...found, by a jury, to have violated the civil rights of an Edgar County citizen. The jury awarded $70,000 to the citizen – $35,000 against Dee Burgin and $35,000 against...
...just as any citizen does. In fact, we suggest all of those that have any concern over conflicts of interest in general, attend the next County Board meeting and make...
...hard to see, we not only had the picture of no posting but also had independent confirmation of the missing posting by Shelby County citizen on the same day the...
...in particular, appears to be a straight-up misapplication of Senior Citizen Services Tax levy funds. The law outlines six purposes related to the receipt of Senior Tax Levy funds. (60...
...of the Electors. Electors, or residents of the township registered to vote, exercise their right to vote during this annual meeting. By threatening to arrest and prohibiting Hamilton from stepping...
...reported, West was temporarily suspended from the Mattoon Police Department after his DUI arrest became public, but is now off of suspension and working at the Mattoon Middle School as...
...person arrested. I received the FOIA this morning and it verifies that Alex Petrakis, Associate Principal was the person arrested and charged with DUI on Nov. 25th of last year....
...attend public meetings? Yes. The Open Meetings Act declares that the policy of the State of Illinois that “its citizens shall be given . . . the right to attend...
...misinterpretations. These board members contacted an outside attorney by the name of Phillip A. Luetkehans from Itasca, Illinois. Luetkehans recently represented a group of citizens named “Ford County Citizens for...
...refuse to ever answer a question. I thanked them for actually communicating during a meeting. One citizen who attended the meeting said the behavior of the Supervisor was clearly inconsistent...