“Not In Compliance” – What Does That Mean?
EDGAR CO. (ECWd) - The Commercial Lease One of the latest Beacon News Articles quotes Carl Farnham Jr. as saying RSB is not in compliance. The question that should be asked…
Chris Patrick: “Staples or Paperclips?” – UPDATE…
EDGAR CO. (ECWd) - Chris Patrick asks: “Do you mean to tell me that it costs the county $4,560.00 to decide between a paperclip and a staple?” Watchdogs ask: What…
Edgar Co. – Chris Patrick Mocks Electoral Process – VIDEO
EDGAR CO. (ECWd) - During the June 12, 2013 Edgar County Board meeting, Chris Patrick was heard mocking the Illinois Election Code and the Electoral Process, the part of the…
Edgar County Board – June 12, 2013 – VIDEO
EDGAR CO. (ECWd) - Wow is all we can say… The Edgar County Board held a regular meeting on June 12, 2013. During Public Session, I addressed the board and talked…
Arcola Township FOIA Denials –
ARCOLA TOWNSHIP – DOUGLAS CO. (ECWd) - Starting on April 23, 2013, we sent a few FOIA requests to Arcola Township in Douglas County. The purpose of those requests were…
Clinton Lake Marina – Wastewater Treatment Plant…
DEWITT CO. (ECWd) - While in Dewitt County last week waiting for the county board meeting (we arrived 3 hours early), we decided to cruise through the Marina that is…
UPDATE: Kami Miller, former ECIMTD CEO, files Suit –
EDGAR CO. (ECWd) - Updated below - Kami Miller, former East Central Illinois Mass Transit District (ECIMTD) CEO, has filed suit in the Fifth Judicial District (Edgar County) naming Ben…
Edgar County Sheriff Dept unveils new app –
EDGAR CO. (ECWd) - The Edgar County Sheriff has a new app for smartphones Droid – and soon for Apple products. I have tried it out and it seams to…
Edgar Co. Shrine Club Annual Barbecue Weekend 2013 –
EDGAR CO (ECWd) - The 2013 Edgar County Shrine Club Barbecue Weekend is this weekend – June 7-9, 2013. Below are the flyers listing the scheduled events – come out…
Iroquois Co. Board Recommends Termination of FIPHD Director
IROQUOIS CO. (ECWd) - Today’s meeting of the Iroquois County Board (**Finance Committee**) consisted of three separate executive session topics culminating in a motion to recommend that the FIPHD Board…
Amicus Curiae brief McFatridge v Madigan and Local Comparison
EDGAR CO. (ECWd) - The Illinois Campaign for Political Reform was permitted to enter an amicus curiae brief in support of the Illinois Attorney General and her decision to not allow…
Chandra Smith Pleads Guilty to Class 1 Felony Theft –
EDGAR CO. (ECWd) - On May 22, 2013, Chandra Smith, former bookkeeper at the Edgar County Health Department, plead guilty of amended Class 1 Felony Theft Charges. We previously reported in these articles about…
6 Years in DOC for DUI that resulted in 2 Deaths –
EDGAR CO. (ECWd) - Sentencing day finally arrived for Anita Rhodes, who plead guilty on October 4 , 2012 to Aggravated Driving Under The Influence Of Alcohol – a Class 2…
Did the Quinn Administration circumvent procurement law on $196 million of Medicaid contracting?
Your Call to Action- Did the Quinn Administration circumvent procurement law on $196 million of Medicaid contracting? by administrator | Tuesday May 28, 2013 1:06 pm YOUR CALL TO ACTION…
Update: Crestwood School – re: FOIA Denial
EDGAR CO. (ECWd) - This is an update from this article published on Sep 21, 2012. I spoke with the attorney from the Illinois Attorney General’s office this week about the…
IL Supreme Court: State not stuck paying McFatridge Legal Bills
EDGAR CO. (ECWd) - The Illinois Supreme Court, on May 23, 2013, filed the opinion on former Edgar County State’s Attorney Michael McFatridge v Lisa Madigan. This case involved McFatridge,…
Chris Patrick’s Double Standard –
EDGAR CO. (ECWd) - Some may remember just last month in this article where Chris Patrick determined my use of a certain word was out of line. Now we fast…
Adonna Bennett, why is the Truth so hard for you to tell?
EDGAR CO. (ECWd) - UPDATED with more audio clips (at the bottom). During the May 7, 2013 Airport meeting, Adonna Bennett and Jimmy Wells both made statements during discussions on the…
AG Binding Opinion 13-006 – No Secret Ballot .
EDGAR CO. (ECWd) - Public Access (Binding) Opinion 13-006 Late in the afternoon of May 13, 2013, the Illinois Attorney General’s office posted the binding opinion in reference to the…
Edgar Co. Airport Meeting 5-7-2013 – Adonna’s Lies Exposed on Audio
EDGAR CO. (ECWd) - The Edgar County Airport Advisory Board met in open session on May 7, 2013. After listening to the Audio of that meeting, I heard a board…
Edgar County Airport – Nobody Has Insurance Anymore…
EDGAR CO. (ECWd) - The level of stupidity of our public employee at the Edgar County Airport is simply amazing. The Paris Beacon News quoted Jimmy Wells: “Wells denies having…
Airport Pictures…Nicotine Stained Fish…
EDGAR CO. (ECWd) - Motoring down the highway, who among us hasn’t experienced the obnoxious odor of fresh road kill? The worst experience I recall occurred late one hot…
Adonna Bennett, pictures she took, and the mark of the Beast…
EDGAR CO. (ECWd) - In our previous article, we said we would do a comparison of the photos Bennett gave the county board and the photos I took, using my…
Video – Adonna Bennett’s Embarrassing Display during County Board Meeting…
EDGAR CO. (ECWd) - What an embarrassment she is to herself and to the elected officials of Edgar County. The display of self-promotion and the praising of Chris Patrick, who…
FIPHD – License and Permit for Public Documents? What?.
IROQUOIS CO. (ECWd) - The Ford-Iroquois Public Health Department (FIPHD) has a problem with understanding the requirements of the Illinois Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA) and Open Meetings Act (OMA).…
IDOT Audit Report 13-27-001 – Re: Chip and Seal Private Driveways
EDGAR CO. (ECWd) - On April 29, 2013, the Illinois Department Of Transportation issued it’s final determination letter in reference to the private driveways that were chipped and sealed using…
Video – Public Session – Edgar Co. Board 4-17-2013 -
EDGAR CO. (ECWd) - Some interesting comments, reminiscent of a Pelosi-Hitleresque regime, came out of the public session of the April 17, 2013 Edgar County Board meeting. We know that the…
IL. Attorney General will not pursue charges against FIPHD…
IROQUOIS CO. (ECWd) - There have been news reports stating that the Illinois Attorney General’s Office will not pursue charges against employees of the FIPHD. In an effort to confirm these reports,…
Iroquois Sheriff Dept. Settles Federal Civil Suit…
IROQUOIS CO. (ECWd) - In a complaint filed on June 3, 2011 in the U.S. District Court, Central District, Iroquois County Sheriff Deputy Shon Johnson was the named defendant in…
Video: County Board April 17, 2013 – The Airport Discussion..
EDGAR CO. (ECWd) - The Edgar County Board meeting on April 17, 2013 lasted over 2 hours. We will report on some of the major items discussed during that meeting…
