EDGAR CO. (ECWd) - After the unsigned two page letter was received (click here for article), I submitted a FOIA request to the Edgar County Clerk asking for receipts for purchases of pre-printed mailing labels within the past 60 days. I received the requested records today, and...
PARIS, IL. (ECWd) - In what is clearly another example of the lawlessness in this county, the Attorney General has confirmed our claim that Chris Patrick violated the Open Meetings Act by having me removed from the June 12, 2013, Edgar County Board meeting. This meeting...
LAWRENCEVILLE, IL. (ECWd) - From Disclosure News Magazine: A portion of the roof of the new high school in Lawrenceville, Illinois collapsed this morning over the weight from the accumulation of ice and snow. This is not the first reported problem with the new school, it has...
EDGAR CO. (ECWd) - As promised in a previous article, the FOIA received from the Edgar County Sheriff's Department shows the total numbers of arrests, by category, and below are the total numbers of drug related arrests made in the past 2 years. There have also been...
EDGAR CO. (ECWd) - It seems like a certain person has decided to send a pathetic anonymous letter out to the the good citizens of Edgar County. Kind of makes you wonder why it was unsigned, with no return address? Shouldn't they be proud of their...
ARCOLA, IL. (ECWd) - Mr. William D. Coombes, Arcola Township Clerk, in a recent letter to the local newspaper, entitled "Township Officials Are Available To Answer Your Questions"Â stated that "My office is fully transparent" and it kind of makes me want to ask him to...
CHARLESTON, IL (ECWd) - In a surprising event, the Illinois Education Association, through its PAC (I.P.A.C.E.) decided it was a good idea to throw financial support at candidate Darrell Cox in the 110th Legislative District. Kind of makes you wonder what they were thinking when they wrote...
ECWd's - 110th State Representative Race Short, sweet and to the point! Elected officials who breach the law and ignore contract obligations have no business in public office! Sheriff Darrel Cox, who has the most amazing laundry list of wrong doing is actually wanting your vote in...
PARIS, IL. (ECWd) - Edgar County entered into a contract with an auditing firm out of Danville, Illinois by the name of DBH and Associates, 2200-Suite A, Kickapoo Drive, PH: 217-431-0200. This contract was to audit the books of Edgar County for their fiscal year of...
DANVILLE, IL. (ECWd) - On January 28, 2014, the Illinois Attorney General's Public Access Bureau ("PAC") concluded that the Vermilion County Board and Chairman Gary Weinard violated Section 2.06(g) of the Illinois Open Meetings Act ("OMA") by imposing an arbitrary and extemporaneous rule during their November...
