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...
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...
