Video of the Dec 14, 2011 Edgar County Board Meeting is below. I find it quite telling, the lengths that our county board will go to in order to prevent an audit of the ETS Board. This particular entity of the county government has not been...
This following article is about the recent settlement of Randy Steidl with one of the defendants in his wrongful conviction federal civil lawsuit -- the Illinois State Police. The suspect with political connections mentioned in the piece was/is the client of Dan Curry and John...
Here is a gem from upstate Illinois...
Illinois Constitution The very Constitution our States Attorney took an oath to uphold! If you missed that here it is: Will Accountability ever happen in Edgar County? Article VIII Finance Section 1. General Provisions (a) Public funds, property or credit shall be used only for public purposes. (b) The State, units of...
Double Dipping in Edgar County? You would think that with all the people in charge SOMEONE would have said something about this, put a stop to it, and demanded the money be returned or taken out of the persons pay who allowed it to happen. Where on...
So at what point do we shift from an ethics related statute to a “Public Officer Prohibited Activities Act”? Sec. 3. Prohibited interest in contracts. (a) No person holding any office, either by election or appointment under the laws or Constitution of this State, may be in any...
Disclosure of Economic Interest “I declare that this statement of economic Interest has been examined by me and to the best of my knowledge and belief is a true, correct and complete statement of my economic interest as required by the Illinois Governmental ethics Act. I...
“Integrity” Doing the right thing when no one is watching! “Oath of Office” Giving your word as your bond to uphold the laws of the land! “Ethics” Well-founded standards of right and wrong! Do these virtues exist in Edgar County? A few folks have stated we should move...
From Metcalf, Edgar County, Illinois - A videotaped confession and it gets a plea deal? News story from WICD - Danville is here. Keep in mind: The legal components surrounding domestic violence are unlike any other crime. Officers have a specific duty to act in cases of domestic...
