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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

For years, we have been hearing talk of how well off the county is, to the tune of over $20,000,000.00.  Those same people, some now county board members, took great ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

After reviewing the video clip numerous times, boosting the audio and playing with the equalizer to reduce some of the background noise, it is clear to us that Judge Sullivan clearly said “I’m a Judge ...

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 ...

“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 ...