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 no idea why our request took so long, ...

Apparently, Milton Township thinks it can operate a “nonprofit” using township resources and self-declare the nonprofit as not subject to the Freedom of Information Act (and by extension, the Open ...

Ricky Womack, a Westville, Illinois, Assistant High School Football Coach has filed for an Order of Protection (“OP”) against local government watchdog, Alec Severins, alleging Severins posted things ...

Words matter. The media coverage of the Immigration operations in Minnesota has recently focused heavily on a court order against ICE instructing them to “stop” the ...

For years, we have been hearing talk of how well off the county is, to the tune of over $20,000,000.00. Those same people, some now county board members, took great strides in bashing the County ...

We recently urged our readers to start reading the Illinois Auditor General Reports that are publicly available at this link.  We urged the reading because the public needs ...

The Illinois Local Records Act outlines key transparency obligations for public bodies in the state. Most folks are not familiar with the law because the focus has been on ...

Just as exposed in this article, our own Illinois Government reports found on the Auditor General’s website is all the evidence we need to see the level of identified fraud ...

We recently wrote about Milton Township’s claims that a nonprofit set up and operated with public funds, public vehicles, public board members, public ...

Former Dolton Administrator Keith Freeman’s change of plea on his federal bankruptcy fraud charges postponed until March 4, 2026. This is the fourth or fifth ...

Edgar County Watchdogs, Inc. has been in operation for more than a decade – only through dogged reporting can faith in local government return. It has been an exciting decade for us and for the public ...

UPDATE: The Counties Code for the Coroner has a statutory minimum. “Sec. 4-6002. Coroners in counties of less than 2,000,000. (a) The County Board, in all counties of less than 2,000,000 inhabitants, ...