Sangamon Sun

Illinois GOP accuses Mendoza of hypocrisy on state's debt

By Michael Carroll | Mar 20, 2017

Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza’s announcement last week that the backlog of bills in the state has reached $1,000 per resident smacks of hypocrisy, an Illinois Republican Party spokesman said.

Chatham's shallow response to FOIA request criticized

By Michael Carroll | Mar 19, 2017

A candidate's request to see emails about local water quality allegedly received by the Village of Chatham’s president was improperly rejected last month, the Edgar County Watchdogs said recently.

Embattled auditor general told to step aside

By Michael Carroll | Jan 15, 2017

The Chicago Tribune has called for embattled Illinois Auditor General Frank Mautino to step aside until he resolves nagging campaign finance questions that his critics say major media outlets have largely ignored for months.