EDGAR CO. (ECWd) – When complaints of similar concerns obtain drastically different reactions, most would call it hypocrisy. As referenced in Part I, the double standard must stop and people must be […]
Edgar County 911 – Double Standard – Part 2
Iroquois Co. ETSB Attorney – Story not adding up!
IROQUOIS CO. (ECWd) – After finally getting a partial response out of Kankakee County, we can confirm yet again, John Kelly is not an Assistant State’s Attorney for Kankakee County, contrary to […]
Attorney John Kelly, ETSB “expert”, strange Kane County contract –
IROQUOIS CO. (ECWd) In yet another interesting twist of facts, we must expose more serious problems made by the ICOM/ETSB attorney during his recent rant to justify his existence as the ETSB […]
Lawyer Lied again?
IROQUOIS CO. (ECWd) – Wendy Davis, author of, “Attorney explains 9-1-1, ETSB Stance“, that appeared in the Times-Republic made the following claim regarding John Kelly, attorney hired by ICOM/ETSB. “Kelley is an […]
Attorney LIES to ICOM Board and the Public!
IROQUOIS CO. (ECWd) John Kelly with Ottosen, Britz, Kelly,Cooper, Gilbert & DiNolfo Ltd attended a recent ICOM/ETSB meeting which we covered in a previous article. (Click here for previous article) Quote below […]
State Money Grab – It will never end!
SPRINGFIELD, IL. (ECWd) – The circus is in town this week and by all indications the big tent events are more of the same – “We are from the government and we […]
AG: Nanette Crippes Violated FOIA (Again) – Orders Production Of Records –
PARIS, IL. (ECWd) – A Freedom Of Information Act Request submitted 2 years and 18 days ago (that’s right, over 2 years ago) finally received a determination by the Illinois Attorney General’s Office […]
Nannette Crippes – Edgar ETSB (911) Coordinator Violated FOIA –
PARIS, IL. (ECWd) – The Illinois Attorney General’s Office has finally determined that the Edgar County ETSB (911), and Nannette Crippes, had violated the Illinois Freedom Of Information Act by improperly denying […]
AG Confirms Edgar County Board Violated the Open Meetings Act
PARIS, IL. (ECWd) – The Illinois Attorney General’s Office finally confirms that the Edgar County Board violated Section 2.02(a) of the Open Meetings Act on November 7, 2012, when they held a […]
Amending the Law – The Legislative Process
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 […]
My God, Where Does It Stop?
EDGAR CO. (ECWd) – Conflicts of Interest – Self Serving – Violation of Rights – Lies and Total Disregard for the Law! Former Sheriff Tim Crippes and his Conflict of Interest of […]
CERWD – E911 – Kansas 6 – Driveway Update –
EDGAR CO – There are several items to report around the area and we will lump them into one article. Clark-Edgar Rural Water District It appears that not one of the trustees […]
Edgar County Board Meeting – “What really happened”
EDGAR CO. (ECWd) – Just in case you missed reading in other local publications what really went on at the county board meeting this month, here are some comments and a video […]
Dignity Part V .
EDGAR CO (ECWd) – Farnham, Crippes, St. Clair, Hopper, Burgin, Ball, Rhoads, and the beat goes on! From ignoring felony crimes to covering them up, it’s very clear the history of the Edgar […]
County Board Ignores Misappropriations!
As usual, the county board sits silent and does nothing to hold people accountable for misappropriations of county funds even with stacks of evidence. More amazing is the auditors report and 2 page letter […]
911 – Confirmed FOIA Violation – 2011 PAC 17699 .
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 […]
Money Generation – A Family Affair!
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 […]
Luxury Car Entitlement (911)
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 […]
Comments We’ve Received
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 […]
Video: Edgar County ETSB (911) Meeting
The Edgar County ETS (911) Board held a regular meeting on Monday, April 9, 2012. Video of the entire meeting is below. Below that is the Open Meetings Act Request for Review […]
911 – Another Confirmed OMA Violation: 2011 PAC 17959
This is the resolution of the complaint filed, after the Attorney General’s office completed their investigation on the illegal secret ballot at the 911 meeting in Dec 2011. What makes this so outragious […]
911 – Confirmed OMA Violations: 2011 PAC 17065 & 17128
The results of two Illinois Attorney General INVESTIGATIONS (wow – there’s that word again that we have been accused of defaming people with). This is but two of the many complaints files with the Illinois Attorney […]
Hotseat? – From Disclosure:
Coming to us from Disclosure: By Jack Howser Published: February 25, 2012 EDGAR CO.—One of the latest attempts at issuing threats to shut down Disclosure comes from one of the latest […]
Does Dee Burgin want to SLAPP us?
This week we were sent a certified letter from a Chicago law firm that turned out to be a cease and desist request on behalf of Mr. Dee Burgin. He alleges we […]
Update on the Notice I spotted:
I promised an update when information was gathered, so here goes: Apparently this property owner is alleging that Deputy Burgin has been harassing him, harassing customer of his, insulting his customers, entering […]
ETSB (911) Meeting 2-6-2012
Video is below, our comments are below the video: The first action was to remove the requirement to state your address during the public comment period. I commented on the […]
Facing allegations of felony theft.
From the Tribune-Star: WEST TERRE HAUTE — A West Terre Haute police officer is facing allegations of 6 counts of felony theft…There were a total of 23 questionable fuel purchases uncovered by […]
Ran across this notice today…
So I had to stop in and get the story behind it, and all I can say is “Wow”! We will do a follow-up post in a few days. […]
The Unelected 911 Czar!
Since video doesn’t lie, it’s pretty clear that the Chairman of the 911 board, Dee Burgin, oh wait, he voted himself off so is he really the chairman? For the sake of […]
Oops – 911 Board Chairman Ousted Himself !
A tactical move to undo an illegal action at the December 5, 2011 Edgar County 911 Board meeting backfired at the next 911 Board meeting when elected Chairman, Dee Burgin, inadvertently voided […]
