Sgt. James Strand of the La Salle Police Department has resigned amid allegations of soliciting a prostitute, according to the Edgar County Watchdogs (ECW).
Gov. Bruce Rauner's campaign committee has hired Matt Besler, president of the Illinois Opportunity Project, as its chief adviser, the non-profit advocacy announced on Monday.
The budget battle in the Illinois Statehouse has allowed workers' compensation fraud to continue largely unchecked, the law firm Keefe, Campbell, Biery & Associates (KCBA) contends.
A budget stalemate, pension crisis, high taxes and economic woes are hard for any lawmaker to work with — even harder for one only 100 days into office.
The election results are in, with changes in leadership in Granville and Peru townships, while Bruce Township voters stayed with their tried and true incumbent.
Bruce Township supervisor candidate Steven Biroschik took incumbent Henry Araujo to task for his words regarding general assistance recipients at last week's board meeting.
The Princeton Park District code explicitly states that its commissioners act without compensation, yet the district could spend up to $14,070 in one season alone on memberships and fee waivers for them, a watchdog group reported on Illinois Leaks recently.
The Edgar County Watchdogs printed a report on the Princeton Park District Board's free memberships in the Feb. 19 issue of Illinois Leaks, pointing out that the Park District Code prohibits compensation for serving as a commissioner.
The Liberty Justice Center has agreed to represent David Cooke, the Streator resident who initiated the state's investigation of Illinois Auditor General Frank Mautino.
State Rep. David Welter (R-Morris) recently challenged the unfunded state mandates forced on school districts, government agencies and local municipalities.