Too little, too late. When former Attorney General Lisa Madigan was in office, we routinely saw the Public Access Counselor’s ...

Lawyers and law firms that engage in actions that violate the laws of the United States or rules governing attorney conduct must be efficiently and effectively held accountable. Accountability is ...

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

United States Army Recruiter Bryan Marine out of Effingham County, Illinois, has been charged in both Edgar and Coles Counties on numerous alleged sex crimes against minors. We understand he is ...

Reposted with permission from Southern Illinois Watchdogs: A Nason City Council meeting took a dramatic and chaotic turn ...

The Orland Fire Protection District entered into a contract with a “consultant” to provide diversity consulting to the district at a rate of $3000 per month for one year, apparently renewing until ...

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

A federal lawsuit was filed by Plaintiff Kara Chumbley naming Coles County State’s Attorney Jessie Daniels, former Mattoon Police Chief Jason Taylor, Mattoon Police Officer Alex Hesse, and newly ...

The Village of Poplar Grove’s election this month was supposed to elect the village president, some village trustees, and the village clerk. When it came time for the village clerk, Karri Miller, to ...

Since May of 2021, Tiffany Henyard, Mayor of Dolton, Illinois has had her personal security detail follow her around nearly 24 hours a day. Payroll has exceeded $258,000 paid by Dolton taxpayers ...

The Edgar County Health Department is once again plagued with financial malfeasance and disregard for the law. In 2013 and 2019, two employees were charged with theft of funds. We covered those events ...

Edgar County, IL – On May 3, 2021, the Illinois State Police (ISP) Division of Criminal Investigations (DCI) Zone 5, arrested Stefanie L. Sanders, 26 year old female of Tuscola, Illinois, for two ...