During the December 2025 meeting of the Veterans Assistance Commission of Vermilion County (video here), it was clear the board of commissioners were unfamiliar with ...

Illinois State Senator Michael Hastings filed a lawsuit earlier this year directed at people he believed were responsible for disseminating messages critical of him leading up to the 2022 election.

In a unanimous 17-page ruling handed down by the Fifth District Appellate Court today, the court Order stated: “The circuit court erred when it held that the ...

On November 5, 2024, we published an article entitled “Three Accident(s), DUI, Drugs, Prosecution Failures, Violation of Federal CDL Law, Death of Deputy” which was part one of a series explaining how ...

We recently requested input on a matter regarding when a person’s pay stops (article here).  That question has direct ties to our original article ...

First, we would like to thank the Coles County 911 office for their quick response to this FOIA request for the 911 calls from today’s shooting at the Mattoon High School. We also thank the first ...

I am honored to announce that the Coles County Jail has recently completed the annual inspection process through the Illinois Department of Corrections, and our facility has been declared compliant ...

According to 979 XFM, Effingham Mayor Jeff Bloemker has resigned his position with the Illinois Department of Corrections. He was appointed to the position of CEO of Illinois Correctional Industries ...

Macon County Deputy Andrew Ziegler was taken into custody on December 15, 2025, at approximately 2:00 a.m. and charged with speeding more than 35 miles-per-hour over ...

“MR. TATARELIS HAD THE GALL TO CROSS-EXAMINE OUR EXPERT WITNESSES! …IT’S INSULTING!” thundered Patrick Collins last Wednesday while pointing at Assistant State’s Attorney Ken Tatarelis, during closing ...