On December 26, 2015, Dee Burgin, in his employment as an Edgar County Deputy Sheriff, entered the home of a local farmer, Charlie Barrett, without a warrant and after Mr. Barrett clearly told him to ...

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 ...

Nearly SIX years after a complaint was filed with the Illinois Attorney General’s Public Access Counselor (“PAC”) over an alleged violation of the Open Meetings Act by the City of Benld, Illinois, in ...

It appears, from two recent letters written by Lakewood, IL. Village President Paul Serwatka, that he is usurping the powers, rights, and responsibilities of a couple of village trustees by attempting ...

An Appellate Court decision published on October 28, 2022, reversed the circuit court’s order dismissing the complaint against the Village of Dolton and Police Officer Ryan Perez. This case was ...

For years we have taken the position that there are answers to every local government question a person might have if they ...

It appears that the Shelby County Dive Team Forensic Audit drafts have been provided to the county, however, at the time of ...

With deep sadness, we report that Adam Andrzejewski, CEO and founder of Open The Books – “Every Dime. Online. In Real Time.” passed away over the weekend. See Press Release below. As former candidate ...

From the Edgar County Sheriff’s Facebook page: On January 3, 2025 at approximately 9:36 am, deputies from the Edgar County ...

The following email communication from the Woodford County State’s Attorney has made it clear to law enforcement in the county and the Mayors; Governor Pritzker’s extension of the stay-at-home order ...

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 ...

Edgar County Coroner, Scott Barrett, has released preliminary details on the death of a Paris man following a shooting Tuesday evening on West Arthur Street in Paris. Several 911 calls started coming ...