ATLANTA, IL. (ECWd) - ATLANTA PUBLIC LIBRARY DISTRICT FINAL REPORT The short version: Yes, the finished police reports indicate that no Federal charges will be brought in the Atlanta Library investigation, conducted by the FBI, in response to the Logan County State's Attorney asking them to look into...
Atlanta, IL. (ECWd) - During its June 20, 2019 meeting, the Atlanta Library District Board of Trustees had an Agenda item for action on "Settlement of Edgar County Watchdogs Lawsuit" which was the result of the Library's decision to violate the Freedom of Information Act by...
ATLANTA, IL. (ECWd) - In an effort to dispel election season lies, in particular, the one told about no investigations going on and it was nonsense to think any federal agency would be interested in a sleepy little old town like Atlanta, Illinois...
ATLANTA, IL. (ECWd) - Fred Finchum, Mayor of Atlanta, Illinois has resigned, or will resign at tomorrow's City Council meeting. Finchum has been in office since 2009 with a salary of $9000 per year. The Agenda states the council will accept his resignation and appoint an Acting Mayor. . Our...
ATLANTA, IL. (ECWd) - On March 21, 2019, the Edgar County Watchdogs filed an FOIA lawsuit in Logan County Circuit Court alleging that the Atlanta Public Library District violated the Freedom of Information Act by denying public records request for an unredacted copy of a Federal...
ATLANTA, IL. (ECWd) - A critic of the Atlanta Public Library Board has, in the past, opined on alleged "linger-longer" meetings of the library board held after its public meetings. The board had consistently denied participating in any such meetings. However, an FOIA request for certain emails has...
ATLANTA, IL. (ECWd) - An explanation, by candidates for library trustee, of alcohol purchases and consumption on the Atlanta Library District's property is somewhat, and I believe intentionally, misleading. This statement was put out on the "Write-In Candidates For Atlanta, Illinois" Facebook page: The Illinois State Liquor...
ATLANTA, IL. (ECWd) - Today, Dawn Wintz, an employee of the City of Atlanta in the capacity as an EMTS with the Atlanta Rescue Squad, decided to attend the write-in candidate Meet and Greet. The problem is that she used a city vehicle to participate, through attending...
Atlanta, IL. (ECWd) - Something is wrong in the Atlanta Library District. They will be quick to tell you "nothing to see here" - but when a Federal Grand Jury has subpoenaed records from them, I think we can all recognize that there is something to see...
Atlanta, IL. (ECWd) - This election cycle, citizens and candidates for the offices of Atlanta Library District Trustee and City of Atlanta Alderman filed objections to the petitions of other candidates for the same offices. The Logan County and Atlanta Electoral Boards upheld the petition objections -...
