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

Hypocrisy is the word that comes to mind for the unilateral action taken by Shelby County Chairman Tad Mayhall and the ...

Last week we received an anonymous tip showing a fireman in the Sherman Fire Protection District advertising his car/truck ...

The Thornton Township Meeting of the Electors was held in a packed gymnasium at the South Suburban Community College. This meeting was called by the electors to elect a person to fill the vacancy of a ...

I was shocked to be informed that a request by the Velsicol property owners to sell the property to the City was even being considered by Marshall’s Mayor and the Economic Development person. I ...

According to the court docket on Judici, former Oakland Fire Protection District Trustee Kyley Willison is scheduled to appear in Coles County Circuit Court on Monday, June 24, 2024, at 2 p.m. for a ...

EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. – A federal grand jury returned an indictment charging the former Wayne City police chief with selling forfeited items confiscated by the department for his personal benefit.

Tiffany Henyard, the Mayor of Dolton and Thornton Township Supervisor, is also the owner of “Good Burger.” Good Burger has a contract with the South Suburban College to provide food and things to ...

NPR ILLINOIS: State’s Top Fiscal Watchdog Misspent Nearly $250K In Campaign Funds, High Court Finds Investigative Reporter and Editors ("IRE"): Four finalists selected for 2021 Golden Padlock Award ...

Shelby County Board Member Teresa Boehm’s next pre-trial is scheduled for November 18, 2024, at 10:00 a.m. via Zoom in Shelby County Circuit Court, with a Motion Hearing scheduled for December 16th at ...

This is a story of state actors failing the public, with tragic results. One individual with a commercial driver’s license (“CDL”) was involved in three “accidents” or incidents within a four-year ...

The Boone County Board heard objections and voted to disapprove a $50K grant to the Northern Illinois Food Bank, which, according to county board members, would have used all or part of those funds to ...