In January we reported that Kattie Abbey, the Jersey County Treasurer, was under Illinois State Police investigation for allegations of misappropriation of public funds in this article. Last Friday, ...

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 ...

In another defeat for Tiffany Henyard, Village of Dolton Mayor Pro Tem Jason House, and Trustees Brittney Norwood, Kiana Belcher, and Tammy Brown, filed for Temporary Restraining Orders against Dolton ...

UPDATE 9-14-2020: Catherine Wojnarowski, through her attorney, has stated that she does not remember sending this message, and even if she did, she considers it an invasion of her privacy. Catherine ...

Hilary Rawlings, 35, a school nurse with the East Central Illinois Area of Special Education (“EIASE”), was arrested on February 13, 2019, and charged with six Class 1 Felony Counts of child sexual ...

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 ...

September 22, 2017 (South Jacksonville, IL) – Tyson Manker, a lifelong Illinoisan, attorney, and military combat veteran of the Iraq war, formed an exploratory committee to investigate the possibility ...

The investigation into alleged misappropriated funds from Warrick County Animal Control has resulted in another arrest. During the investigation, Indiana State Police Detective Patrick Stinson ...

The Shelby County Board Chairman has failed to address the Dive Team Forensic Audit during a public meeting for months. As it stands, that Audit has not been approved and is considered a “Draft” until ...

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 Village of Dolton’s legal representative, Del Galdo Law Group, LLC, has filed a motion to withdraw citing Supreme Court Rule 1.16(a)(6). 1.16(a)(6) -(a) Except as stated in paragraph (c), a lawyer ...

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 ...