The Edgar County Watchdogs (ECW) are accusing Tinley Park Mayor Jacob Vandenberg of being drunk in public and using his position to interfere with police officers directing traffic after a concert, according to the group's Illinois Leaks website.

A series of taxpayer-paid Orland Park Public Library (OPPL) videos have disappeared from the library's official Facebook page without explanation, the Edgar County Watchdogs (ECW) contended recently on their Illinois Leaks website.

The Orland Park Public Library (OPPL) is treating a $96.50 restaurant receipt like it's a gold nugget, holding onto it with both hands and refusing to let anyone else see it, the Edgar County Watchdogs (ECW) are suggesting on their Illinois Leaks website.

An ethics complaint is calling for the removal of Tinley Park Mayor Jacob Vandenberg following an allegedly drunken incident following a Paul McCartney concert in late July, 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.

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

Tinley Park has elected a new mayor for the first time in 36 years. It also has a new village clerk and three new trustees, all thanks to the Concerned Citizens for Tinley Park (CCTP) slate.

A recent incident at the Orland Park Public Library (OPPL) left a citizens group saying it might elicit praise or condemnation, depending on what you read into it.

Tinley Park authorized its attorneys to defend the village against the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) allegations of Fair Housing Act violations last week. The DOJ filed a civil lawsuit on Nov. 23.

Calmuet City recently held its second annual Hoop It Up! basketball game between city police and local students.

Orland Square Mall hosted a breakfast and presentation to thank the village of Orland Park officials and police department last week.

The Orland Park mayor and village board held a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the new village facility last week.

The village of Orland Park will host the annual Chilly Willie Chili Challenge at 2 p.m. on Jan. 28.