PARIS, IL. (ECWd) - Updated January 12, 2015 @ 7:43 a.m. to correct a quote...
PARIS, IL. (ECWd) - In an update to the Complaint for Administrative Review I filed last week in the Edgar County Circuit Court, one requirement to service of summons was that it be accomplished within the 35 day statutory time-limit. I complied with the Illinois Administrative Review...
PARIS, IL. (ECWd) - The Edgar County Board, and each individual board member, are the subject of a lawsuit pursuant to the Illinois Administrative Review Law. The suit was filed on December 30, 2015, exactly 35 days after their final decision to purchase the renewal insurance...
PARIS, IL. (ECWd) - According to time sheet provided pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, Mrs. Bridgette Borries-Pierson, District 5 PD / CADD Unit, worked between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 2:37 p.m. on December 14, 2015, without clocking out for lunch. My FOIA request was clear,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Metcalf, IL. (ECWd) - The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulations has disciplined Mike Brown by ordering him to cease and desist the unlicensed practice of roofing contracting. Sources tell us he has been doing this type of work for several years, and finally got caught. It...
