Authorities’ silence over death of elderly man in Crawford of concern to...
CRAWFORD CO.—Authorities are being uncharacteristically evasive in answering questions about the death of an elderly man in rural Flat Rock that is now considered a homicide. However, family members...
View ArticleEdgewood trio tops Clay meth outbreak
CLAY CO.— A trio from Edgewood tops one of the biggest methamphetamine round-ups in Disclosure’s coverage area this year. According to information filed in the case, Kevin H. Deitz, 24, and Sarah B....
View ArticleProsecutor threatens to charge board members with felony over office space
HARDIN CO.— It appears the Hardin County state’s attorney, in her quest to control everything in the courthouse, has acquired her next target. This time county prosecutor “Tara-ble” Tara Wallace has...
View ArticleDeputy assails elderly man
Presses charges against HIM LAWRENCE CO.—A Lawrence County deputy has followed the path of violent and insecure officers preceding him by turning a situation around on a 73-year-old Bridgeport resident...
View ArticleTHE POLICE STATE IS HERE AND YOU ARE FUNDING IT
In the nearly twelve years that Disclosure has been in publication, one of the “mission statements” of the organization—from the very outset, in early 2003—was to let people know of “the implementation...
View ArticleRefuses Eldorado mayor’s offer to provide early voting
County clerk levels accusations of voter fraud SALINE CO.— Saline County Clerk Kim Buchanan appears to be at odds with the county board at nearly every turn as of late. While still embroiled in whether...
View ArticleOfficer on leave after assault alleged
LAWRENCE CO.—Lawrence County’s court security officer is on paid administrative leave after an incident with an intoxicated—but restrained—suspect allegedly turned violent. The incident occurred on...
View ArticleNightly NewsCap: News from the weekend and today in AUDIO
Here’s Lyndi with your Nightly NewsCap for the evening of Monday, September 8, 2014, as well as the weekend stories from Sept. 6-7! Topics covered include: Collision Saturday takes the life of Hardin...
View ArticleCody Hudson, Jon Ohlman Sprayed Doe Urine On Walmart Merchandise: Cops
The Huffington Post | By David Moye Posted: 09/08/2014 1:41 pm EDT Updated: 09/08/2014 3:59 pm EDT Deer me, urine trouble now! Two Oklahoma men are in jail after allegedly spraying doe urine on...
View ArticleMADIGAN URGES FCC TO ALLOW PHONE COMPANIES TO BLOCK ROBOCALLS
** CHICAGO—Attorney General Lisa Madigan today called on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to issue an opinion on whether phone companies can legally implement call-blocking technologies to...
View ArticlePat Quinn, Bruce Rauner long on talk, short on answers
Andy Shaw Sep 8, 2014Voters deserve straight talk from Bruce Rauner, Pat Quinn on many questions.“What did the president know, and when did he know it?” That famous question, posed by Sen. Howard Baker...
View ArticleIDOT hiring scandal hurts Quinn’s reformer image; Moody’s says Illinois still...
Brendan Bond Sep 8, 2014 Gov. Pat Quinn has worked to attain the image of a reformer throughout his decades in the political arena, but the recent hiring scandal at the Illinois Department of...
View ArticleNightly NewsCap: News from around the area in AUDIO!
Lyndi’s in to bring you the top stories from around the area for the evening of Tuesday, September 9, 2014, our first day of delivery for the SEPTEMBER 2014 edition of Disclosure, which you REALLY need...
View ArticleHAMILTON COUNTY MAN CITED WITH DUI AFTER CAR STRIKES TRACTOR-TRAILER, LANDS...
** HAMILTON CO., Ill.—Illinois State Police worked a Hamilton County wreck this morning that has garnered a McLeansboro man a DUI citation. The accident occurred this morning (Wednesday, September 10,...
View ArticleSESSER MAN SENTENCED FOR CONVEYING FALSE ALLEGATIONS OF A TERRORIST PLOT TO...
** U.S. DISTRICT COURT, SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS—The United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, Stephen R. Wigginton, announced that Ray Allen Flener, 26, of Sesser, Illinois,...
View ArticleTHIS MONTH’S PRINT HEADLINES, SEPTEMBER 2014!
Lucky you, dear readers! Because the news continues to rain down on us like a firestorm, we’ve decided to have an issue every three weeks until the end of the year. This means we’ll have a full 16...
View ArticleROTATING WINDS REPORTED IN HEARTLAND AREA: JASPER & CRAWFORD
JASPER and CRAWFORD CO.–Unofficial reports have indicated that approximately 7:30 p.m. tonight, (September 10) a tornado, or at least tornadic winds (rotation) was said to be in the Ste. Marie area...
View ArticleNightly NewsCap: Interesting day in the Disclosure coverage area, in AUDIO
Here’s our Lyndi with the top stories of the day on the local scene, for the evening of Wednesday, September 10, 2014, in your Nightly NewsCap! Topics covered include: Robert Fricke, 45, of Columbia is...
View ArticleFlorida Woman Points Gun At Lawn Worker Over Loud Noise
The Huffington Post | By Steven Hoffer Posted: 09/10/2014 12:11 pm EDT Updated: 09/10/2014 12:59 pm EDTIf only they made a silencer for lawn mowers. A Florida woman disturbed from slumber by routine...
View ArticlePRESS CONFERENCE HELD BY NEW WILLIAMSON COUNTY STATE’S ATTORNEY
** WILLIAMSON CO., Ill.—Brandon Zanotti, Williamson County’s new state’s attorney, held a press conference this morning at the Williamson County Sheriff’s office to announce his desire to have better...
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