DANVILLE, IL. (ECWd) - During the December Vermilion County Board Meeting, Invenergy was asked to provide written answers to a few questions the county board members asked of them. One such question was whether or not a NOTAM (Notice To Airmen) Alert had been called in...
ECWd - You might have heard this on central Illinois radio stations recently. A group of concerned citizens have been spearheading this effort and we would like them to know it is appreciated! We are also contemplating airtime on WGN Radio. We'll let you know when that happens. [audio mp3="https://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/WatchdogRadioAd.mp3"][/audio] [caption...
BOONE COUNTY, IL (ECWd) - On January 15, 2014, the Boone County Board will vote on whether to amend their Wind Turbine (WECS) Zoning Ordinance. Read this write-up from the Boone County Shopper: . [gview file=https://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/BooneCountyShopperAd-January-2014-Final.pdf] . ...
PARIS, IL (ECWd) - In another round of illegal activities perpetrated on the Citizens of Edgar County, I found this little gem of a letter while searching through old FOIA requests looking for information on illegal gun purchases. Former Sheriff Crippes, in an attempt at providing cover...
EDGAR CO. (ECWd) - For months I raised the issue of constitutionality as it relates to the actions taken by the County Board, which at the time, included two resolutions stripping former Chairman Chris Patrick of certain mandated duties, and Mr. Patrick’s recusal letter. In a...
PARIS, IL. (ECWd) - Edgar County Airport:Â I had learned a couple weeks ago that all but one of the "Airport Advisory Board" member's terms had expired and they no longer could sit on the "advisory board" because of it. My position was, that since the Edgar...
ILLINOIS 110th (ECWd) - When public officials take an oath the words are only as good as the man speaking them. If you couldn’t trust the words from the man would you vote for them? Should a lying law enforcement officer be elected to be a...
DANVILLE, IL. (ECWd) - Remember that GIS bid? Well, we spoke up because the price was TOO HIGH! and it was a NO BID contract! "Incredulous" says that we are keeping down this GIS contract because the provider is not licensed? NO WAY! We are pointing out that...
BROCTON, IL. (ECWd) - There are still some diehard anti-police department people out there ranting about the "cost" of the Brocton Police Department, so we decided to show the actual net cost to the taxpayers of Brocton. First, from 2007 thru 2010, the net cost of the...
PARIS, IL. (ECWd) - Today, January 2, 2014, we logged our one millionth article view! Thank all of you for your support over the past 3 years, and your continued support in 2014. It promises to be an exciting year! The Edgar County Watchdog Team Link to our half-million article Stats since the...
