PAXTON, IL. (ECWd) - Below is video of the Ford County Board Meeting held on February 12, 2018. Topics for public comment included "Assessments" and "Wind Farm Ordinance" among others: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NdAVbU09h24 The Edgar County Watchdogs, Inc., is an exempt 501(c)(4) nonprofit organization. Our work is funded entirely thru donations and...
Jasper Co. (ECWd) - The Jasper County School District has responded to our request for review of the public comment policy the districted adopted. While I was specific as to part of the policy I wanted to be reviewed, the school attorney took us to Hollywood to...
CHARLESTON, IL. (ECWd) - Governor Rauner fired him for basically being a racist, Attorney General Candidate Erika Harold still plans on attending his Coles County Lincoln Day Dinner and giving the key-note speech, and his fellow Coles County Republican Precinct Committeemen appear to be happy with...
Ford Co. (ECWd) - During the Ford County Board meeting last night numerous concerned citizens spoke about the property tax assessment issues currently plaguing the northern part of Ford County. One of those citizens provided us a copy of the Publication of the assessments, and it...
 Logan Co. (ECWd) - During the Atlanta Public Library hearing, one of the Library Director's testified on the impact to the library if they had to pay the Secretary of State for the Grant they obtained totaling $25,000.0. Does anyone else find it strange that they...
MARSHALL, IL. (ECWd) - The Clark County Sheriff's Department secured a warrant and arrested Ronald W. Wells, 61, Dennison, IL., on Friday, February 9, 2018, for the allegation of Aggravated Criminal Sexual Abuse of a person under the age of 18 years old and a family...
Logan Co. (ECWd) - For over eight months we have been exposing alleged felony violations of law by Bill Thomas, former self-dealing board member of the Atlanta Public Library District, and to date, Thomas has not been charged. During the recent Secretary of State hearing on their demand...
CHARLESTON, IL. (ECWd) - The Bruce Rauner slate of candidates, Attorney General Candidate Erika Herald, State Representative Avery Borne, GOP Chairman Tim Schneider called for Jeanne Ives to remove a campaign video ad, citing it being sexist, racist, and homophobic. We may find out if that...
ATLANTA, IL. (ECWd) - Two Atlanta Public Library District Trustees resigned from office. The first is Bill Thomas, the embattled trustee who had alleged conflicts of interest and other problems while serving as trustee. He testified under Oath that he resigned for the sole purpose of being able...
Logan Co. (ECWd) - Once again, the fact-checking of sworn testimony of Bill Thomas is proving he has a real problem with facts. Our first two articles exposing his inconsistencies, (putting it mildly), can be read here and here. An email communication from an attorney to Bill Thomas...
