Mr. Clark, you should FIRE your ETSB attorney, Craig Smith, the current Mayor of Paris, Illinois! At the beginning of my questions I referenced a document, a single piece of paper, that was handed out by Dee Burgin before the meeting started. That single sheet of...
Excellent article on the website for the Offices of the United States Attorneys by Patrick Fitzgerald U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois http://www.justice.gov/usao/briefing_room/fin/corruption.html Please read the article referenced above, he makes some great points - especially "The Culture of Acceptance". Some of his key points are: - There are...
Sit down people, clear your mouths; you’re NOT going to believe this! What do you suppose the first act of the 911 Board was after voting in the new Board Chairman, Dee Burgin? Next act of business, Break the law, of course! Not a major milestone other than it...
Below is the complete video (minus the tape change) of the Edgar County ETSB Meeting held on Dec 5, 2011. ...
The following is an article on Blago, but one only needs to replace "Illinois" with "enter your local government name here" and you will swear he was reading our minds when writing this. In either case, we can all demand accountability in our local government. =========================== Quoted from the end of this...
From the Huffington Post report: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/john-conroy/randy-steidl-settlement-wrongful-conviction_b_1123730.html?ref=chicago John Conroy Senior investigator, Better Government Association; Author, 'Unspeakable Acts, Ordinary People: The Dynamics of Torture' We Must Insist on Accountability for Wrongful Convictions Posted: 12/ 1/11 02:21 PM ET Former death row inmate Randy Steidl, sentenced to die for the 1986 murders of Dyke...
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...
Breaking News: Nov 30, 2011 Illinois State Police settle with Randy Stiedl, HOWEVER, he has not settled his case against the city of Paris, former Paris police officials Gene Ray and James Parrish, and the ex-Edgar County state’s attorney, McFatridge. Steidle has stated he regards them as...
Here is a gem from upstate Illinois...
Revenue Generation (savings) in Edgar County – Part 6 We decided to run this story ahead of the original part 6 we had scheduled as the events that took place at the county board meeting this week more than justify the urgency of getting this information...
