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As part of his guilty plea and sentencing, Kyley Willison was required to pay $236,000 in restitution, with his first payment ...
For the past several months, the City of Springfield, Illinois city council has been allegedly violating the First Amendment ...
This is an update from our previous reports on Katie Abbey’s criminal charges in Jersey County (here). *** For Immediate ...
We covered the Assumption Alderman and Fire Protection District Fire Chief Herbert Palmer and his wife, Angela Palmer’s, ...
Nicholas Banning almost died while incarcerated at the Shelby County Jail during the term of former Sheriff Koonce.  We first ...
During the June 6, 2025, hearing on our Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”) lawsuit against the Village of Dolton, disgraced former Mayor Tiffany Henyard ...
We can now confirm a second criminal Federal Grand Jury subpoena was issued to the Administration of the Professional ...
Thornton Township, headed up by Township Supervisor Tiffany Henyard, was sued in Cook County Circuit Court today alleging violations of the Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”) on several occasions.
As another year draws to a close, we are excited about what lies ahead. We published more than 300 articles this year alone and have continued receiving an average of more than 1.5 million visitors ...
The Rochester Fire Protection District Trustees and current Rochester FPD Chief John Archer have been ignoring the law and the District’s internal purchasing policy for years. Upon being contacted for ...
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 ...
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.