EDGAR CO. - I received an invoice earlier in the year addressed to me personally and mailed to my home address. The invoice represented what claimed to be a PAST DUE amount of $250.75. It was an invoice from what would soon become the Famous Edgar County...
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...
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)...
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...
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,...
EDGAR CO. - There have been alot of rumors spreading thoughout Edgar County the past few weeks, hopefully this will bring some of them to light. Today, the East Central Illinois Mass Transit District and Chester P. Sutton Senior Center have terminated the employment of their CEO, Kami Miller,...
EDGAR CO - Let’s talk about bad decisions by the ETS Board this time. It appears we have, at least in the ETS (911), an entitlement mentality when it comes to our money. Little things like luxury automobiles, payment for meetings not attended, ever increasing...
EDGAR CO. - Some comments we receive deserve recognition for one reason or another. Below is one we received a couple days ago: "Message: I am just curious as to why you call your site the "Edgar County Watchdogs" but only focus on Paris schools and city...
PARIS, ILLINOIS - We discovered and first posted on illegal campaign donations by the City of Paris. Our second article on the subject was a little more in-depth. The answer we received from City officials was "well, he's done a lot for the city" with no response...
Public Money for Campaign Contributions? The City of Paris made a campaign contribution in the amount of $405.00 to the Roger Eddy / Dale Righter Golf Outing on October 3, 2008. This golf outing was used as a fundraising event for their campaigns and, according to the...
