The Illinois Attorney General’s Public Access Counselor (“PAC”) has issued a determination that the Dalzell Fire Protection District violated the Open Meetings Act (“OMA”) when the majority of a ...

This is an update to our earlier article on the five Illinois Department of Corrections Officer who ended up being arrested mid-February. All five officers were charged with Felonies of varying degree ...

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 ...

An amended complaint was filed earlier this month in Cook County Circuit Court naming Dolton Mayor Tiffany Henyard in her individual capacity, Dolton Police Chief Lewis Lacey in his individual ...

Editor’s note 4-22-2023: We updated this article with new photos. During our diligent research on Bonnie Kurowski, a failed candidate for Bolingbrook Mayor, failed trademark filer, faux hard-hitting ...

McDonough County Sheriff Nicholas Petitgout has been ordered to reinstate deputy Evan Schmalshof with full back pay and benefits. Schmalshof filed a grievance against Petigout and the matter was ...

“Rather than uncovering evidence supporting her complaints, the investigation found a culture of fear and intimidation in Maywood created by Village Manager Wells-Armstrong.” In March of 2022, Maywood ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...