Amending the Law – The Legislative Process

20 Mar Amending the Law – The Legislative Process

Posted at 19:18h in Edgar County Board, Edgar County State's Attorney, feature, IL State Reps by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 0 Comments

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Edgar Co. (ECWd) Roughly two years ago we were able to make the case to the County Board that the taking of Administration Fees was an act not allowed in the County Code.  It took over 9 months for them to cut the ties to that...

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20 Mar Airport Committee Meeting – Jimmy grasping at more straws…

Posted at 13:24h in Edgar County Airport, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 2 Comments

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EDGAR CO. (ECWd) - The Airport Advisory Board "Contract Committee" met last night (3-19-2013) to put the final touches on a standard business lease to be used for all businesses that lease space at the Edgar County Airport. It is my understanding that a draft copy of...

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19 Mar Ford-Iroquois Public Health Department Illegal Meeting Audio…

Posted at 21:47h in feature, Iroquois County by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 0 Comments

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IROQUOIS CO. (ECWd) - After the Iroquois County Special Board meeting where the board removed 3 of the FIPHD board members, there was an unposted FIPHD meeting at the Public Library in Gilman, Illinois. Most of our readers should know by now that according to the Illinois...

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19 Mar IDOT to meet with Edgar County State’s Attorney

Posted at 15:15h in Edgar County Board, Edgar County State's Attorney, feature by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 7 Comments

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EDGAR CO. (ECWd) - There is a meeting on Wednesday, March 20, 2013 between IDOT Council and the Edgar County State's Attorney to discuss the Conflict of Interest issue. Predictions anyone? Personally, I am confident that IDOT is going to stand firm as it relates to the Conflict...

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19 Mar How it’s Supposed to Work!

Posted at 10:43h in Edgar County Board, feature, Iroquois County by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 7 Comments

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We visited with officials in Iroquois County yesterday and presented a short exposure as to who we are and why I was there, which can be viewed in the video.  Previous articles as it relates to Iroquois County can be viewed here and here. The shocking...

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18 Mar Ford-Iroquois Public Health Department -What did we find?.

Posted at 09:26h in feature, Iroquois County by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 16 Comments

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IROQUOIS CO. (ECWd) - The primary complaint we received was that the Multi-County, Ford-Iroquois Public Health Department (FIPHD), in Watseka, was spending money like it was growing on trees and there were serious allegations of insider deals, which is not an uncommon complaint we hear from...

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16 Mar More Free Driveways – West Township – Effingham County

Posted at 21:15h in Effingham County, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 0 Comments

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EFFINGHAM CO. (ECWd) - From all appearances, free driveways are "how we've always done it"! Our thanks to a tip from a concerned citizen, this issue has finally had some light shown on it in Effingham County!  The good citizens of West Township in Effingham County had to...

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16 Mar Iroquois Co. – Health Department Under Fire…

Posted at 19:54h in feature, Iroquois County by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 0 Comments

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IROQUOIS CO. (ECWd) - Just over a month ago several people spoke with the Edgar County Watchdogs in regards to numerous irregularities taking place in County Government and asked for our assistance.  These requests came from Iroquois County, which is just south of Kankakee, Illinois. We routinely...

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14 Mar Wrong again? I Think Not!

Posted at 18:17h in Edgar County Board, feature by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 4 Comments

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I reported in this article that I suspected the response to my FOIA to the county for the 3 remaining mysterious letters Mr. Patrick claims he sent to IDOT are going unanswered was going to be that there were no other letters. Was I wrong in...

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14 Mar Edgar County Facing FOIA Civil Suit –

Posted at 10:24h in Edgar County Airport, Edgar County Board, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 3 Comments

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EDGAR CO. (ECWd) - After numerous attempts at obtaining public documents from the Airport Manager, Mr. Jimmy Wells, it has become clear that compliance with the Freedom of Information Act is not going to voluntarily happen any time soon. After several attempts, including speaking to 4 Airport...

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