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PUBLIC OFFICIALS RESIGN OR ARE SUSPENDED FOLLOWING MORNING MEETING
HARRISBURG—Two city officials have been the target of a brief investigation and one has announced a resignation this morning, while the other has been reprimanded. Gerald Mahan, public property...
View ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Publisher Confronts Hardin County, IL. Prosecutor [VIDEO]
After Hardin County State’s Attorney Tara Cook-Wallace dodges Disclosure Publisher Jack Howser for weeks, he catches up with her as she leaves the courthouse for lunch and asks her if she will resign...
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DISCLOSURE FORCES PROSECUTOR’S HAND
HARDIN CO.—Obfuscation: to make something obscure; to confuse; to muddy the waters. It looks like Hardin County State’s Attorney Tara Wallace is doing exactly that. After Jack busted her out this...
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MAYOR’S DAUGHTER REPORTED TO HAVE FOUND TROUBLE AT CASINO BOAT
EVANSVILLE/HARRISBURG—The daughter of a southern Illinois public official may have avoided trouble after a difficult situation thanks to who her father is: the mayor of Harrisburg. It’s been reported...
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WATCHDOGS FOIA FOR HARDIN CO. SA’s FACEBOOK PAGE…WHICH DISAPPEARED
HARDIN CO.—The propriety of what Hardin County state’s attorney Tara Wallace did on her “Hardin County State’s Attorney” Facebook page may remain at issue…but the whole thing is moot right now. That’s...
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UPDATE: Truck collision causes fuel leak and traffic delays
UPDATE at 10:55 a.m.: One injury has been reported in the wreck, the source believes that the injury was minor and the person was transported from the scene by Med Force Ambulance and taken to a local...
View ArticleNo Major Incidents at Hogrock This Year
HARDIN CO.–Jack catches up with Hardin County’s sheriff JT Fricker, with an interview on this years Hogrock biker rally. 2013 Interview with JT Fricker
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MAYOR DONATES “MAYOR’S PAY” TO CHARITY…and more
HARRISBURG—The mayor of the city of Harrisburg has made a symbolic gesture in light of the fact that he continues to hold a position that conflicts with his new teat job with the state. At tonight’s...
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FOIA RESPONSE FROM HARDIN COUNTY ARRIVES
HARDIN CO.—Look what was waiting for me when I got home yesterday: This is a portion of what I was originally requesting from Hardin County as featured in this post from the other night. Bear in mind I...
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WE THINK TODD FORT HAS LOST WHAT’S LEFT OF HIS MIND
SALINE CO.—The frivolous lawsuits have hit an all-time low in Saline County with the filing by Todd Fort of a civil suit against prosecutor Mike Henshaw. Todd Fort’s latest mug from the sex offender...
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SHERIFF REPORTS ONE INJURED IN CAR v. BOWLING ALLEY
MUDDY—Saline County Sheriff D. Keith Brown has released information on the incident that occurred this morning (Friday, June 21) in Muddy at the bowling alley. There, an Eldorado woman was injured when...
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UNSTABLE STATE’S ATTORNEY BUSTS HERSELF OUT
HARDIN CO.—Embattled state’s attorney Tara Cook-Wallace may have overplayed her hand a bit too much in recent days. This after Wallace told Disclosure publisher Jack Howser that she had nothing to do...
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MAYOR’S DAUGHTER MAKES ASS OF HERSELF AT BIG WEDDING
SALINE CO./SOMEWHERE IN FLORIDA—We’ve received word today that there was kind of a disruption at the wedding of one of Robert “ChickenBob” Wilson’s offspring last month. Doing the chicken dance Our...
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Controlled burn in downtown Grayville
WHITE CO.—It was a spectator event in downtown Grayville this morning as the old antiques mall building across the street from the police department was bellowing smoke under a controlled burn....
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MAYORWATCH: ERIC GREGG HAS DONE NOTHING STUPID TODAY
HARRISBURG—Just an update, because we know you’re interested: Eric Gregg has done nothing stupid today. That we know of, anyway. After a week of utter and abject stupidity, however, he’s probably just...
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MAYORWATCH: MAKING UP FOR DOING NOTHING STUPID YESTERDAY
HARRISBURG—In this installment of Mayorwatch, we bring you THIS little ditty posted by your mayor this morning on his Facebook page: Eric the Preacherman came out in full, but only after his elder...
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MAYORWATCH: KID IS ALL BLOW, NO GO…AND A NO-SHOW
HARRISBURG—We made a special effort today to clear our schedule—which was packed with appointments prior to production week—and make sure we had time to meet the more unstable of Harrisburg mayor Eric...
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MAN’S DISAPPEARANCE HAS FRIENDS AND FAMILY VERY WORRIED
WEST FRANKFORT—The friends and family of a West Frankfort man have been reaching out to media and through social networking sites in an effort to discover his whereabouts. But so far, there have only...
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MAN MISSING SINCE MONDAY HAS BEEN FOUND
FRANKLIN CO.—We’ve learned that Christopher Smith, the West Frankfort man who was reported missing Monday, has been found. We’ve been notified that he is alive and safe. Unfortunately, that’s all...
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JUVIE EMPLOYEE ACCUSED OF STRIKING DETAINEE
HARRISBURG—A Harrisburg IYC employee is under fire from DCFS for an incident that occurred recently at the juvenile facility in Harrisburg. John Mark Simpson and his sleeves. John Mark Simpson, a very...
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