IROQUOIS CO. (ECWd) - Mr. Doug Corbett, the Ford-Iroquois Public Health Department Administrator and Deputy FOIA Officer for the FIPHD, has denied a request for public records. The public records requested were for a copy of the FIPHD FOIA Officer's, Mrs. Julie Clark, complete compensation package....
Iroquois County (ECWd) I am in receipt of a letter threatening legal action from an attorney representing the companies involved in the solar panel purchase by the Ford-Iroquois Public Health department, and the owners, one of which happens to be an employee of the FIPHD. Letter from...
EDGAR CO. (ECWd) - During the past county board meeting Don Wiseman reported that Motor Fuel Tax (MFT) allotments have been deposited. Implications are now being made that because the MFT money was transferred that everything is good to go from IDOT as it relates to...
EDGAR CO. (ECWd) - In a standing room only, with concerned citizens packing the hallway in both directions, meeting of the Airport Advisory Board - County Board Representatives was going pretty good at first. There were a few public comments and Ben Jenness, a county board...
We visited with officials in Iroquois County yesterday and presented a short exposure as to who we are and why I was there, which can be viewed in the video. Previous articles as it relates to Iroquois County can be viewed here and here. The shocking...
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...
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...
EDGAR CO. (ECWd) - I sit in complete amazement at the level of ignorance shown by Jimmy Wells, a public servant at the Edgar County Airport. It has become increasingly harder to believe anyone could be this ignorant of the law, and stoop to these levels...
