Edgar County Watchdogs
Recent News About Edgar County Watchdogs
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Watchdogs - Kankakee’s interim Police Chief resigns due to alleged database misuse
Kankakee’s Interim Police Chief Price Dumas resigned on Aug. 17 after he allegedly used the Illinois State Police’s L.E.A.D.S. database to search for individuals who had been outspoken against Kankakee’s Mayor Chasity Wells-Armstrong.
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Watchdogs responds to Kankakee’s incorrect memo on KMRA appointments
After several articles about alleged disqualifications of six out of seven KMRA Directors, an attorney hired by the city of Kankakee wrote a memorandum on the subject. Watchdog responds to that memo in three parts.
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Watchdogs - Investigation into Limestone Township Highway Commissioner after allegations of fuel theft
Limestone Township Highway Commissioner was allegedly caught fueling his private pickup with township fuel.
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Kankakee's failure to post October minutes called a violation of Open Meetings Act
The city of Kankakee is in violation of the Open Meetings Act thanks to its failure to post the minutes of several October meetings on its website, according to a Dec. 17 report by the Edgar County Watchdogs, who have previously reported on this same violation.
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Gilman under microscope over cash deposits, paychecks
Auditors are conducting an investigation into alleged payroll and cash deposit discrepancies in Gilman, and the city clerk has resigned, the Edgar County Watchdogs reported recently.
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Public officials can't be free from prosecution, group cautions
Two recent alleged instances of fraud and embezzlement in Edgar and Iroquois counties are prime examples of why public officials suspected of wrongdoing must be prosecuted, according to the Edgar County Watchdogs (ECW).
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Group questions how 'poor' Iroquois dispatch work deserves bonus
Employees at Iroquois County Communications (ICOM), a public body that provides dispatch services for area emergency units, could receive a bonus even if they earn poor evaluations, according the Edgar County Watchdogs (ECW).
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Iroquois County accused of illegally billing for dispatch calls
Two Iroquois County government entities that shouldn't exist in the first place have been illegally billing and collecting fees for dispatch services, the Edgar County Watchdogs (ECW) charged on their Illinois Leaks website recently.