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27 Apr Fast and Furious……Edgar County Style!

Posted at 21:33h in Edgar County Board, Edgar County Sheriff Department, Edgar County State's Attorney, feature by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 3 Comments

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EDGAR CO - Many of you may be aware of the federal gun running scandal that has become known as Fast and Furious.  A federal operation where our own government has permitted the illegal sale and transportation of weapons across our borders in the hands...

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25 Apr Comments We’ve Received

Posted at 08:37h in feature, General by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 0 Comments

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EDGAR CO. - Some comments we receive deserve recognition for one reason or another. Below is one we received a couple days ago: "Message: I am just curious as to why you call your site the "Edgar County Watchdogs" but only focus on Paris schools and city...

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20 Apr Update: Edgar County Civil Suit

Posted at 10:17h in Edgar County Board, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 5 Comments

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EDGAR CO. - Emergency Protective Order / Preliminary Injunction Filed Back on March 22, we posted an article about a civil law suit filed against several Edgar County law enforcement officers and one other member of the sheriff’s staff resulting from an August 20, 2008 incident. ...

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15 Apr People of Paris receive refund from Roger Eddy

Posted at 20:52h in City of Paris, feature, IL State Reps by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 1 Comment

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PARIS, ILLINOIS - We discovered and first posted on illegal campaign donations by the City of Paris. Our second article on the subject was a little more in-depth. The answer we received from City officials was "well, he's done a lot for the city" with no response...

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15 Apr Sworn Deputy Ignores the law

Posted at 13:46h in 911 Board, Edgar County Sheriff Department, feature by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 4 Comments

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Although the meat of this story pertains to our Edgar County ETSB (911 Board), we can't overlook the fact that a sworn officer of the law is the Chairman of that board.  For over a year we have pointed out numerous illegal expenditures by that board,...

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14 Apr Edgar County Board Meeting Comments – April 2012

Posted at 18:39h in Edgar County Board, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 0 Comments

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EDGAR CO. – The Edgar County Board held a meeting on April 11, 2012 at 9:00 A.M. in the Edgar County Courthouse. If a person relied on the trusty Paris Beacon News for information pertaining to the Public business of the county, they would be completely misinformed....

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14 Apr TORT Fund or SLUSH Fund

Posted at 14:23h in District 95, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 2 Comments

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EDGAR CO - TORT Fund or Slush Fund For those of you that pay property tax, have you ever wondered why we pay so much compared to other parts of the country? One reason is explained in detail below.  The General Assembly established an extraordinary tax for funding...

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13 Apr Video: Edgar County Board Meeting 4-11-2012

Posted at 04:51h in Edgar County Board, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 0 Comments

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12 Apr Hutsonville CUSD #1 Hoodwinked

Posted at 21:36h in feature, IL State Reps by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 0 Comments

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HUTSONVILLE, ILLINOIS  Hutsonville Schools Hoodwinked – by Superintendent Roger Eddy? It’s amazing where one little meeting can lead you.  Back in October 2011, the Hutsonville School board held a school board meeting. Hutsonville is the home of former state representative and Hutsonville School Superintendent, Roger Eddy. What was...

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12 Apr Edgar County Chairman, King, or Dictator? – Part I

Posted at 20:02h in Edgar County Board, feature by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 0 Comments

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Can you imagine the reaction from your spouse if they come came home one day and found out you simply gave away all their tools without ever discussing it with you?  Can we all agree that would be a bad day on the home front?  Well if that...

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