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 ...

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Dolton, Ill. (ECWd) – In another defeat for Tiffany Henyard, Village of Dolton Mayor Pro Tem Jason House, and Trustees Brittney Norwood, Kiana Belcher, and Tammy Brown, filed for Temporary Restraining ...

Dolton, IL (ECWd) – Since May of 2021, Tiffany Henyard, Mayor of Dolton, Illinois has had her personal security detail follow her around nearly 24 hours a day. The three individuals indicated in ...

Chicago – Attorney General Kwame Raoul today announced that a former Jersey County Treasurer pleaded guilty to a felony theft charge after she knowingly obtained more than $50,000 in 2024 by deception ...

We formed another non-profit with the sole purpose of training others how to do what the Edgar County Watchdogs do at the local level, American Watchdogs Inc. (AWI) American Watchdogs Inc. has ...

Former Coles Co. Assistant State’s Atty Brady Allen Pleads Guilty to Attempted Misconduct; Sentenced To 120 Days Jail, Loss Of Law License – ...

James Rowe will serve on the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority.* Rowe serves as the State’s Attorney for the Kankakee County State’s Attorneys’ Office where he prosecutes violations of ...

Dolton, Ill. (ECWd) – The Dolton Trustees who were served with a frivolous lawsuit by Dolton Mayor Tiffany Henyard and Dolton Trustees Stanley Brown and Andrew Holmes have filed a Motion for Rule 137 ...

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

DeKalb Co., Ill. (ECWd) – Nathan P. Sweeney was found guilty in DeKalb County Circuit Court of Count 2, Aggravated DUI in crash involving death. His sentencing is scheduled for later this month.