EDGAR CO. (ECWd) - Election laws exist to preserve the integrity of our government. (Glenn v. Radden (1984) Sandra Neal Filed An Objection The first petition objection filed was Sandra Neal's objection to Rich Wilken's petition based on his not circling "Unincorporated Area" instead of "City" on his...
EDGAR CO. (ECWd-) I took the liberty to extrapolate key points from Attorney General William Scott’s written opinion on Conflicts of Interest as outlined in File no. S787. I cannot take ANY credit for this information, as all I basically did was apply that ruling to the...
EDGAR CO. (ECWd) - In less than a month from the US Supreme Court denying McFatridge immunity it now looks like that was enough for someone to push harder to settle with Herb Whitlock. My guess is they don't want the public to see all those...
EDGAR CO. (ECWd) - It is amazing to see the reaction from Mr. Character when the facts are placed in front of him and it's not what he claimed it to be just two days prior. Listen to the Study Session Audio as it relates to the...
EDGAR CO. (ECWd) This is the Audio from the County Board Study Session on February 11th held at the County Highway office.  Audio What your going to learn is that Chris Patrick has a CLEAR problem with accountability, honesty, openness, and I think when your done listening...
EDGAR CO. (ECWd) - One of the most basic rules of Public Meetings is the fact that secret ballots are not authorized and are a violation of the Open Meetings Act. 2011 PAC 17959 - Edgar County ETSB (911) Secret Ballot The Illinois Appellate Court has ruled that...
EDGAR CO. (ECWd) - While preparing several emails to send off today, I ran across the Illinois Procurement Code. This is the code the Capital Development Board, where the money for the new High School comes from, uses to determine conflicts of interest, among other things. It...
In clear dictatorial fashion, Chris Patrick, current Edgar County Board Chairman confirmed he canceled the County Highway Meeting. Reason for Canceling the meeting? "I wanted to!" Over $16 million dollars in projects on hold because of the confirmation from IDOT that Chris Patrick has a Conflict of Interest,...
EDGAR CO. (ECWd) - In a letter dated January 28, 2013, received through a FOIA request from IDOT, it seems that more and more people with college degrees cannot read and comprehend certain documents, rules, and statutes - or they intentionally try to  avoid talking about...
EDGAR CO. (ECWd) - In yet another strange twist of events we found out today that the Edgar County Highway Meeting scheduled for Monday morning at 9 am has been cancelled. I was advised by a board member that Chris Patrick called them last night and said...
