The investigation into the Highway Commissioner in Murdock Township holding office while being a resident in another county appears to be completed. For those who have ...

This appears to be yet another one of those times when all you can say is you can’t make this crap up. The Chairman of the Police Committee of Arcola, Illinois, according to a letter from the Chief of ...

In a November 3, 2025, letter from the Illinois Department of Transportation (“IDOT”) to the Vermilion County Board Chairman, IDOT appointed the City of Danville, Illinois, to act as the designated ...

Village of Dolton and Thornton Township employees and officials might consider taking advantage of this pilot self-reporting program offered by the United States Attorney, Northern District of ...

We exposed over two hundred thousand dollars’ worth of checks signed by the former Dolson Township Supervisor and his wife in this article. The Illinois State Police have responded to our Freedom of ...

Nicholas Banning almost died while incarcerated at the Shelby County Jail during the term of former Sheriff Koonce. We first exposed the lawsuit brought by Banning in this article. We reported on the ...

This is what happens when public entities permit unlimited accumulation of sick time and also permit the converting of comp time to sick time. From people we have talked to, this payout came largely ...

Cody Brands filed a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit against Shelby County and its dive team on December 23, 2024. Mr. Brands is an associate member of The Coalition Opposing Governmental Secrecy ...

A lawsuit filed in Madison County Circuit Court on January 7 accuses Collinsville Police Officer Giuseppe Michael Coppotelli of sexual battery and other misconduct, alleging he used his position of ...

After almost a month, we have obtained the first set of records we requested in a Freedom of Information Act request to the Coles County State’s Attorney. We have no idea why our request took so long, ...

Adam Lopez, former Springfield School Board President was sentenced yesterday to spend 11 years in prison after pleading guilty to theft. He was credited for time served in Sangamon County Jail since ...

The Village of Rochester is having a special meeting this evening. While we have not been able to locate the public notice and agenda on their web site, we have obtained a copy of the agenda which can ...