

Posted at 13:10h in Edgar County, Edgar County Airport, Edgar County Board, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 2 Comments

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Edgar Co., IL. (ECWd) - The Edgar County Airport Advisory Board held its first meeting in three months, since the Airport Manager, Jerry Griffin, could never get the agenda posted in the required amount of time. During the meeting, they discussed several names put forth to fill...

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15 Dec IDOT's Bureau Chief of Transit Operations Giving Questionable Advice –

Posted at 10:15h in Clark County, Edgar County, Edgar County Board, Edgar County State's Attorney, feature, IDOT by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 1 Comment

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PARIS, IL. (ECWd) - This article is simply another in the long line of problems created when the Edgar County Board refuses to follow the law, even when that law and their proposed actions are pointed out to them well in advance of any decision they...

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11 Dec Kings of Petty Politics Part 4 – “Repeat the Lie”

Posted at 08:41h in Edgar County, Edgar County Board, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 4 Comments

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Edgar Co., IL. (ECWd) - Finally, the Prairie Press finishes out their unwarranted attack on someone (me) who tried to verify a statement they quoted, by re-quoting what Farnham has already told them was misquoted. Maybe Nancy Zeman is still upset about my article on her...

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10 Dec Kings of Petty Politics Part 3 – “The Paperclip”

Posted at 22:30h in Edgar County, Edgar County Board, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 2 Comments

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Edgar Co., IL. (ECWd) - The Kings of Petty Politics, Prairie Press, and their “Editorial” next try to equate a FOIA designed to determine if what they quoted county board member Farnham as saying was actually based on fact (Farnham says they misquoted him and won't...

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10 Dec Kings of Petty Politics Claim Watchdogs Harassing – Part 2

Posted at 19:21h in Edgar County, Edgar County Board, Edgar County Sheriff Department, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 0 Comments

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Edgar Co., IL. (ECWd) - The Kings of Petty Politics Part 2 – Claiming That Watchdogs are harassing. The Prairie Press Editorial Board says that: “In our opinion the Watchdog action has nothing to do with better government but is a petty action meant to harass because Wood...

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10 Dec The Kings of Petty Politics Cry Foul – Part 1

Posted at 17:06h in Edgar County, Edgar County Board, Edgar County Sheriff Department, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 1 Comment

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Paris, IL. (ECWd) - The “Kings of Petty Politics”, the Prairie Press, as evidenced by their coverage of the fake Edgar County 911 issues prior to the 2014 election have cried foul when we attempted to verify what they were reporting as statements made by an...

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