Edgar County

02 Jul Open Meetings Bill signed into law –

Posted at 21:50h in City of Marshall, Clark County, DuPage County, Edgar County, feature, Governor, Illinois, Illinois General Assembly, Illinois Senate, Kane County, U-46 School District by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 3 Comments

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SPRINGFIELD, IL. (ECWd) - On June 30, 2016, Gov. Rauner signed HB4630 which made a change to the Illinois Open Meetings Act. Jeanne Ives was the Chief Sponsor in the House, along with Sponsor Peter Breen and others, with Michael Connelly as Chief Sponsor in the Senate. It...

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28 Jun Fred Cox – DNA does not match, but still in jail –

Posted at 15:15h in Brocton, Edgar County, Edgar County State's Attorney, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 0 Comments

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PARIS, IL. (ECWd) - I attended two court hearings this month for the case of Fred Cox, 2014CF121, found guilty on December 16, 2015 of felony predatory criminal sexual assault / victim under 13 years of age. We received information that DNA evidence tested did not match...

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27 Jun Was being watched while mowing lawn…

Posted at 13:21h in Edgar County, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 3 Comments

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Guess it knows where the good grass is located...

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26 Jun One-car accident results in death of two from Brocton and two Paris residents in hospital –

Posted at 16:55h in Brocton, City of Marshall, Clark County, Edgar County, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 2 Comments

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Marshall,  CLARK CO., IL. (ECWd) - UPDATE: A single-vehicle, multi-occupant crash very early this morning took the life of a driver and passenger from Brocton and sent two individuals from Paris to a Terre Haute hospital. Illinois State Police  in District #12 said that the crash occurred at 2:52...

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24 Jun Shiloh School Board Meeting, Budget Hearing – Sales Tax Referendum –

Posted at 22:07h in District 95, Edgar County, feature, Shiloh by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 0 Comments

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HUME, IL. (ECWd) - On June 20, 2016, Shiloh CUSD#1 Board of Trustees held a Budget Hearing and Regular School Board Meeting. During the budget hearing, it was stated: The cafeteria ended in the black this year - previous years it had always lost money Education fund...

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20 Jun Edgar County Board discusses Zoning and Probation Office Air Conditioning –

Posted at 11:04h in Edgar County, Edgar County Board, Edgar County Sheriff Department, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 0 Comments

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PARIS, IL. (ECWd) - The Edgar County Board held a study session this morning and discussions centered around: Airport Zoning and setting a date for the Zoning Commission to provide something to the County Board - In our opinion the Zoning Commission is under no obligation...

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16 Jun Edgar County Watchdog Kirk Allen on “Bishop On Air” talking Auditor General Mautino and Chatham –

Posted at 21:08h in Auditor General, Edgar County, feature, Sangamon County, South Sangamon Water Commission, Village of Chatham by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 0 Comments

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SPRINGFIELD, IL. (ECWd) - Last Tuesday (6-14-2016), Kirk Allen was interviewed WMAY-Springfield for Bishop On Air about Illinois' Auditor General Frank Mautino getting his proceedings at the Illinois Board of Elections postponed, and also talking about the Village of Chatham and its water issues. This interview happened...

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14 Jun Prairie Press and Paris Beacon-News “merging” –

Posted at 21:59h in City of Paris, Edgar County, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 3 Comments

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PARIS, IL. (ECWd) - According to the Press Release, the Prairie Press and Paris Beacon-News will merge operations beginning Thursday, June 16, 2016. Tay Smith will serve as publisher for both publications. Touting bringing "local ownership" to both papers, Smith says the merger will allow both publications...

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08 Jun Edgar County Board appoints 2-person Zoning Commission, approves Airport Leases –

Posted at 11:19h 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 Board, during its monthly meeting this morning approved the following: Established an Airport Zoning Commission - this commission is required in order to establish zoning for the airport, which is required in order to comply with previous federal grant...

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08 Jun Edgar County to appoint 2-person Zoning Commission –

Posted at 08:20h 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 will consider and vote on appointing a two-person Airport Zoning Commission to research and make a recommendation to the Edgar County Board on Zoning Ordinance. The meeting agenda says a three-person commission, however, it is our understanding that the Board...

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