Since we have filed a FOIA lawsuit against the Village of Oswego and Village of Bolingbrook for their failure to comply with the Freedom of Information Act, Oswego ...
During our routine review of Auditor General audit reports for state agencies, we came across the 2022 audit report posted in 2023.  It contained some information we were ...
The Illinois Department of Commerce & Economic Opportunity is the state agency that, according to their website, “works to fortify Illinois’ reputation as a global economic powerhouse while ensuring ...
This article is related to our previous articles, found here and here, and we encourage everyone to read them to gain a better understanding of the entire process taking place in the courts. We have ...
Former Illinois State Senator William Samuel McCann Jr was sentenced on July 9, 2024, to 42 months of imprisonment, to be followed by two years of supervised release, and ordered to pay $683,816.61 in ...
A 10-Count federal civil rights lawsuit has been filed in the Northern District of Illinois, naming Defendants as Illinois State Senator Michael Hastings, Orland Hills Mayor Kyle Hastings, Orland ...
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, ...
On February 2, 2026, Angel Contreras was arrested by the Joliet Police Department on the following charges in Will County case number 2026MT000801:- Driving on a ...
We recently requested input on a matter regarding when a person’s pay stops (article here). That question has direct ties to our original article regarding the City of Mattoon hiring a former Arcola ...
Greg Bishop, during his Bishop on Air show a few years ago, included a video of Governor Pritzker essentially downplaying audit findings during a press conference.  The ...
Earlier today, my office received information regarding allegations of official misconduct and bribery. Those allegations involve Vermilion Advantage, Vermilion County Elected Officials and the ...
According to the Court Docket, Will County Board Member Jackie Traynere was charged (again) on August 18, 2025, with failure to yield right of way to pedestrian in crosswalk. Traynere is schedule to ...