By all indications, the Ford County Board is missing in action and if the words cited in recent reports from the Paxton Record are accurate, there might be a need to have the Chairman resign. Reported June 19th in the Paxton Record as it relates to...
EDGAR CO. (ECWd) - Details of the settlement agreement between Edgar County and Dee Burgin in his lawsuit against Edgar County relating to dog food and wages not paid during the care and training of the dog. Dee Burgin: TOTAL: $34,000 --- consisting of: $14,769.18 back wages...
EDGAR CO. (ECWd) In typical Patrick fashion, intimidation appears to be the only thing he knows. From word games to power trips I think the video of today's events paint a clear picture for everyone to see as it relates to concrete purchases from Zimmerly. The most...
EDGAR CO. (ECWd) - It appears the deception continues regardless of fair warning. The Edgar County Board held a special meeting last week for the sole purpose of expediting the dissolution of our Mass Transit District and then annexing it into another Mass Transit District from...
EDGAR CO. (ECWd) - We recently received a copy of the new t-hangar lease, "Hangar Lease" (do not confuse it with the business lease), from the airport manager. This came as a surprise since there have been no discussions or approvals of any such lease at...
ARCOLA TOWNSHIP – DOUGLAS CO. (ECWd) - We reported the FOIA denial of Arcola Township in this article, published 12 days ago. After publishing that article we were contacted by a taxpayer in Arcola Township wanting to know why we were contemplating filing this suit. He...
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 is, what document is he not in compliance with? The lease agreement the county board has never...
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 gave the Edgar County Electoral Board the authority to hire an attorney? What gave the Edgar County Electoral Board...
EDGAR CO. (ECWd) - It makes you wonder when people in our Government are so anxious to give away our property. Property that has value and worth yet Mr. Patrick is so insistent on giving it away that he has now called a Special County Board...
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 electoral process that is the RIGHT of citizens, who allege a defect, to challenge the petitions of those...
