Chicago – Attorney General Kwame Raoul charged a Macoupin County woman alleging she stole several thousand dollars from the Macoupin County State’s Attorney’s drug asset forfeiture account while ...

Jackie Traynere, one of the administrators in DuPage Township, tendered her resignation on April 17, 2025, with an effective ...

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 ...

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 ...

Wesley Township (ECWd) - Wesley Township and its Road District were named as Defendant in a Freedom of Information Act ("FOIA") lawsuit filed by Cindy BRZANA yesterday. This suit accuses the Township ...

IL. (ECWd) - From the Illinois Times: Barks and bites Watchdogs prowl Illinois By Bruce Rushton This being Sunshine Week, when we celebrate the First Amendment and remember that democracy demands open ...