In January we reported that Kattie Abbey, the Jersey County Treasurer, was under Illinois State Police investigation for ...

August 25th, 2020 the Coles County State’s Attorney Jessie Danley issued a press release authored by Rhonda Parker, a paralegal in his office according to the metadata in the file. The press release ...

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 Orders against Dolton ...

The Village of Lena, Illinois is a small municipality of around 2,900 residents and is located in Stephenson County. It is well-known that public officials and public bodies cannot pass resolutions or ...

Jackie Traynere, one of the administrators in DuPage Township, tendered her resignation on April 17, 2025, with an effective ...

A Nason City Council meeting took a dramatic and chaotic turn Thursday evening (May 1, 2025), marked by resignations, public outbursts, and ultimately, the arrest of a sitting alderman. The meeting, ...

Chicago – Attorney General Kwame Raoul charged a Macoupin County woman alleging she stole several thousand dollars from the Macoupin County State’s Attorney’s drug asset forfeiture account while ...

We requested certain records from the Jefferson County Sheriff after news of the arrest of Nason, Illinois, Mayor Michelle McKinney. Initially, they only provided us with the mug shot and said they ...

This article was written by Jeff P. Hutson and is reposted with permission. We’ve heard about the scandal for months. 600+ pages of proof, evidence, and documents. Yet there is still so much ...

When former Attorney General Lisa Madigan was in office, we routinely saw the Public Access Counselor’s (PAC) office issue clear language determinations regarding the Open Meetings Act (OMA), and ...

Hypocrisy is the word that comes to mind for the unilateral action taken by Shelby County Chairman Tad Mayhall and the current lease for the farming of the county farm ground. During the prior board’s ...

Jersey County Treasurer Katie Abbey has been under investigation by the Illinois State Police Public Integrity Unit since at least October of 2024, after allegations surfaced of her misappropriation ...