On June 24, 2025, the Illinois Attorney General’s Public Access Counselor issued Binding Opinion 25-007 stating the City of ...

In The News In the interest of keeping people informed as to what we’ve been up to, we thought it might be a good idea to list all of how other legitimate news media and legal publications have ...

We covered the dismissal of the Sheriff from the lawsuit brought by Chad Hammond in this article.  According to the public ...

Paris, IL. (ECWd) – ILLINOIS STATE POLICE INVESTIGATION LEADS TO FELONY CHARGES IN THE DEATH OF AN EDGAR COUNTY MAN PARIS – An Illinois State Police (ISP) Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) ...

Maywood, IL. (ECWd) – “ Rather than uncovering evidence supporting her complaints, the investigation found a culture of fear and intimidation in Maywood created by Village Manager Wells-Armstrong. ” ...

Are you tired of the political bantering back and forth and the mainstream media’s talking points about what the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” does or ...

Illinois (ECWd) – Q: Are federal and state grand jury subpoenas subject to the Illinois Freedom of Information Act? A: The short answer is “YES” subpoenas are public records once served on their ...

Champaign Co., Ill. (ECWd)- Over the years we have exposed more fraud related to handwritten timecards than imaginable. Time Card Tuesday comes to mind as one of the worst payroll issues we have seen ...

Shelby County Sheriff Brian McReynolds was named in a civil rights lawsuit in March of 2023.  The case was filed by Chad ...

We covered the police reports related to the investigation and later prosecution of Kyley Willison, former Oakland Fire ...

During their May 2025, meeting, the Board of Trustees of Hinsdale Township High School District 86 voted to approve two ...

Dolton, Ill. (ECWd) – In another defeat for Tiffany Henyard, Village of Dolton Mayor Pro Tem Jason House, and Trustees Brittney Norwood, Kiana Belcher, and Tammy Brown, filed for Temporary Restraining ...