PARIS, IL (ECWd) - In another display of complete failure of the Illinois Attorney General's Office with timely responses to alleged violations of both the Open Meetings Act and the Freeedom Of Information Act, they have taken almost 11 months to render an opinion on something that...
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 public meeting without posting its agenda at least 48 hours in advance of the...
PARIS, IL (ECWd) - Thanks again to District 95 for videotaping and uploading the meeting video in order for citizens to become more informed of the workings of this public body. Video is below: ...
PARIS, IL. (ECWd) - Once again, our thanks goes to the Edgar County Board for videotaping their meetings and making them available to those members of the public that cannot attend their meetings. Here is the video from the September 11, 2013 Egdar County Board Meeting: ...
PARIS, IL. (ECWd) - The Edgar County Board recorded this meeting, as they do most of their county board meetings lately...
PARIS, IL. (ECWd) - Paris District 95 videotaped the "Consolidation Town Hall" meeting that was held on September 12, 2013. We have linked to their youtube page for the video: Previous Article(s): https://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2013/01/possible-school-district-consolidation-information/ ...
EDGAR CO. (ECWd) - Sheriff's Deputy Pay Raise Vote Election Season has started for some Edgar County officials, take Mike Heltsley's comments during the September county board meeting as an example. In what appears to be a purely political move in a failed attempt at casting the current...
PARIS, IL. (ECWd) - The Illinois Attorney General's office finally reaches a decision in the Freedom Of Information Act Request For Review, sent to them in September 2012, after a denial of security camera footage by Crestwood School. (Original article on the FOIA Denial Here) The footage requested was the...
EDGAR CO. (ECWd) - Chris Patrick's statement of "I'm in charge and frankly I don't give a damn" was not seen in good light in the Attorney General's office. They looked at the facts and determined without any doubt that Chris Patrick and the Edgar County Board...
EDGAR CO. (ECWd) - Chandra Smith, the former bookkeeper for the Edgar County Health Department, plead guilty to Class 1 Felony Theft in May of 2013 and finally had her sentencing day in court. On August 26, 2013, Chandra Smith was sentenced to: Restitution - $21,754.85 Probation, 36 Months,...
