Edgar Co., IL. (ECWd) - There is a Special County Board meeting scheduled for Friday, August 14, at 1:00 p.m. to declare a vacancy in the seat held by Ben Jenness. Agenda is on the County's website here, or read it below: Friday, August 14, 2015 – Agenda EDGAR...
Edgar County, IL. (ECWd) - We have received confirmation that Edgar County Board Chairman Ben Jenness has resigned his position as the Chairman and as a Board member. More information to follow...
Edgar Co., IL. (ECWd) - The Edgar County Clerk has posted the videos of the Edgar County Board Study Session from Monday morning and the Edgar County Board Meeting this morning, August 12, 2015. In the regular board meeting the public comment starts at 2:00 with Mrs....
DuPage Co. (ECWd) - One would think when you reach the level of a Chief Officer, let alone Fire Chief, you would understand the ramifications of releasing personal medical information of your employees without their permission, however, it appears that is not the case for Chief...
Edgar Co., IL. (ECWd) - During the Edgar County Airport meeting on Monday night, August 10, 2015, an Edgar County Sheriff Deputy arrived and attended the meeting. After the meeting, I asked county board member Heltsley if he caused the deputy to come to the meeting. He...
Vermilion Co., IL. (ECWd) - The Vermilion County Board is set to take action to limit public comment time from five minutes per person, to three minutes per person. this will come to a vote at their August 11, 2015 County Board Meeting. After taking extensive heat...
Effingham, IL. (ECWd) - According to the Effingham Daily News, Effingham, Illinois’ new Mayor, Jeff Bloemker stated that he thinks the Open Meetings Act is “dysfunctional because it inhibits the free exchange of ideas." Wow, maybe he should resign now. He thinks the Mayor is no different than...
DuPage Co. (ECWd) - May we suggest another criminal investigation be started on Diane McGuire for filing expense reimbursement requests for matters outside the scope of the Community College Act? Based on records provided by COD there are over $23,000.00 in expense reimbursements made to Diane McGuire...
DuPage Co. (ECWd) - A former trustee that simply reeks of impropriety as was covered in previous articles appears to have wanted to be a trustee like no other we have ever seen in public office. Former because as was outlined previously, he no longer legally...
Springfield, IL (ECWd) - When we started the Edgar County Watchdogs our Board of Directors made it very clear that our agenda must be focused on compliance with the law and exposing those who violate it, regardless of a political party. We also agreed to never...
