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...
Illinois (ECWd) - The Illinois Department of Public Health has finally produced the Vaccine Registry opt-out form which is required to be provided at least once to each person receiving a vaccine in Illinois. To date, we have not heard from a single person who has...
Rochester (ECWd) - The Rochester Fire Protection Board met last night for a special meeting of which the board voted unanimously to increase the tax levy to the maximum possible without having to hold a truth in taxation hearing. A call for them to reconsider increasing...
IL. (ECWd) - I must first give a shout out to Griffin High School in Springfield, Illinois, now Sacred Heart-Griffin. If there is one thing I remember so vividly during my high school days, it was my history and civics classes. It included not only the...
BRADLEY, IL. (ECWd) - Video below: ...
SPRINGFIELD, IL. (ECWd) - Gov Pritzker sent a memo to Leader Durkin stating that he will pursue providing KN95 masks to all schools in Illinois at their request. From the letter to Leader Durkin: "I appreciate that as the leader of Illinois House Republicans, you support the real...
Illinois (ECWd) - The Illinois State Board of Education went through a compliance audit by the Auditor General's office and the results were released 6/9/2021. I don't think there is much we can say on this one. People should know, these board members are appointed by the...
Shelby Co. (ECWd) - Shelby Co. State's Attorney Nichole Kroncke sidestepped a board member's actual question regarding questioning Keith Petard on the insurance matter costing the taxpayers $34,297.01. Rather than actually answer the question, she made an interesting statement, which by all indications, does not match...
U.S. (ECWd) - In a 44 page ruling from United States District Judge Carl J. Nichols in the District of Columbia, a full denial of a motion to dismiss was ordered. A copy of the ruling can be viewed below or downloaded at this link. [pdf-embedder url="https://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Motion-to-Dismiss-denied.pdf" title="Motion...
Coles Co. (ECWd) - We recently covered the Illinois State Police Report on the alleged malfeasance by the Coles County State's Attorney in this article. The short version, a criminal complaint alleged that Jessie Danley, the Coles County State's Attorney, used or allowed the use of...
