Truth – It must be reported – Governor Rauner should be ashamed!
…the information being distributed to voters statewide by Governor Rauner about his opponent, State Representative Jeanie Ives. We report the truth based on hours and hours of research across this…
Sunshine Week…….except in the Office of Illinois Governor Rauner
…made to locate them. Considering the State of Illinois has an E-Discovery system that is capable of keyword searches of emails in minutes, there is no excuse for claiming this…
Governor Rauner named in OEIG Ethics complaint –
…or State employee intentionally misappropriate the services of any State employee by requiring that State employee to perform any prohibited political activity (i) as part of that employee’s State duties,…
“If we give them what they want, are there folks who can be helpful with positive statements, endorsements, etc.?”
…instruction to Rauner’s state government team. “Governor’s Office employees may not.. participate in (political) conversations while on state time… using state resources… (or) while on state property,” he wrote. We…
Coles County – Fact checking a thing of the past?
…local reporting to actually point out false statements. The paper reported that Steve Spear made the following statement: “None of the previous sheriffs have been over budget,” Spear said. We…
Coles County – Why the public should be guarded about what they read in the paper.
…can elaborate a bit first.” Elaborate I did. I shared all my communications with the School Board President, which included the very state laws that support our position. Sadly, no…
Charleston School District – Did child safety take a back seat to possible evidence destruction?
…similar events took place? Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office reached out to Rivas on July 21, 2017, where Rivas allegedly stated he no longer lived within the state of Texas and…
Kenneth Wilson, Website Owner, Unmasked; Removes Offensive Content –
…the Edgar County Sheriff’s Department, the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Department and the Illinois State Police with what we considered credible death threats sent to us thru an electronic medium. An…
Laws- Does a badge bring different treatment for violations?
…Fire Protection District Trustee also failed to disclose business interests in his SEI statement and was prosecuted by the Dupage County State’s Attorney. He requested a bench trial and the…
Death threats, perverted and extreme sexual and racial slurs – Sunshine Week coming up!
…public records in Illinois local and state governments. We will detail the transparency shortcomings of some public bodies. We will discuss those public bodies who strive to be an open…