Jim Keller Tag

31 Aug Convicted by a jury from now to eternity!

Posted at 22:27h in 911 Board, Edgar County Board, Edgar County State's Attorney, feature, General by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 0 Comments

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EDGAR CO. - As the word of a settlement being reached with Dee Burgin, Terry Rogers, and the county insurance company swirls over their Civil Rights conviction, it's pretty clear certain people have no clue what a settlement really means. The judgment entered in the federal court...

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28 Aug Illinois Policy Institute Press Release .

Posted at 21:26h in Edgar County Board, feature, General by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 0 Comments

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EASTERN ILLINOIS - 8/28/2012 PRESS RELEASE from the ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE MEDIA CONTACT: Diana Rickert 
 [email protected] or (312) 607-4977  Eastern Illinois counties earn low marks in government transparency audit 21 out of 22 county governments in eastern Illinois receive failing grades in Institute audit, and many are not compliant with state...

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26 Aug CERWD – E911 – Kansas 6 – Driveway Update –

Posted at 11:56h in 911 Board, CERWD, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 1 Comment

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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 of the water district has bothered to read the statute governing their district, and none of...

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12 Aug Edgar County Board Meeting – “What really happened”

Posted at 09:56h in Edgar County Assessor, Edgar County Board, Edgar County State's Attorney, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 0 Comments

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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 of the meeting. - J. Kraft asked for an itemized list of expenditures of the...

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11 Aug Dignity Part V .

Posted at 07:43h in Edgar County Sheriff Department, Edgar County State's Attorney, feature by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 4 Comments

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 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 Sheriff's office is one of self-serving motivations from personal enrichment to blatant power trips and...

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07 Aug Illinois False Claims Act and Edgar County ETSB –

Posted at 13:26h in 911 Board, Edgar County Board, Edgar County Sheriff Department, Edgar County State's Attorney, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 3 Comments

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EDGAR CO. - After spending more than 14 months asking the Edgar County Board and the Edgar County Emergency Telephone System Board (ETSB or 911) to recover payments for claims that we believe to be False Claims, we have taken the first step in filing a...

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01 Aug Dee Burgin was “Let Go” today

Posted at 20:54h in 911 Board, Edgar County Board, Edgar County State's Attorney, feature, General by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 9 Comments

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EDGAR CO - We have just received information that Dee Burgin is no longer a Deputy in the Edgar County Sheriff Department. This comes after the 30 day appeal period for the guilty verdict from the Civil Rights Lawsuit he and Terry Rogers lost expired. We...

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31 Jul 1 Year OLD !

Posted at 12:24h in Edgar County State's Attorney, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 0 Comments

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On the 1 year anniversary of the Edgar County Watchdogs, I would like to extend our gratitude for all of the citizens who provided tips to us and those who visit our website. Without you none of this could happen. We would also like to...

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29 Jul Dignity? Part II

Posted at 18:54h in Edgar County Board, Edgar County Sheriff Department, feature by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 0 Comments

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Dignity?  Part II  Can anyone honestly claim former Sheriff Tim Crippes should not be charged with official misconduct in relation to the attempted cover up of the jailers who were later convicted?  Yes, cover up!  The record stands on it own!  (720 ILCS 5/33.3) (from Ch. 38,...

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20 Jul Crimes Outweigh Justice in Edgar County

Posted at 17:02h in 911 Board, Edgar County Board, Edgar County State's Attorney, feature by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 0 Comments

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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...

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