At an Illinois State Board of Elections hearing, attorneys claimed that Illinois Auditor General Frank Mautino violated state election law during his 24-year tenure as a state representative.
Twenty-four Illinois counties, including Bureau County, have more registered voters than residents of voting age, according to a notice-of-violation letter sent to the state by a conservative transparency group recently.
A government oversight group is asking whether a chain of events links the axing of the LaSalle K-9 unit and solicitation accusations that hounded a city police officer.