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 ...

We published this article yesterday and outlined that we would update when we hear back from the entities referenced, Arcola and Mattoon. After publication, the City of ...

Yesterday, the Village of Dolton, Illinois was ordered to pay our attorney fees in the amount of $41,029.45, our costs in the amount of $1,494.02, and a civil penalty ...

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, ...

From today’s Court Docket: Jury Trial resumed at 9:00 a.m. All parties present. Jurors present. Continued sworn testimony heard on behalf of the State. People’s flash drive Exhibit 2, 3 and 4 admitted ...

Just like his fellow board member Frank Vala, it is our belief that Mr. Eric Hansen is statutorily disqualified from serving as Commissioner of the Springfield Airport Authority. Section 5 of the ...

We noticed an unusual move by an Illinois municipality this year when Naperville pushed forward on its attempt at moving to “copper only” plumbing for new construction. I say attempt, because although ...

Towards the end of a contentious meeting, with Supervisor Tiffany Henyard wielding no powers over the board majority, public comment was heard. During public comment, and after one person commented, a ...

I am honored to announce that the Coles County Jail has recently completed the annual inspection process through the Illinois Department of Corrections, and our facility has been declared compliant ...

On June 24, 2025, the Illinois Attorney General’s Public Access Counselor issued Binding Opinion 25-007 stating the City of Peru’s Pool Committee is a subsidiary body of the city council and is ...

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 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 ...