Edgar County Board

16 Apr Edgar County Board members fail the public…again…

Posted at 16:21h in 911 Board, Edgar County, Edgar County Airport, Edgar County Board, Edgar County State's Attorney, feature by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 2 Comments

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Edgar Co.(ECWd) - To the good citizens of Edgar County, we owe you an apology for thinking we could give your public officials a longer leash to operate from.  It has become clear, once again, that Edgar County officials, specifically county board members this time, simply...

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07 Apr Illinois State Police thumbs nose at Attorney General and FOIA law!

Posted at 14:15h in Corruption, Criminal, Dishonest, Edgar County, Edgar County Board, Edgar County State's Attorney, feature, Illinois State Police by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 10 Comments

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Illinois (ECWd) - On April 1, 2015 the Illinois Attorney General's Public Access Counselor issued a determination regarding a Freedom of Information request submitted for review almost 3 years ago. In an effort to share with the public the events surrounding the attempted cover up of criminal...

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06 Apr AG Madigan: Edgar County Board violated Open Meetings Law –

Posted at 21:48h in Attorney General, Edgar County, Edgar County Airport, Edgar County Board, Edgar County State's Attorney, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 3 Comments

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PARIS, IL. (ECWd) - On February 26, 2015, the Illinois Attorney General's Public Access Counselor made the determination that the Edgar County Board violated the Open Meetings Act when it held a county board meeting on December 6, 2013 without providing advanced notice to the public...

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26 Mar Judge Garst talks about Court Reporter funding shortages –

Posted at 09:30h in Edgar County, Edgar County Board, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 1 Comment

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Paris, IL. (ECWd) - Judge Garst talked to the Edgar County Board for around 25 minutes during the Marsh 23, 2015 Study Session in relation to the state budget, and that at least the portion affecting Court Reporters will take affect on April 1st. There is...

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14 Mar Edgar County Board Meeting Video – 3-11-2015

Posted at 10:46h in Edgar County, Edgar County Airport, Edgar County Board, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 0 Comments

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PARIS, IL. (ECWd) - During the Edgar County Board meeting held on March 11, 2015, I read a prepared statement related to the "false and misleading" statements that Jerry Griffin placed on his job application for the airport manager job (previous article here). Kirk Allen and Robert...

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15 Feb Edgar County Airport Meeting (audio) 2-9-2015 –

Posted at 18:59h in Edgar County, Edgar County Airport, Edgar County Board, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 1 Comment

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PARIS, IL. (ECWd) - The Edgar County Airport Advisory Board held a meeting on February 9, 2015 at the airport. During the public comment session, at about the 2:20 mark in the audio, Mr. Rob Bogue talks to the airport advisory board about their response to his...

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15 Feb Edgar County Board Study Session 2-9-2015 –

Posted at 08:13h in Edgar County, Edgar County Airport, Edgar County Board, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 0 Comments

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PARIS, IL. (ECWd) - The Edgar County Board held a study session at the Highway Department on February 9, 2015. Video of the meeting is below. Public comment starts around 30 seconds in the video where Rob Bogue talks to the board about his findings from the...

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14 Feb Edgar County Board Meeting 2-11-2015 –

Posted at 19:14h in 911 Board, Edgar County, Edgar County Airport, Edgar County Board, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 0 Comments

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PARIS, IL. (ECWd) - Below is video from the Edgar County Board Meeting held on February 11, 2015. Public comment starts around the 2:20 mark with Kirk Allen speaking about the ISO rating and lack of Illinois Department of Public Health Department licensing for the county's ETSB...

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11 Feb Edgar County ETSB Center Operating without IDPH License –

Posted at 22:31h in 911 Board, Edgar County Board, Edgar County Sheriff Department, feature, IDPH by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 5 Comments

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EDGAR CO. (ECWd) - During the Edgar County Emergency Telephone Systems Board meeting held February 9, 2015, a board member presented evidence that the 911 Dispatch Center had been operating without any license from the Illinois Department of Public Health since at least 2002. April of 2013,...

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31 Jan Edgar County Board having insurance problems at Airport –

Posted at 15:44h in Edgar County, Edgar County Airport, Edgar County Board, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 0 Comments

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PARIS, IL. (ECWd) - The Edgar County Airport's recent response to a Freedom of Information Act request proved to be consistent with what we have been suspecting for years - that the perceived issue of "insurance" was never really an issue, and is still not an...

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