Illinois (ECWd)- The Edgar County Watchdogs were honored to once again be invited to speak on Jeanne Ives’ “The Real Story” show on AM560 Sunday night, July 23, 2023. Some of the topics we discussed were Shelby County, electioneering, and the upcoming criminal trial of former Gubernatorial...
PARIS, Ill. (ECWd) - Paris Union School District 95 held a six-minute special meeting last night where they took the following actions: Accepted resignation of school janitor Hired Lucy Tarr as principal of Memorial Grade School for $78,000 for an 11-month contract beginning August 1, 2023 ...
PARIS, Ill. (ECWd) - After allegations of approximately $3.24 million of unallowed grant expenditures within Paris Union School District 95, Acting Superintendent Lorraine Bailey submitted the district's corrective action plan to the Illinois State Board of Education. From the Corrective Action Plan for each grant: complete additional training...
Shelby Co. (ECWd) - The reason for this article is to once again show people why we do not disclose who requests our input or help on a matter. For years we have watched communities react to things going on in their local government but note, those...
Paris, Ill. (ECWd) - Last week we filed a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit ("FOIA") against Paris Union School District 95 seeking unredacted copies of the Grand Jury subpoenas served on the district in June 2023. According to the Complaint, we are alleging D95 violated FOIA by...
United States (ECWd) - UPDATE 7-22-2023:Â The Defense Finance and Accounting Service ("DFAS") brought its website down yesterday after we notified them of the diversion of the CRSC help and assistance phone number to a high-pressure medical alert sales company. It was down for a couple...
Shelby Co. (ECWd)- The current Shelby County Board has been taking steps to fix things that have been broken and in some cases ignored for years. In that process, the concerned citizens come to the meetings and want answers. However, it appears someone is circulating information...
DeWitt Co., Ill. (ECWd) - During the July 20, 2023, DeWitt County Board meeting, the board voted to put out a request for proposals for the sale of the county-owned marina on Clinton Lake. Information for the RFP will be approved during the August meeting, with a...
United States (ECWd) - During a routine records check, I came across a serious breach of the Defense Finance and Accounting Service's ("DFAS") telephone assistance phone number for Combat Related Special Compensation ("CRSC") payments. I called the number listed on the DFAS website for CRSC assistance but...
Shelby Co., Ill. (ECWd) - The Shelby County Board held a special meeting on July 18, 2023, for the sole purpose of formally establishing the Dive Team, an action which would result in guaranteed insurance coverage and TORT immunity coverage. It also ensured the dive team...
