From Illinois Answers Project: A few years ago, Coles County Jail promised to stop using electrified “stun cuffs” to shock people restrained in chairs. How much has changed? ECWd note: Current Coles ...

The Rochester Fire Protection District Trustees and current Rochester FPD Chief John Archer have been ignoring the law and the District’s internal purchasing policy for years. Upon being contacted for ...

Tiffany Henyard, the Mayor of Dolton and Thornton Township Supervisor, is also the owner of “Good Burger.” Good Burger has a contract with the South Suburban College to provide food and things to ...

Kyley Willison appeared in court this afternoon with his attorney. There was some discussion on figuring out restitution, then discussion on setting a bench trial date. Bench trial set for September ...

Two Thornton Township Trustees published a press release detailing why they will not attend the special township meeting ...

A lot has happened since our last update on Tiffany Henyard, the Village of Dolton, and Thornton Township. Township trustee ...

After years of success in rooting out public corruption and malfeasance in Edgar County, we still hear the claim, Edgar County is the most corrupt county in the state. Local success led to people in ...

Paris, IL. (ECWd) - A new filing for a preliminary injunction as part of a civil right lawsuit in Federal Court has asked the court to close the Edgar County Jail until such time that it meets minimum ...

We filed a motion to intervene in former Coles County Assistant State’s Attorney Brady Allen’s criminal case in Coles County asking the Court to unseal the previously impounded mugshots of Defendant ...

When the rights of the people to petition their government for redress are met with fierce opposition by the very institutions whose livelihood is dependent upon that right, we find ourselves in the ...

A federal grand jury returned an indictment charging the former Wayne City police chief with selling forfeited items ...

Public bodies are prohibited from advocating for or against ballot measures or candidates for public office (electioneering), ...