In January we reported that Kattie Abbey, the Jersey County Treasurer, was under Illinois State Police investigation for ...

Too little, too late. When former Attorney General Lisa Madigan was in office, we routinely saw the Public Access Counselor’s ...

Reposted with permission from Southern Illinois Watchdogs: A Nason City Council meeting took a dramatic and chaotic turn ...

Last week we received an anonymous tip showing a fireman in the Sherman Fire Protection District advertising his car/truck ...

Hypocrisy is the word that comes to mind for the unilateral action taken by Shelby County Chairman Tad Mayhall and the ...

The Shelby County Board Chairman has failed to address the Dive Team Forensic Audit during a public meeting for months.  As ...

Bloomington, IL. (ECWd) - I met Diane Benjamin on a cold, windy morning, in front of Bloomington-Normal's Mass Transit, Connect Transit, to discuss its massive financial losses each month - all paid ...

VERMILION CO., IL. (ECWd) - Part of the agreement for the sale of the Vermilion County Nursing Home was to include a sewer hookup to the Village of Tilton sewer system. We reported on this here and ...

We requested certain records from the Jefferson County Sheriff after news of the arrest of Nason, Illinois, Mayor Michelle ...

Moweaqua, IL. (ECWd) - We decided to visit Moweaqua, Illinois today to catch up with the Rauner team as they traveled throughout Illinois prior to inauguration day. An over flowing crowd greeted the ...

ORLAND PARK, IL. (ECWd) - Today, the determination letter from the Illinois Attorney General's office arrived stating that the Orland Park Public Library Board of Trustees (OPPL-BoT) violated the Open ...

Chicago, IL. (ECWd) - Ilinois State Representative (40th) published a Press Release several days ago citing his appointment to "Lead Social Media and Online Extremism Working Group" which contained a ...