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Edgar County Watchdogs - Atlanta Library: No evidence email was shared with Board

By LGIS News Service | Feb 8, 2018

Once again, the fact-checking of sworn testimony of Bill Thomas is proving he has a real problem with facts.

Edgar County Watchdogs - Video: Illinois Secretary of State v. Atlanta Public Library District

By LGIS News Service | Feb 8, 2018

Mid-2017, we started our investigations of troubling activity within the Atlanta Public Library District.

Edgar County Watchdogs - Atlanta Library Bookkeeping: Did Bill Thomas intentionally mislead the Secretary of State?

By LGIS News Service | Feb 8, 2018

Yesterday we exposed what appears to be straight up perjury by Bill Thomas, the former Atlanta Public Library board member.

Edgar County Watchdogs: Atlanta Library – Did Bill Thomas commit perjury at the Secretary of State’s public hearing today?

By LGIS News Service | Feb 6, 2018

The Atlanta Library had their hearing with the Secretary of State today regarding the demand for repayment of a $25,000.00 grant the library received based on a fraudulent application.

From Prairie State Wire

Edgar County Watchdogs Live-Stream @ State Library Hearing 2-6-2018

By LGIS News Service | 7 years ago

This is a Hearing to hear testimony and review documents on Atlanta Public Library District’s appeal of a directive from the Secretary of State Library to return a $25,000 “Live and Learn” grant.

From West Central Reporter

Join us for a Live Broadcast from the Illinois Secretary of State, State Library Hearing

By LGIS News Service | 7 years ago

Join us for a Live Broadcast from the Illinois Secretary of State, State Library Hearing

Tell us what you think

By LGIS News Service | Oct 9, 2017

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Illinois state politics fueled by the privately educated

By LGIS News Service | Aug 2, 2017

If one aspires to become a politician in Illinois, there's one tried and tested route. Attend private elementary and high schools.

State school funding bill would micromanage public school spending — down to the cent

By LGIS News Service | Jul 27, 2017

State bureaucrats will dictate how many teachers Illinois school districts must hire and how much to pay them if a school funding bill is signed into law this month.

State school funding bill would micromanage public school spending — down to the cent

By LGIS News Service | Jul 25, 2017

State bureaucrats will dictate how many teachers Illinois school districts must hire and how much to pay them if a school funding bill signed into law this month.