Edgar County Board study session video 7-21-2014 –
EDGAR CO. (ECWd) – Study Session video below… Board member Voigt talked about the budget and stated the County Sheriff was around $51,000 over budget and the Sheriff would assist in attempting to reduce and limit spending. Voigt stated this had nothing to do with the recent lawsuits and settlements. It was mainly do to […]
Gov. Quinn’s NRI Program: So political they miss the basics!
SPRINGFIELD, IL (ECWd) – After reading Rich Millers article on Capital Fax 2 days ago I realized the importance of keeping it simple. In the article he points out that no “smoking gun” has been uncovered showing “any illegal political actions by top-level Quinn administration officials on the governor’s anti-violence initiative. They have a couple […]
Report: Clark County Park District Meetings –
CLARK CO., IL. (ECWd) – The special meeting was held on July 16 and the regularly scheduled meeting of the Clark County Park District was held on July 17, 2014. This article will cover both meetings. Chairman admonished an unknown Commissioner for talking to news media and asked all of them to refer to their […]
Arcola Twp FOIA suits update –
ARCOLA, IL. (ECWd) – There are currently four separate Freedom Of Information Act civil suits against Arcola Township. In the oldest suit, 2013-MR-53, the Court dismissed Arcola Township’s motion for dismissal and ordered further pleading within 21 days (article here). This further pleading came in the form of a Motion to Consolidate the four cases […]
For The Good of Illinois’ press release regarding College Of DuPage –
PRESS RELEASE: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: For more information, contact Adam Andrzejewski, Founder, For The Good of Illinois 312.320.1867 or email: adam@forthegoodofillinois.org COD CHAIRWOMAN ERIN BIRT ATTACKS BOARD REFORMER AND DEFENDS UNETHICAL ACTIONS OF PRESIDENT ROBERT BREUDER In a statement, Birt defends the indefensible political play to deliver support to Governor Quinn for $20 million in […]
Former Park District Commissioner Gary Strohm voted for Larry Yargus’ Conflict of Interest –
CLARK CO. (ECWd) – This is a followup to the July 15 Editorial (previous article here) in the Marshall Advocate where Gary Strohm claims that he “stopped” the illegal compensation while he was on the board of the Clark County Park District. Fact: The illegal compensation to commissioners / former commissioners was never stopped. Fact: […]
Marshall Advocate’s Gary Strohm fails at gathering facts –
CLARK CO., IL. (ECWd) – We kind of expected this to surface, since we know that most local newspapers are beholden to their advertisers in one way or another. Most often they either report inaccurate articles or refuse to report on things that might make their advertisers, or in this case, part owners, look bad […]
Gov Quinn’s Violence Prevention Authority shows Lisa Madigan asleep at the wheel –
SPRINGFIELD, IL (ECWd) – Attorney General Lisa Madigan was the Co-Chair of Governor Pat Quinn’s Illinois Violence Prevention Authority (IVPA), which means she was a key player in the actions taken by that group, and I think most will agree has some explaining to do based on just a brief review of the records. The […]
Report: July 8 Vermilion County Board Meeting –
DANVILLE, IL. (ECWd) – Report on the July 8, 2014 Vermilion County Board Meeting. The June meeting began on promptly on time at 6 pm. Chairman Weinard started the meeting with 23 present, 4 absent. The adoption of the agenda, approval of minutes and report on claims passes. The month of July in Vermilion County […]
Special Meeting , Clark County Park District, Wed, July 16, 6:00 p.m. –
CLARK CO., IL. (ECWd) – A Special Meeting of the Clark County Park District has been called for Wednesday, July 16, 2014 – one day prior to their regular meeting scheduled for Thursday. Kind of makes one wonder what the hurry is on this meeting. Here is the posted agenda: Special Meeting Clark County […]