Edgar County News

Storm shelter vendor Jim Allen will not mislead you into thinking the product he peddles is cheap, but spend 10 minutes with the longtime contractor known and respected all around east-central Illinois and he just might convince you the safety amenity could well be the wisest investment since the purchase of your home.

Recently, the Illinois Public Access Counselor rendered a binding opinion, holding that a committee violated the Open Meetings Act when it chose to recommend an individual to fill a vacancy on the committee and made that decision by straw vote.

An Edgar County board is in hot water after breaking an open meeting's rule. The Attorney General says members used a secret ballot to select an advisory board member.

The Ford-Iroquois Public Health Department is asking an Iroquois County judge to allow more time to comply with a Freedom of Information Act request that it originally denied, prompting the requestor to file a lawsuit against the agency.

A measure that would allow an Edgar County man to stop paying child support for a teenager who isn't his was approved 52-0 by the Illinois Senate.