August 27, 2025 Results of Coles County Jail 2025 Compliance Monitoring Report I am honored to announce that the Coles County Jail has ...

If you missed parts I and II of the “Everyday living expense” articles, you should read them first, linked here and here. For most of us, we continue to face ...

Nathan P. Sweeney was sentenced to 14 years in prison in DeKalb County Circuit Court yesterday for a DUI resulting in the ...

We first reported on the unlawful contract to issue traffic tickets (here) signed by the former Milton Township Supervisor.

Jackie Traynere, Will County Board Member, was charged with three Class B Misdemeanor counts of computer tampering by the ...

According to the Court Docket, Will County Board Member Jackie Traynere was charged (again) on August 18, 2025, with failure ...

Edgar County Judge Matthew Sullivan was arrested on August 16, 2025, for “Driving Under the Influence, Improper Lane Usage, and Illegal Transportation of Alcoholic ...

We provided information to the Douglas County State’s Attorney, Robert Kosic, regarding the Murdock Township Road District Highway Commissioner not residing in the ...

After several attempts at obtaining records of employees of the Milton Township Food Pantry, we can only report that “there ...

Jury Trial resumed at 9:00 a.m. All parties present. Jurors present. Continued sworn testimony heard on behalf of the State.

EDGAR CO. (ECWd) – The case of the Edgar County Sheriff’s (Ed Motley) v. Roger Hopper and Dee Burgin was called in court today. If you can remember back to last year, this case came about after an ...

PARIS, IL. (ECWd) – Letter to the Editor: Let us leave the Sheriff race for a few and talk about 911. As I mentioned, previously, most of the time, there is only one dispatcher on duty (16 of… ...