We covered the dismissal of the Sheriff from the lawsuit brought by Chad Hammond in this article.  According to the public ...

We noted in a prior Shelby County article that Shelby County is one of 62 counties now being sued in federal court, thanks to ...

We covered the police reports related to the investigation and later prosecution of Kyley Willison, former Oakland Fire ...

This is what happens when public entities permit unlimited accumulation of sick time and also permit the converting of comp ...

Kankakee County Board Member Chris Tholen has apparently resigned from office after a lawsuit seeking his removal was filed. The lawsuit filed by the State’s ...

During their May 2025, meeting, the Board of Trustees of Hinsdale Township High School District 86 voted to approve two ...

Shelby County Sheriff Brian McReynolds was named in a civil rights lawsuit in March of 2023.  The case was filed by Chad ...

As part of his guilty plea and sentencing, Kyley Willison was required to pay $236,000 in restitution, with his first payment due on or before June 16, 2025, in the ...

Kankakee County State’s Attorney James Rowe’s office filed suit against three elected officials in Kankakee County seeking ...

After almost a month, we have obtained the first set of records we requested in a Freedom of Information Act request to the Coles County State’s Attorney.  We have ...

Springfield, IL. (ECWd) – GOVERNOR’S APPOINTMENT TO THE ILLINOIS CRIMINAL JUSTICE INFORMATION AUTHORITY James Rowe will serve on the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority.* Rowe serves as ...

Jersey Co., Ill. (ECWd) – This is an update from our previous reports on Katie Abbey’s criminal charges in Jersey County (here). *** For Immediate Release: Contact: June 9, 2025 [email protected] ...