Shelby County

27 Jan Shelby County Accountability History –

Posted at 11:23h in Alan Spesard, Don Koonce, feature, Gary Patterson, Jay Soctt, Jeff Slifer, Keith Petard, Lynn Williams, Nichole Kroncke, Shelby County, Shelbyville by Kirk Allen 1 Comment

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Shelby Co. (ECWd)- We were first tipped off about an alleged payroll fraud in the courthouse in 2018, as best I can recall.  Our first FOIA request was for video inside the courthouse that would have proven if a person was or was not actually working...

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24 Jan Shelby County Government Operation For Dummies

Posted at 13:52h in feature, Gary Patterson, Jeff Slifer, Nichole Kroncke, Shelby County, Shelbyville by Kirk Allen 3 Comments

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Shelby Co. (ECWd) Shelby County has become the poster child for all other county governments in Illinois to learn from, as in what not to do.  The failure of understanding the most basic laws of county government continues to expose how ignorant many of the elected...

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22 Jan Shelby County Pays Private Legal Bill Under the Guise of “Holiday and Overtime” –

Posted at 14:52h in feature, Gary Patterson, Jeff Slifer, Shelby County by Kirk Allen 2 Comments

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Shelby Co. (ECWd) - Shelby County board members Gary Patterson and Jeff Slifer are once again at the forefront of what appears to be malfeasance on a grand scale.  As members of the Sheriff's Committee, they both signed off on a claim from a private law...

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19 Jan Shelby County Assistant State’s Attorney Jay Scott Gives Advice In Direct Conflict With Illinois Supreme Court

Posted at 13:38h in feature, Jay Soctt, Nichole Kroncke, Shelby County, Shelbyville by Kirk Allen 4 Comments

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Shelby Co. (ECWd) During the Shelby County farm committee meeting, a question was asked of the Assistant State's Attorney Jay Scott.  The question was pertaining to legislative intent as it relates to interpreting laws on the books. Mark Bennett asked, "..intent, doesn't it have to be written...

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14 Jan Shelby County Board Member Gary Patterson -In Need Of Glasses?

Posted at 20:02h in Don Koonce, feature, Gary Patterson, Nichole Kroncke, Shelby County, Shelbyville by Kirk Allen 1 Comment

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Shelby Co. (ECWd) Shelby County Board member Gary Patterson has established a clear pattern of providing false or misleading information when it comes to his comments during county board and county committee meetings.  We covered a few of those in this article. During last night's county...

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11 Jan Whole Truth, An Illusive Matter For Shelby County Board Member Gary Patterson

Posted at 11:22h in feature, Gary Patterson, Nichole Kroncke, Shelby County, Shelbyville by Kirk Allen 5 Comments

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Shelby Co. (ECWd) - Shelby County Board Member Gary Patterson has once again placed himself under the microscope by making certain claims during meetings which some of us knew were not true. During the December 2021 County Board meeting, a board member presented several AG opinions and...

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12 Dec Shelby County’s $750K No-Bid Insurance Contract Violates State Law –

Posted at 14:21h in feature, Nichole Kroncke, Shelby County by John Kraft 0 Comments

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Shelby Co., IL. (ECWd) - During the December 9, 2021, Shelby County Board meeting, I mentioned (see the 19:20 mark in the video) during public comment that insurance must be put out for bid (when it exceeds the minimum bidding threshold). As far back as January 9,...

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10 Dec Shelby County – Inaccurate Statement from State’s Attorney –

Posted at 13:15h in feature, Nichole Kroncke, Shelby County, Uncategorized by Kirk Allen 3 Comments

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Shelby County - (ECWd) - Once again, the Shelby County State's Attorney Nichole Kronke provides an off-the-cuff statement of her duties, conflicting with what the law actually states. County Board member Dereck Pearcy requested an opinion regarding the outsourcing of payroll from the treasurer's office in an...

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15 Nov Shelby County – Is Anyone Actually reading?

Posted at 12:02h in feature, Nichole Kroncke, Shelby County, Shelbyville by Kirk Allen 3 Comments

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Shelby Co. (ECWd) - The Shelby County Board once again, by their actions, indicates to the public they have no idea what the law or adopted resolutions say when it comes to county payroll. It's also clear from the State's Attorney's comments on the subject that...

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12 Nov Shelby County State’s Attorney Doesn’t “Think” Anyone Is Following The Statute

Posted at 12:22h in feature, Nichole Kroncke, Shelby County, Uncategorized by Kirk Allen 8 Comments

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Shelby Co. (ECWd) - Once again, the comments from the State's Attorney regarding state law are perplexing. Illinois law requires an audit of all funds and accounts under the management or control of a county official as soon as possible after the official leaves office. 55 ILCS...

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