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 […]
Dignity Part V .
Trial of youth accused of murdering mother
EDGAR CO – This article is reprinted from the July Issue of Disclosure with permission from Angela Mason Howser. Trial of youth accused of murdering mother moving toward jury trial. […]
Illinois False Claims Act and Edgar County ETSB –
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 […]
Dignity – Part IV
Who truly got the ISP involved to investigate the Official Misconduct of the jailers Kent Rhoads and Jason Ball? The investigation reports reveal some very interesting questions. In an ISP interview report […]
Dee Burgin was “Let Go” today
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 […]
1 Year OLD !
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 […]
Dignity? Part II
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? […]
Crimes Outweigh Justice in Edgar County
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 […]
3 more Kansas teens in Court –
EDGAR CO. – Two more of the “Kansas 6″ were back in court on July 12, 2012 at the Edgar County Courthouse. Cole Lewis appeared in June 14 with a pretrial date set for July […]
Mass Transit District Update –
EDGAR CO. – The East Central Illinois Mass Transit District held a regularly scheduled meeting today, July 10, 2012. No information was released as far as the on going investigations. IDOT Investigators […]
Property Taxes and Assessors
EDGAR CO. – At a time when property taxes increased by over 100% for some property owners in Edgar County, the Edgar County Watchdogs are still finding property where no tax is […]
3 Kansas Teens Back In Court Today
EDGAR CO. – Three of the “Kansas 6” were back in court today at the Edgar County Courthouse. Dillon Armes, Quinton Inman, and Cameron Minor all appeared, with council, before Judge Matt Sullivan […]
Former Edgar County States Attorney Michael McFatridge a Cocaine User?
EDGAR CO. – 7-9-2012 Added Jack Eckerty Deposition Part 1 7-5-2012 More updates at the bottom of the page… Considering the murders of Dyke and Karen Rhoads have yet to be solved, […]
Mass Transit Employees & Contracts – .
EDGAR CO. – Our investigations uncover more misdeeds in the East Central Illinois Mass Transit District. I took the time to read the “Local Mass Transit District Act”, which deals with districts […]
Mass Transit Update – this cost you $28,000- in 1 Year
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 […]
Immunity Denied – Burgin/Rogers ruling .
EDGAR CO. – Rule 50 Motion Denied Judge McCuskey denied the defendants Rule 50 motion in an order dated today and entered final judgment in the amount of $70,000.00 for Ms. Cianfaglione. […]
Local criminal appointed to the Board of Fire and Police Commissioners…
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 […]
Free Driveway Anyone? .
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 […]
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 […]
Still Chairman of 911?
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 […]
Civil Suit Verdict – GUILTY! – Burgin & Rogers
EDGAR CO. – Another black eye to Edgar County under the watch of former Sheriff Tim Crippes. “After a 4 day jury trial, the jury returned a verdict of the strip search in favor of […]
More Lawsuits under the watch of former Sheriff Tim Crippes
EDGAR CO. – A Civil Rights Lawsuit has been filed against the now convicted jailers Jason Ball and Kent Rhoads as well as former jail administrator Terry Weger, who we believe is […]
Former Sheriff Jailers – GUILTY!
EDGAR CO. – More corruption confirmed under the watch of former Edgar County Sheriff Tim Crippes. As if his own illegal gun running and official misconduct isn’t bad enough we now have convictions […]
UPDATE: “Kansas 6” in Court
EDGAR CO. – Three of the “Kansas 6” had their first appearance in court today. We first broke this story with these articles. Dillon Armes appeared with council and was assigned a […]
Kansas, IL. teen turns himself in to authorities
EDGAR CO. – It has been reported that Dillon Armes voluntarily turned himself in last night, May 31, 2012, to the Edgar County Sheriff Department. He was one of the six Kansas […]
Attorney General vs McFatridge – IL Supreme Court
EDGAR CO. – The Illinois Attorney General has been given leave to appeal the court decision that required the People of the State of Illinois to pay the legal expenses incurred by […]
Update: Fed Civil Rights Suit
EDGAR CO – On May 18, 2012, a final pretrial order was entered and filed in US District Court, Central District of Illinois in regards to a Federal Civil Rights Lawsuit naming Edgar […]
VIDEO: Edgar County Board Meeting, May 9, 2012
EDGAR CO. – The Edgar County Board held their monthly meeting where the following occurred – you can watch the video below: Approval of April 11, 2012 meeting minutes. Approved claims against […]
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 […]
