Guest Writer, Bob Webb - Our constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to govern any other. John Adams To anyone who cares to pay attention it should be quite obvious that practically every government entity in this county is full of...
The former Charleston, IL City Planner, Jeff Finley, was charged last month with embezzling over $22,000 from Code Enforcement Officials between 2004 and 2008. The indictment outlines he wrote checks to himself as electronic payments to his personal credit cards to inlclude Macy's. I imagine the indictment for the Mass Transit...
An article worth reading from For the Good of Illinois with some of the same excuses we get in Edgar County: What’s the Matter with Milton Township? In our first report, we proved that; Milton Township was cash rich The Top Ten Employees Make $1 Million in total...
MARTINSVILLE, IL - For those of you that commented on the original article (even though we didn't write it) saying we were accusing a librarian of using Nazi style tactics in attempts to ban and burn books, you will enjoy this update. It is clear the poster "Incredulous" does not understand the impact one...
MARTINSVILLE, IL (DH) – Residents of Martinsville can rest assured that only safe, pre-approved news appears on their library shelves. Head librarian Bethany Hubbard ([email protected]) has seen to it that only news sources with which she agrees 100 percent will be admitted to the Martinsville Public...
EDGAR CO. - 7-9-2012 Added Jack Eckerty Deposition Part 1 7-5-2012 More updates at the bottom of the page...
SPRINGFIELD, IL. - In an amazing news break, evidence gathered through the same method used by the Watchdogs, FOIA requests, it's become clear that even at the state level our government officials not only abuse our tax dollars but actually plot how to do it. When will...
SALEM, IL. - Phantom of the Office During extensive background work on former State Representative Roger Eddy it became clear that he had involved his son in numerous parts of his political circles to include, we assume, a full-time job with the State Comptroller’s office which...
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. - 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...
