Coles Co. (ECWd) During last months meeting, the County Board recessed their meeting instead of adjourning because of Budget approval matters. That being the case, I spoke with State's Attorney Brian Bower and raised the concern regarding the public's ability to speak at the next County...
Jasper Co. (ECWd) - We encourage the citizens of Jasper County to first read this article to get a grasp of the failures taking place within your County Government, specifically those from the State's Attorney. I filed a request for review with the Attorney General regarding what...
DuPage Co. (ECWd) - "IT IS ORDERED that this case be orally argued on Tuesday, November 7, 2017, in the Main Courtroom, Room 2721 of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, 219 South Dearborn Street, Chicago, Illinois, at 9:30 a.m." [pdf-embedder url="https://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Oral-Argument-in-COD-Appeal.pdf" title="Oral...
ATLANTA, IL. (ECWd) - We have previously posted an article on the Attorney General's determination that the Atlanta Public Library District did not violate the Open Meetings Act on August 10, 2017, by not providing enough information to the public on what they were about to...
Edgar Co. (ECWd) - The Prairie Press Editorial made a very interesting claim that we touched on in this previous article, however, we found it necessary to expand on how ignorant they are when it comes to our history in relation to their reporting. It is clearly...
COLES CO., IL. (ECWd) - The boy who is alleged to have fired upon classmates at the high school in Mattoon a few weeks ago is back in the headlines today with release of information that a psychiatrist is involved. The news came after a hearing last...
GREENUP, IL. (ECWd) - Cumberland JFL played Paris JFL in the last game for 2017, defeating Paris and remaining undefeated. Video of this final 2017 game below. Enjoy! https://youtu.be/IZnlXRzZvlI . ...
Edgar Co. (ECWd) - Once again we must point out the total failures of the Editorial Board of the Prairie Press, a local paper hanging on a thread with their one day a week publication publishing misinformation to the community. They have now taken on an anti-gun...
BLOOMINGTON, IL. (EWCd) - While Bloomington Mayor Tari Renner was on "temporary leave of absence" several people sent him emails asking for answers to certain questions. He has yet to answer either some or all of them. He needs to clear the air on his actions prior to,...
[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="186"] Photo from Casey-Westfield[/caption] GREENUP, IL. (ECWd) - After arriving at the Cumberland County School District 77 High School (just outside Greenup)Â football field this afternoon, I said "Hello" (or something like that) to their friendly photographer, Peggy Kuhn. Here was her response - including...
