Edgar County Watchdogs
Recent News About Edgar County Watchdogs
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Madison County Sanitary District: Break the law – Change the law
Once more, Governor Pritzker has signed a bill making what used to be unauthorized compensation, authorized.
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IBEW and other unions borrowed county voting machines, ballots, absentee envelopes
While Debbie Ming-Mendosa was the Madison County Clerk, she permitted the IBEW Union Local 749, Carpenters Local 664, and Plumbers and Pipefitters Local 553 to use public funds, property, and credit for nonpublic purposes.
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Employee prohibits commission board members from conducting meeting; says new law doesn’t apply
The March 16, 2023, scheduled meeting of the full commission of the Veterans Assistance Commission of Madison County (“VACMC”) was something you would have to witness in person to believe.
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Metro East Sanitary District’s unauthorized health insurance plan for board members
The Metro East Sanitary District covers both St. Clair and Madison Counties in Illinois and was formed under the Metro East Sanitary District Act of 1974, 70 ILCS 2905.
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Madison County board members Madison and Pace ask for $63K in pay raises
Earlier this month, County Board members Mick Madison (R – Bethalto) and Stacey Pace (R – Troy) tried – unsuccessfully – to get a pay hike (Madison $53,000 and Pace $10,000), in addition to the $14,500 salary that all county board members receive.
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Watchdogs: did Elizabeth Dalton of Madison County Board lie under oath to remain on ballot?
Edgar County Watchdogs investigate alleged lies made by Elizabeth Dalton as she preps to be on the ballot for a seat Madison County Board.
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Alorton mayor arrested following felony misconduct indictment
Illinois State Police arrested Alorton Mayor Jo Ann Reed following a grand jury Indictment for felony official misconduct/performance of a forbidden act, a Dec. 16 posting on the Edgar County Watchdogs' (ECW) website said.
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Alleged Virginia shooter linked to anti-GOP groups on Facebook
James Hodgkinson, the man accused of targeting Republican lawmakers in a shooting in Alexandria, Virginia, on June 14, was in numerous anti-Republican and anti-President Donald Trump groups on Facebook, according to the Edgar County Watchdogs.
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Alorton mayor doesn't sit well with oversight group
A felony conviction and sentence that were later dismissed and alleged "drunken street hooker" behavior weren't enough to prevent the election of JoAnn Reed as the mayor of Alorton, a government oversight group argued recently.
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Watchdogs searching for corruption across Illinois say they're finding it
It’s obvious that Illinois faces a long list of problems – a history of public corruption, never-ending financial trouble and the continued exodus of people and businesses – but who or what is at fault is a little harder to understand.
