72 caught by Edgar County Deputies in underage drinking party, others go unpunished –
…drinking party. Approx. 72 people were transported to the jail by bus. The ECSSA Ambulance was called for three people with alcohol-related emergencies. RIDES Mass Transit assisted with a bus…
Edgar County wins $154,000.00 lawsuit, Watchdogs’ opinion validated –
…way to dissolve a Mass Transit District, and where any left-over funds were to be deposited. We focused our opinions almost exclusively on the Mass Transit District Act and Dillon’s…
Trustee Benford asks for prayers for shooting victims, Burgess and others offended –
…matter to be a shameful attempt at using a tragedy such as domestic violence and a mass shooting to malign truthful prayer requests. He and the other woman supporting his…
Court grants Edgar County’s Motion to Dismiss v. RIDES Mass Transit –
…Mass Transit District Act. RIDES maintains they had a contract with Edgar County and those funds should have gone to them. Our previous articles on RIDES Mass Transit District and…
Part 2: Watchdogs respond to Kankakee’s inherently incorrect memo on KMRA appointments –
…Constitution. See Chicago Transit Auth. v. Danaher, 40 Ill. App. 3d 913, 914, 917 (1st Dist. 1976) (finding that the Chicago Housing Authority and Chicago Transit Authority were both “special…
U.S. Rep. Tim Walz confused about who his constituents are….and what about Marron?
…dealing with the mass destruction of rural communities by industrial wind. Mr. Hagen lives in Congressman Walz’ district and in the disastrous Bent Tree wind complex. Walz won’t help and…
ROE #11 Superintendent Candidate Michael Smith electioneering with public resources –
…out yet? Did he or his campaign collect signatures at the school when school was in session? Has he used his current position to mass email everyone in his district…
Paris resident Kami Miller sentenced in Federal Court today –
…entered a guilty plea to Felonies earlier this year to federal crimes against the former Paris, Illinois based East Central Illinois Mass Transit District. The ECIMTD was run into the…
Prairie Press shoots but missed target – Gun Control Act of 1968 already regulates automatic weapons ownership
…nightmare Monday Morning as we discovered the worst mass shooting in our country’s history had occurred at an outdoor concrete venue in Las Vegas” Sand Creek Massacre –1864 – Well…
Kami Miller Sentencing Set in Federal Court –
…still lists the former mass transit district on her Facebook page. This is the end of an over 5-year federal investigation into the theft of massive amounts of public funds…