Before we get started, the answer is and always will be “NO.” We have received these from others in the past and have never removed an article based on any of ...

Cody Brands filed a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit against Shelby County and its dive team on December 23, 2024. Mr. Brands is an associate member of The Coalition Opposing Governmental Secrecy ...

Illinois Department of Transportation has issued a letter to Tom Dagley stating that his more than 5 1/2 – year ban on entering or being on all IDOT property is no longer in effect. It is unclear what ...

The Orland Fire Protection District entered into a contract with a “consultant” to provide diversity consulting to the district at a rate of $3000 per month for one year, apparently renewing until ...

Earlier today, my office received information regarding allegations of official misconduct and bribery. Those allegations involve Vermilion Advantage, Vermilion County Elected Officials and the ...

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 ...

An upper level trough is coming onshore in the Pacific Northwest right now. When that crosses the Great Plains tomorrow night, surface low pressure will ...

Back in April of 2021, Nicholas Banning filed a federal lawsuit against numerous defendants, including Shelby County. We covered that case in articles, here and here. The named Shelby County ...

We first exposed the City of Mattoon’s ignorance of public records laws in this article; however, things are pointing to an intentional attempt to suppress a public ...

For those not familiar with the Dolson Township issues involving what appears to be theft of over $200,000.00 by the former Supervisor and/or Clerk, we urge you to read ...

We filed a Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”) lawsuit against the village of Oswego for allegations of violations of FOIA when it denied requests for ...

Vexatious litigants. Earlier this year, Florida’s Governor DeSantis signed an expanded Vexatious Litigant law which became effective on July 1, 2025. This comes a few ...