Edgar Co. (ECWd) - During this morning's Edgar County Board study session, Eric Shaughnessy, former contracted ambulance provider for the Edgar County Special Services Area, provided documentation pertaining to funds he claims is still owed to his company for services rendered and not paid under his...
PARIS, IL. (ECWd) - I stopped by the Edgar County Airport this morning to take photos of the fuel farm / apron construction project. Its purpose is to provide additional and self-serve fueling for airplanes, and additional parking (tie-down) space. It appears to be progressing in spite of...
HUME, IL. (ECWd) - Troy Eads, "Police Chief" of Hume, Illinois (pop. 380), Chairman of the Edgar County Emergency Telephone System Board, and former part-time deputy sheriff, is apparently displeased that we published a photo of him and his son (who is a Village Trustee in...
Edgar Co. (ECWd) - Several years ago the legislature passed legislation which put the Illinois State Police in charge of 911 Administration and complete repeal of the Emergency Telephone System Act that was to be effective December 31, 2017, then changed to December 31, 2020. Key language...
Edgar Co. (ECWd) - Over the years we have continued to expand our database of information which includes how laws are applied by the courts, commonly known as case law. The reading of those laws is known as statutory construction and it was that basic principle...
PARIS, IL. (ECWd) - Troy Eads, a member of the Edgar County Emergency Telephone System Board, and also a part-time Deputy Sheriff with the Edgar County Sheriff's Department, is ineligible to serve on the ETS Board because of his employment as a Deputy Sheriff. During this morning's...
[caption id="attachment_51689" align="alignleft" width="229"] Photo from Kim Brown's Facebook page[/caption] PARIS, IL. (ECWd) - A local Edgar County resident who claims to have once received a phone call from the President and declined to talk to him, has been making some outrageous claims in regards to the...
PARIS, IL. (ECWd) - After more than five years of arguments and two years of legal wrangling, RIDES Mass Transit District loses lawsuit designed to extract more than $154,000 from the residents of Edgar County by claiming they were owed funds left over from the defunct...
PARIS, IL. (ECWd) – A hearing was held on October 25, 2018, in Coles County for the RIDES Mass Transit District’s lawsuit against Edgar County filed in August of 2016. (here) Judge Glenn heard arguments from Edgar County and from RIDES and later granted dismissal of RIDES'...
PARIS, IL. (ECWd) - Several years ago we wrote about how the Edgar County Emergency Telephone System Board ("ETSB") gave its only employee an illegal contract. They are attempting another contract when they have no authority to issue a contract according to state law. We will have more...
