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28 Jun Immunity Denied – Burgin/Rogers ruling .

Posted at 17:39h in Edgar County Board, Edgar County Sheriff Department, Edgar County State's Attorney, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 0 Comments

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EDGAR CO. - Rule 50 Motion Denied Judge McCuskey denied the defendants Rule 50 motion in an order dated today and entered final judgment in the amount of $70,000.00 for Ms. Cianfaglione. The orders are below.  Burgin and Rogers do not have qualified immunity! County insurance will pay judgement Get...

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28 Jun Local criminal appointed to the Board of Fire and Police Commissioners…

Posted at 13:44h in City of Paris, feature by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 2 Comments

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PARIS, IL. -  Leadership and good judgement play a key role in the future of any community and we don't have to look very far to see why this county is in the mess it's in.  The history of corrupt cops and civil rights violations in this county...

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24 Jun Free Driveway Anyone? .

Posted at 09:15h in Edgar County State's Attorney, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 3 Comments

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EDGAR CO. After receiving several tips on our hotline concerning Paris Township using Public Funds to pave (chip and seal) the private drives of several homeowners, we decided to check into the issue. The Facts Here are the facts as determined by mulitple Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA)...

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23 Jun 911 – Confirmed FOIA Violation – 2011 PAC 17699 .

Posted at 18:12h in 911 Board, Edgar County State's Attorney, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 0 Comments

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EDGAR CO. - After 9 months of the Edgar County ETSB (911) wasting taxpayer money, on the advice of their former attorney (S. Craig Smith), trying to get out of providing Public Documents pursuant to a Freedom Of Information Act request, the Illinois Attorney General has issued an opinion directing...

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19 Jun Money Generation – A Family Affair!

Posted at 22:08h in 911 Board, Edgar County Sheriff Department, Edgar County State's Attorney, feature by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 0 Comments

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You may recall we did several stories on Revenue generation after the County Board chairman asked us to assist in finding revenue for the county.  Although we have identified numerous areas for them to establish revenue it appears the only options they are interested in...

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14 Jun Transit District Update:

Posted at 20:30h in Edgar County State's Attorney, feature, General by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 4 Comments

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EDGAR CO - Was that the vessel of choice for certain employees of the Edgar County Mass Transit District? After a quick review of documents received thru a Freedom Of Information Act request, the following was revealed: Airfares, cruiseliners, farm implements, groceries at Wal-Mart, lunches and dinners at Paris restaurants,...

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12 Jun Still Chairman of 911?

Posted at 20:05h in 911 Board, feature by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 0 Comments

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EDGAR CO. - Deputy Dee Burgin remains as the 911 Chairman in spite of losing the Federal Civil Rights case against him.  And of course, if he can continue working in the county after a Civil Rights Violation, why not keep paying Nanette Crippes with ETSB funds in contradiction...

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11 Jun Update: Edgar County Transit District

Posted at 12:26h in Edgar County State's Attorney, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 0 Comments

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EDGAR CO. - Today's update on the Edgar County Transit District  "situation" we reported last week. Here is what we have been able to figure out: + The Edgar County Transit District is a "Public Body". + State and Federal Auditors are involved in an audit requested by the Transit...

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09 Jun Civil Suit Verdict – GUILTY! – Burgin & Rogers

Posted at 15:10h in Edgar County Sheriff Department, Edgar County State's Attorney, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 2 Comments

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EDGAR CO. -  Another black eye to Edgar County under the watch of former Sheriff Tim Crippes. "After a 4 day jury trial, the jury returned a verdict of the strip search in favor of plaintiff Angelina Cianfaglione and against: Dee Burgin for $15,000 compensatory damages and $20,000 punitive damages Terry...

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08 Jun More Lawsuits under the watch of former Sheriff Tim Crippes

Posted at 19:56h in Edgar County Sheriff Department, Edgar County State's Attorney, feature by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 1 Comment

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EDGAR CO. -  A Civil Rights Lawsuit has been filed against the now convicted jailers Jason Ball and Kent Rhoads as well as former jail administrator Terry Weger, who we believe is also currently running for County Board. Courtney Utterback, while serving her sentence for a Class A...

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