Since May of 2021, Tiffany Henyard, Mayor of Dolton, Illinois has had her personal security detail follow her around nearly 24 hours a day. Payroll has exceeded $258,000 paid by Dolton taxpayers ...

Q: Are federal and state grand jury subpoenas subject to the Illinois Freedom of Information Act? A: The short answer is “YES” subpoenas are public records once served on their recipient, absent any ...

In an Order dated Sep 1, 2020, the Circuit Court DENIED Wesley Township’s Motion to Dismiss the FOIA lawsuit. Wesley’s Motion was essentially arguing that since they finally produced all the records, ...

During today’s Hearing on the liquor license dispute where Tiffany Henyard, as Mayor of Dolton, Illinois, refused to sign ...

Shelby County Sheriff Brian McReynolds was hit with a medical-related civil rights lawsuit in March of 2023.  The suit was ...

Frank Mautino was appointed to be the Illinois State Auditor General in October of last year and began his official duties January 1st, of 2016, although not without some red flags getting raised. The ...

We would like to think there are times when something as simple as a classic Christmas movie can put things in perspective.

With deep sadness, we report that Adam Andrzejewski, CEO and founder of Open The Books – “Every Dime. Online. In Real Time.” passed away over the weekend. See Press Release below. As former candidate ...

State Representative Edgar Gonzalez, Jr., Chicago, has introduced House Bill 1634, seeking to adopt the vehicle emissions standards of California. The bill basically requires that “Illinois ...

We shared actual documents that point to illegal spending on the Credit Card assigned to former Algonquin Township Highway Commissioner Bob Miller in this article. Considering this same person was ...

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 ...