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 the situation when she was officially charged in mid-Oct of 2011. From Judici: Deft enters a plea of guilty...
Edgar Co. (ECWd): Mr. Patrick when will the lies stop? Yet again Chris Patrick makes claims that are so inconsistent with the truth it makes you wonder if there is not a total mental disconnect. At what point is his actions, as well as others, a reckless...
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) - The Beacon News published an article late November of last year proclaiming that the City of Paris saved $90,000 on insurance compared to last year! Wow! What a deal!...
EDGAR CO. (ECWd) - While driving past the Edgar County Airport a couple of days ago, I noticed something inside of what they call the "Ag Buildings" and decided to check them out to see what was inside. All of what is discussed below was initiated when...
EDGAR CO. (ECWd) - I have been around the world, and in all my travels I don't think I have ever heard anything so dumb as the question and comments that came out of Mike Heltsley's mouth this week during the Edgar County Study Session. "Never again, will...
EDGAR CO. (ECWd) - The $43,000 On page 2 of Mark Isaf's opinion, he talks about the county board authorizing payment of $43,000 worth of bills incurred by the ambulance service in the month of September, 2003 and that the county made him restore those funds, this...
EDGAR CO. (ECWd) - As mentioned in in this article, I tried for months to meet with Mr. Isaf on these issues since I knew when the facts came out they would be very embarrassing for him as his written opinion is going to be torn apart with...
