Nauvoo Councilwoman Beverly Reynolds told the Edgar County Watchdogs (ECW) to take down her Facebook comments on Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons) or face a lawsuit, the ECW's John Kraft posted on the group's Illinois Leaks website recently.

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.

Illinois did something this week that no state has ever done: received a downgraded credit rating to near-junk bond status.

LaHarpe Mayor Ryan Kienast put a copy of his resignation letter on every City Council member's seat prior to its meeting on May 22, according to the Edgar County Watchdogs.

Two separate CDs the City of Carlinville said it sent in response to Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests by a government oversight group either got lost in the mail or never made it that far, the group argued on Tuesday.

Depending on one's point of view, either the Edgar County Watchdogs (ECW) have been attacking Carlinville's mayor and interfering in elections or the Blackburn College newspaper is a biased publication doing a "hatchet job" on a group acting in the public interest.

Iroquois County never had a 911 coordinator -- even when it did.

Delay appears to be the main method of operation for the leadership of the City of Carlinville, according to the Edgar County Watchdogs (ECW), a a government oversight group.

The Illinois Attorney General's office has initiated an investigation into an alleged violation of the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) by the City of Carlinville after the Edgar County Watchdogs (ECW) filed a complaint.

The attorney for recently reinstated South Jacksonville Police Chief Joshua Hallock is calling for an official misconduct inquiry into the village regarding the release of privileged attorney-client material, the Edgar County Watchdogs reported recently.

Western Illinois University (WIU) hosted Western 101 on Jan. 30 to show state legislators how the university impacts their districts.

The Illinois Republican Party released the first video of a new ad campaign on Feb. 1.

Republican candidate Jil Tracy took the District 47 state Senate seat unopposed as incumbent John Sullivan (D-Quincy) did not seek re-election.

The city of Greenville has contracted with Doty Sanitation Services for trash pickup, and residents are required to use the new provided containers for trash pickup.

Western Illinois University received its first allocation of approximately $5.5 million form the state last month.

Daniel Swanson, the Republican candidate for the Illinois House seat for District 74, presented his qualifications for office recently, including his agricultural roots and time spent as an officer of the Illinois National Guard.

Republican candidate Jil Tracy will run unopposed for the 47th District Senate seat in the November election.

Change orders for Newman-Alton and Leander Construction were approved at the Feb. 16 Pittsfield City Council meeting.