Champaign County is facing an electioneering complaint regarding the attempt to pass a public safety tax increase, doubling that specific tax. Two prior articles on the issues being raised can be ...

We were provided with the receipts produced to Frank Ghorbani under the Freedom of Information Act for all expenses for Thornton Township Supervisor Tiffany Henyard’s “Friends of Tiffany Henyard” ...

According to the docket on Judici, in Shelby County Court this morning, Special Prosecutor Jones “Nolle Pro’d” the criminal misdemeanor charge against Christopher Boehm. Previous article: Chris ...

It appears that the Shelby County Dive Team Forensic Audit drafts have been provided to the county, however, at the time of publication we have been unable to get an actual confirmation response from ...

The Village of Rochester is having a special meeting this evening. While we have not been able to locate the public notice and agenda on their web site, we have obtained a copy of the agenda which can ...

As suspected, Objectors filed their objections to the petitions asking for a referendum question to abandon electing Rantoul Village Trustees by district. Just as in 2023, the “bottom line” of the ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Illinois Health Care Right of Conscience Act, 745 ILCS 70, protects people from government and businesses inquiring into or mandating any health care issues. This particular law was brought to our ...

This article is reprinted from the July Issue of Disclosure with permission from Angela Mason Howser. Trial of youth accused of murdering mother moving toward jury trial. In this undated photo ...

The Illinois Attorney General’s office was named defendant in a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit filed today by the Edgar County Watchdogs, Inc.