IROQUOIS CO. (ECWd) - The primary complaint we received was that the Multi-County, Ford-Iroquois Public Health Department (FIPHD), in Watseka, was spending money like it was growing on trees and there were serious allegations of insider deals, which is not an uncommon complaint we hear from...
EFFINGHAM CO. (ECWd) - From all appearances, free driveways are "how we've always done it"! Our thanks to a tip from a concerned citizen, this issue has finally had some light shown on it in Effingham County! The good citizens of West Township in Effingham County had to...
IROQUOIS CO. (ECWd) - Just over a month ago several people spoke with the Edgar County Watchdogs in regards to numerous irregularities taking place in County Government and asked for our assistance. These requests came from Iroquois County, which is just south of Kankakee, Illinois. We routinely...
I reported in this article that I suspected the response to my FOIA to the county for the 3 remaining mysterious letters Mr. Patrick claims he sent to IDOT are going unanswered was going to be that there were no other letters. Was I wrong in...
EDGAR CO. (ECWd) - After numerous attempts at obtaining public documents from the Airport Manager, Mr. Jimmy Wells, it has become clear that compliance with the Freedom of Information Act is not going to voluntarily happen any time soon. After several attempts, including speaking to 4 Airport...
The Disclosure papers are no longer available at Safari's in Paris. It is available at the following locations: Y-Knot Shop in Vermillion Gas Station in Kansas Watchdog (ECWd) Headquarters in Paris (about 8/10 of a mile South of North American Lighting - East Side of Highway 1) 7060 Illinois Highway 1 ...
EDGAR CO. (ECWd) - That old adage of liar, liar, pants on fire, comes to mind the more Mr. Patrick speaks. As past articles have pointed out, Mr. Patrick likes to play word games and in many cases outright lie about things. I have no clue...
EDGAR CO. (ECWd) - During the County Board Study Session this morning, Mr. Patrick made some statements about the junk truck stored in the barn at the airport. - The truck belongs to Dave Brisco - Ownership is "a little cloudy" - It used to belong to Bill Huffman -...
As I have said publicly during numerous meetings, if I am wrong I will stand before God and Country and admit to the error and report the correction. I improperly reported that Chris Patrick was part of an IDOT investigation for receipt of "a" free driveway...
In response to comments we have received pertaining to this article and who County Board Member Mike Heltsley worked for it has been claimed that there MUST be something missing. They were right, there are some things missing! You may recall from this article, I stated, I...
