The Village of Poplar Grove’s election this month was supposed to elect the village president, some village trustees, and the ...

After the April 1, 2025, election, Thornton Township will have a new Township Supervisor and new Township Trustees.  State ...

McDonough County Sheriff Nicholas Petitgout has been ordered to reinstate deputy Evan Schmalshof with full back pay and benefits. Schmalshof filed a grievance against Petigout and the matter was ...

Michael Lowery, a former Kansas, Illinois teacher and current Martinsville, Illinois teacher was arrested in Edgar County yesterday and held in the Edgar County Jail. According to Judici, today the ...

Towards the end of a contentious meeting, with Supervisor Tiffany Henyard wielding no powers over the board majority, public comment was heard. During public comment, and after one person commented, a ...

United States Army Recruiter Bryan Marine out of Effingham County, Illinois, has been charged in both Edgar and Coles Counties on numerous alleged sex crimes against minors. We understand he is ...

We have been witnessing a lot of issues with wind farms for the past 2 years. We are now monitoring and watching to see what happens to a property when wind turbines are constructed nearby. This ...

Kimberly Robinson, age 57, of Gary, Indiana, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Gretchen S. Lund after ...

House Bill 1352, with House Floor Amendment No. 2, passed the Illinois House of Representatives this afternoon with a ...

Village of Rochester, Illinois Mayor Joseph Suerdieck provided a letter to the Editor of the State Journal-Register in relation to the settlement in a lawsuit brought against the Village after ...

On September 13, 2017, a Federal Grand Jury returned a six-count True Bill of Indictment against former Lincoln-Way School District Superintendent Lawrence Wyllie. We, the Edgar County Watchdogs, with ...

The Oakland Fire Protection District was the subject of massive theft by its own trustees several years ago. We broke the first story on it back in October of 2022, as found in this article. The ...