SALINE CO.— After months of reports of this kind of activity, another incident of violence has erupted in the Saline County Detention Center (SCDC).

According to authorities, an Equality man who was sentenced to the Illinois Department of Corrections (IDOC) for 12 years on October 21, 2015 for his part in an ATV theft ring has been charged with battering one of his fellow inmates in the SCDC.

Tony D. Patrick, 30, of 7998 Grater Rd., Equality, has been charged with Aggravated Battery after authorities say on Oct. 28, 2015, he struck Anthony P. Jennings in the torso at a time when both men were incarcerated in the county jail.

No bond was set in the case because Patrick isn’t going anywhere – until he has served his IDOC sentence anyway.

Given his propensity for violence, that sentence could very well be lengthier than the original 12 years.

Patrick’s co-defendants in the ATV case, Zachary A. Russel 703 South Ledford St., Harrisburg and Donald Deon Harris, of 603 Madison St., Eldorado, are both set for jury trial January 6, 2016.

Drug connection

Harris introduced a drug connection into the equation when he was charged with multiple counts of Unlawful Delivery of Methamphetamine.

And that drug connection introduced Hardin County notable and Patrick running buddy, Leslie E. Alyse Williams, 18, of Largent Street in Harrisburg.

Williams, who allegedly authored a High School kill list in Hardin County years ago, and Patrick were both charged in Kentucky with possessing marijuana, a plastic baggie full of a white powdery substance that field-tested positive for meth, and a “large sum of money.”

A further drug connection lead to Harrisburg notable Lori Christine Rovito.

Patrick told officers that one of the stolen ATVs had been at Rovito’s South Webster, Harrisburg residence.

Rovito has a pending case in Saline County from March 21, 2015 in which she is charged with Unlawful Possession of Methamphetamine 15-100 grams and Unlawful Possession of a Controlled Substance (Alprazolam).

What exactly this latest outburst of violence means for Mr. Patrick’s stay in a state-sponsored cage, while the rest of the ilk he hangs with makes their way through the judicial system, remains to be seen.

But the story didn’t end there.

Wabash County connection

As if the previously-mentioned cast of characters wasn’t enough, it appears that Mr. Patrick was not alone in the thumping of Mr. Jennings.

Aaron Michael Mattingley, 26, of 6670 East 550 Rd., Mt. Carmel, who was in the SCDC on a charge of Receiving/Possession of a Stolen Vehicle, has been charged with a single count of Aggravated Battery after authorities say he joined in the beating of Jennings when he struck him in the face with his fist.

Mattingley is fresh off of a sentence in IDOC of 10 years after he was convicted of Residential Burglary December 19, 2007.

Mattingley drew that sentence as part of a plea deal in which charges of Aggravated Battery, Unlawful Restraint and Battery were dismissed.

In that case he was also ordered to pay $1,016.34 in fines and fees, of which he has paid nothing.

Cash bond in Mattingley’s case was set at $1,500.

Growing concern

There seems to be a growing concern among several county officials over what appears to be an ever-increasing level of violence taking place at the county jail.

Recent incidents have included attacks on jail staff as well as outbreaks of inmate-on-inmate violence.

Thus far, blame has been placed on everybody from the county board for not providing funding to hire enough properly trained jail staff, to the State of Illinois not paying their bills to the county, and to even a complaint from one county board member that not enough individuals are being arrested.

More recently, the county has opted to sue the State of Illinois for tax money they owe the county and have not paid.

SALINE CO.— An Eldorado man with a history of violence has been charged with taking off with whiskey and cigars from the Harrisburg Speakeasy liquor store.

Charges filed in the case allege that on November, Matthew Edward Ingles, 35, of 807 Mundy St., Eldorado, swiped six Padron cigars and two bottles of Fireball Whiskey from one of the most popular liquor establishments in town, located at 105 North Commercial St., Harrisburg.

No stranger to taking his meals behind bars, Ingles was arrested February 14, 2000 and charged with Residential Burglary, Burglary and two counts of Theft.

In a plea agreement he pleaded guilty to the burglary charge in return for the remainder of the charges being dismissed.

He was sentenced to 32 days in the county jail, probation for 30 months and ordered to pay $2,506.36.

In June 2001 he was charged with Home Invasion/Causing Injury.

That charge was ultimately dismissed.

Ingles was sentenced to the Illinois Department of Corrections for two years after he was convicted January 27, 2006 of Aggravated Battery in a Public Place.

In 2009 Ingles was arrested and charged with two counts of Aggravated Battery in a Public Place and one count of Property Damage $300-$10,000.

He ultimately pleaded guilty to a reduced charge of simple Battery in return for the remainder of the charges being dismissed and was sentenced to probation for 24 months and ordered to pay $8,056.60.

No bond information was available in the case.

Speakeasy should be commended for getting heavily involved in the solving of the cases as allegedly perpetrated against them: In the days leading up to Ingles’ arrest, the establishment advertised a still of video in which the alleged theft was captured, accompanied by information to the effect that the perp was being sought, and the public could help.

SALINE CO.— An Eldorado convicted thief who was busted with Ice has asked to be released from jail so she can get back home to her children.

According to information filed in the case, on November 30, at 1:34 p.m. deputy Chuck Welge was on routine patrol northbound on Lincoln St., in Eldorado, when he spotted Cassie Marie Worozylo, 33, of 1900 North Main St., Apt. 1B, Eldorado, walking at the intersection of Lincoln Street at Douglas Street.

Welge knew that Worozylo was wanted on an outstanding county warrant in her theft case and informed her that she was being taken into custody.

What happened next is indicative of what’s wrong with today’s society in general.

Deputy Welge asked Worozylo if she had anything illegal on her person and she proceeded to inform him that she had a syringe and dope in her bra.

As instructed, she pulled the syringe and a small clear bag out of the left side of her bra and placed it on the trunk of the police cruiser.

When Welge asked her if it was a bag of meth she said, “No, it’s Ice.”

Ice is considered a methamphetamine, but is stronger than average street meth, more addictive and has more harmful side effects.

Miss Worozylo, her syringe, dope, bra and everything else in it were all transported to the county jail where she was booked on a single count of Unlawful Possession of Methamphetamine.

On December 1, 2015 Worozylo’s cash bond was set at $1,000.

It is unclear if Worozylo is illiterate, fried on drugs or stupid, but on Dec. 8, 2015 she filed a handwritten motion begging the court to reduce her bond to the amount it was already set at, $1,000.

In the motion, allegedly in her own handwriting, she said that she had a job waiting for her unemployed self and that “I need to get back home to my children.”

Why Miss W didn’t think about that before she went on a stroll with dope stashed in the vicinity of her ta’s is anyone’s guess.

She also promised that with a “sane mind and body to show up for all court matters in Saline County.”

Oddly enough, on her affidavit of assets and liabilities on the line for number of children Worozylo said she had none.

Judge Walden Morris reduced the amount of her bond from $1,000 cash to $750.

Despite her claims of being able to afford the $1,000 cash bond, at last check, Worozylo was still in the county jail not having come up with the $750, either.

A jury trial has been set in the case for February 24.

SALINE CO.— A call to authorities concerning possible gunfire in the 1000 block of South Washington Street in Harrisburg December 6 landed the individual who initially reported the alleged incident behind bars.

According to police reports, at 6:39 that evening city officer Sgt. Michael Riden was dispatched to 1111 South Granger to speak with a caller, identified as Mychal Gooch, who reported that his neighbor Austin Fitts, 24, of 1118 South Washington St., Harrisburg, had come to his home and reported that he had heard what sounded like gunfire.

Upon arrival Riden spoke with both Gooch and Fitts.

Gooch said he had heard what he thought sounded like fireworks.

Fitts reported that approximately 30 minutes before authorities arrived he had heard what he thought was a single gunshot at his residence on South Washington Street.

Fitts told Riden that he felt the shot came from someone he had been having trouble with.

Sgt. Riden took statements, spoke with neighbors, none of whom said they heard anything that sounded like gunfire, and continued his investigation.

Central dispatch received a call at approximately 8:14 p.m. from Jason Quinn who reported that Fitts had been in a fight.

Blood all over face

When Riden and Harrisburg Sgt. Bob Smith arrived at Fitts’ residence they found him sitting on his front porch with blood all over his face and a cut on his forehead.

Fitts told the officers his brother Blake Fitts had struck him in the face with a gun and then left the area.

The officers requested an ambulance on scene and as they waited for it to arrive, Fitts confessed to them that he had stolen two guns from Bud Williams several months prior.

He said that he was contemplating suicide with the guns and that he had placed one of the firearms under the couch inside his home.

Fitts gave officers consent to search his home for the guns and that’s exactly what they did as soon as the ambulance arrived and Fitts’ injuries were being tended to.

When officers lifted the couch in the living room, they found a .44 magnum Colt Anaconda revolver with six live rounds in it.

Also in plain view officers located a plastic bag on a TV tray that contained cannabis along with two glass smoking devices complete with cannabis residue.

They also discovered, inside a shoe on a rack in the living room, a speed loader with six live rounds of ammunition for the Colt.

Fitts was transported to Harrisburg Medical Center for treatment of his injuries.

At approximately 11:22 p.m. Blake Fitts walked into the police department and told officers that he had been at the residence when Austin came home sporting a gun in his hoodie.

Blake said when he asked his brother what he was doing walking around with a gun, Austin told him that he had people after him.

He said he argued with Austin about carrying a gun around and about inside the house.

At some point, Blake said Austin pointed the gun at him and he grabbed it and a struggle ensued, during which Blake said he struck Austin in the head with the weapon.

Tossed weapon, live rounds

Once he had wrestled the gun away from his brother Blake said he removed the magazine but couldn’t get the live round in the chamber to come out so he took the weapon outside and fired it into the ground.

Blake said he also took several additional magazines, with live rounds, and placed them in a trash bag and threw it out behind Austin’s residence.

He said he then took it and threw it into a storm drain on the southeast corner of the intersection of Granger and Sloan streets.

When Sgt. Smith checked, he recovered a 9mm Beretta from the storm drain and the magazines from the trash bag behind the residence.

By the wee hours of the next morning, approximately 12:43 a.m., Austin Fitts had been released from the hospital with four staples in his head and Sgt. Riden was back at his home reading him his Miranda Rights.

Austin said that he had stolen the guns from Bud Williams, who lived in Texas City, because he was suicidal and even placed the .44 mag. to his head and pulled the trigger… but said it didn’t go off.

Paranoid?

Austin said he later buried the guns and only dug them back up the night before because he thought people were after him and were going to shoot him.

He said he did have an argument with his brother who took the gun and hit him with it but said he never pointed it at Blake.

At 1:51 a.m. Austin Clay Fitts was turned over to jail staff and formally charged with Aggravated Possession of 2-5 Stolen Firearms, Residential Burglary and Theft $500-$10,000.

Austin Fitts has escaped prosecution on several drug charges over the past several years and at the time of his arrest was serving a court supervision sentence handed him April 20, 2015 after he was convicted of Driving Under the Influence of Drugs.

He still owes $2,567 in fines and fees from that case.

Cash bond has been set in the current case at $4,000.

SALINE CO.— The mother of three girls, now ages 15, 13 and 12, who are alleged to have been sexually assaulted by her husband, the girls’ biological father, has been charged with three felonies after police say she asked each of the girls to change their statements.

On the same day that Jacob Lawrence Foster, 33, of 319 Lentz Lane, Eldorado, was charged with three counts of Predatory Criminal Sexual Assault (August 26, 2015), the girl’s mother, Anna A. Foster, 41, also of 319 Lentz Lane, is said to have committed the offense of Unlawful Communication with a Witness.

Two of the counts that Jacob Foster were charged with dated back to October 1, 2005 and the third to June 1, 2010.

But now it appears that Anna Foster, whose daughters’ ages could be measured in the single digits when the crimes against them are said to have happened, may have had more of an idea of what was going on that she let on.

At least, it appears, she was sure more charges against her husband were inevitable.

On that August 23 day she allegedly, with intent to deter her daughters from testifying truthfully in her husband’s upcoming trial, instructed the now --year-old to say that her father had only touched her stomach or leg.

The now-13-year-old was instructed to say that her father had only touched her leg and the now-15-year-old was instructed to say that her reports of being sexually assaulted by her own father didn’t actually happen and that her memories of the crime were merely a dream.

On September 10, Jacob Foster was additionally charged with one count of Aggravated Criminal Sexual Abuse of a Victim Under 13 Years of Age, dating back to May 13, 2010; one count of Aggravated Criminal Sexual Abuse of a Victim While in a Position of Trust dating back to July 1, 2015; and one count of Predatory Criminal Sexual Assault dating back to December 29, 2009.

Allegations were that Jacob Foster performed oral sex on his minor daughter, digitally penetrated the vagina of the victim, touched her vagina with his hand and penetrated her vagina with his hand.

In a second case, also filed on Sept. 10, two counts of Aggravated Criminal Sexual Abuse are alleged.

Prosecutors say the crimes took place between May 13, 2010 and May 12, 2011. In that case Foster is accused of touching the vaginal area of JJF, born in May 2002, who was under the age of 13 when the alleged act was committed; and Aggravated Criminal Sexual Abuse against JJF, alleged to have been committed in July of 2015, in which it’s charged that he touched the girl’s vaginal area with his hand for the purpose of his own sexual gratification.

And finally in a third case, also filed on that Sept. 10 date, Jacob Foster faces a single count of Predatory Criminal Sexual Assault of a Child, identified as NEF, born in December 2003.

That crime is alleged to have occurred between December 29, 2009 and December 28, 2010; it is alleged that Foster “penetrated her vagina with his hand.”

Jacob Foster is currently being held in the Saline County Detention Center on $25,000 cash bond.

Anna A. Foster was released from police custody Dec. 18, 2015, after a $1,000 cash bond was posted on her behalf by Tammy Ennen, of 726 North Ill. St., West Frankfort.

HARRISBURG – All the hype local media was giving to the old Gaskins Funeral Home being torn down in mid-December gave way to something that it seemed no one wanted to talk about: Why the demolition was stopped temporarily.

The demolition of the place that, business-wise, was taken down years ago by now-felon John B. Jones (who embezzled money from pre-need funeral payments while a partner in the business 2007-2008), began in earnest on December 17 when Kerry Boatwright’s company, KL Boatwright Excavating, Inc., of Harrisburg, began tearing the structure down. As well the serious sinkhole damage that had been done to the parking lot to the east of the building in recent years was addressed by breaking up the concrete and apparently beginning a fill-in.

Within a short period of time, however, it was discovered that not only was the place riddled with black mold (a southern Illinois specialty), but there was asbestos in floor tile being torn out in pieces, which particulates the asbestos and sends it flying. And considering that the place is located at 109 West Poplar, a little more than a block off the courthouse square in Harrisburg and with businesses to the north, east and west and residences to the south…that was an undesirable situation.

According to sources close to the demolition, it continued unabated, however…until Rick Lane at West End Landfill reportedly voiced concern over the asbestos material being brought out to the facility (which is in part owned by Harrisburg CPA/attorney Robert Wilson).

Because West End, in 2014, was facing EPA issues, it’s reported that Lane didn’t want any of that and the EPA was contacted.

Demolition stalled per EPA edict until some kind of asbestos mitigation was conducted.

However, because the EPA was initially operating with the (mistaken) understanding that the city was doing the demolition work, the situation came to the attention of the city of Harrisburg, and they were made aware that the demolition had gotten underway without an inspection for asbestos (and other hazards) conducted first.

This is a statewide law. How it came to happen with the Gaskins building that no inspection had been conducted first, no one could say.

Disclosure contacted the EPA at the end of December, but of course, with the holidays, no one had returned a call as of press time, January 4.

Regardless, the city was reminded that no commercial building could be demolished without an inspection done first.

This, reportedly, put a crimp in some other demolitions that were being done within the city.

It also came to light that someone should have disclosed the asbestos issue at the point of purchase (the building was sold to Scott and Tammy Segler, owners of Rapunzel’s Hair Salon who plan to open a salon and spa at that location), but for whatever reason, it was not.

The Seglers were planning on reusing the stone front of the building in some capacity in their new construction.

Whether that stone’s been compromised by the environmental hazards of the building, however, remains unknown.

The asbestos mitigation is something of an oddity, too.

Bulldog dumpsters were positioned at the demolition site on New Years, covered over with this tarplike coverings, ostensibly holding hazardous material.

Considering the dangers of both black mold and asbestos, it’s unclear whether or not such a “containment” is legit…as well as effective.

Any subsequent information from the EPA will be featured in upcoming issues or at the website, www.disclosurenewsonline.com.

SALINE CO., Ill. - A horrific traffic crash last night (Tuesday, January 5, 2016) left a couple injured when it happened in the village of Muddy.

The crash occurred at 8:48 p.m. on US Rt. 45, 1000 feet north of Maple St. in the village of Muddy (located between Eldorado and Harrisburg.

At that time, said ISP, a blue 2004 Chrysler Pacifica being driven by Douglas A. Williams, 45, of Marion, was southbound on US Rt. 45 entering Muddy. For reasons unknown, the vehicle exited the roadway to the west and became airborne before overturning multiple times. The blue Chrysler struck a parked truck-tractor/semi-trailer before coming to rest and catching fire.

With Williams was his wife, Diana L. Williams, 44, also of Marion. Both Mr. and Mrs. Williams were both airlifted
to an area hospital for treatment of injuries they sustained in the crash.

ISP District 19 was assisted at the crash scene by the Saline County Sheriff's Department, Harrisburg Fire Department
and the Saline County Ambulance Service.

Investigation into the crash is pending.

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Gunslingers

SALINE CO., Ill. - A local punk has been charged with more than 30 counts of Aggravated Possession of Stolen Firearms in the first felony in Saline County for 2016.

William Jaydon Emmons, 18, son of William D. Emmons, a longtime Saline County crim, has been charged with Aggravated Possession of 31-plus Stolen Firearms, as well as Possession of a Stolen Vehicle and Burglary.

The weapons charge is a Class X felony; the other two are Class 2...meaning the boy's going to prison if found guilty; the only question is for how long.

The burglary is alleged to have place at Gunslingers, a gun shop located on the highway between Eldorado and Raleigh, this in the overnight hours of January 3 (Sunday).

It's alleged that Emmons, accompanied by another individual or individuals, peeled back the metal siding of the building, cut the wires to the surveillance/alarm system, and availed themselves of weapons.

It's unclear at this point where the stolen vehicle came into play.

Authorities are being very tight-lipped about who might've allegedly accompanied Emmons.

Massive amounts of local, state and federal authorities were on-scene as late as yesterday at Gunslingers. Charges were only filed yesterday; we'll have bond info and a mug of Emmons as soon as we can. Keep checking back.

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The burglary was to the Gunslingers Gun Shop located at 810 Karel Park Road, outside of Eldorado.

An investigation by the Saline County Sheriff’s Office, Eldorado Police Department and agents from the Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms, led to the arrests on Tuesday evening.

Arrested were:

Charles Edward Payne, 54, of Eldorado
- Aggravated Possession Stolen Firearms

Nathan Behrens

Nathan D. Behrens, 27, of Eldorado
- Aggravated Possession Stolen Firearms

1 Juvenile of Eldorado
- Burglary
- Aggravated Possession Stolen Firearms
- Possession of a Stolen/Converted Vehicle

Another year is upon us, and another successful delivery of a BIG issue is completed....we've put YOUR copy of the January Special Edition on the racks, in the mail or right here at the e-Edition, where you can read all the latest that's going on in the 24+ counties we cover on a regular basis. And to help you navigate through, we provide as a service the post THIS ISSUE'S PRINT HEADLINES so you can see what we're offering! We say "this issue" this time because this IS a special edition, as we have TWO papers in January...meaning e-Edition and print subscribers benefit the most because it's like getting a free issue! Thinking about signing up? Your access is just a couple of mouse-clicks away! DO IT....see what all the fuss is about!

Print Headlines are laid out like this: The dateline is first (where the activity in the article took place), followed by the headline/link (which, if you're an e-Edition subscriber, you can go right to by clicking) and then a brief synopsis in our own snarky Disclosure style. They are presented by Front Page first, followed by Back Page (our second front page), pages 2 & 3, features if any (generally presented on 12 and 13), then sections: Egypt, Heartland and Central, and finally Op-Ed. And now without further ado, we present THIS MONTH'S PRINT HEADLINES!!

FRONT PAGE

WHITE CO. - Attorney subject of OP: Just a little thing we came across last week in White County's civil files about some insane-sounding alleged assault carried out by a local attorney who may or may not be pre-menopausal. Oh yeah...and, it's Rhonda Blades.

LAWRENCE CO. - Burglaries, child porn charged: The FULL account of the story we brought to you in part back in mid-December, about punks alleged to have carried out car burglaries...and one of them, child porn, which might, maybe, possibly, get him locked up for some meaningful period of time.

RICHLAND CO. - Kink put in meth-slinging at "designated place"?: Remember our gripe several years ago that David Hyde, former Richland County prosecutor, was withholding basic information about crimes occurring there, including WHERE a person was busted with meth, which is proscribed under Supreme Court Rule 3.8? Well guess what. We just found out where one of them was...and we were told about that in late 2011 by someone very involved in the drug trade who claims to be all "clean" now (yeah, right). And the arrest made at this place, and the mug on the front page, is pissing off people all across four counties so far. You gotta read this one.

SALINE CO. - Harrisburg demolition stopped temporarily over environmental hazards: Asbestos, mold: Anything to promote business in the burg, right? Except that OTHER demolitions were shut down, and there are some questions emerging about others already conducted....

Man. That is one ugly chick.

HARDIN CO. - Where's Carrie?: That's STILL the $64,000 question. Or in Carrie Atkinson's case, just a little less, which is what it's alleged she absconded with. Find out from whom she's alleged to have stolen it, and who might've been with her when she allegedly did.

BACK PAGE

LAWRENCE CO. - Pizza perforation alleged at trailer park: Material about the weirdness surrounding the Frye (not Frey, as we were originally told, but F-R-Y-E, like in Frankie Frye, which would explain a LOT) situation in mid-December in Lawrenceville.

LAWRENCE CO. - Bridgeport resident charged in public aid fraud case: Oh snap! Someone has actually been caught allegedly defrauding the food stamps entity, SNAP. We hear there's quite a bit of that going around...

CLAY CO. - Pair of Flora men charged with running meth cook operation: Like father, like son. You hear that phrase a lot, but it seems to be happening more and more in criminal cases lately...

RICHLAND CO. - Olney sex offender doesn't notify locals of address change: When we say "sex offenders usually always reoffend," we don't always mean they attack again. All too frequently, they just simply don't register their address with the sheriff's department.

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RICHLAND CO. - Former Olney resident claims Bridgeport oil field responsible for her cancer: This poor gal needs to take it from us: YOU can know how your physical ailment occurred; the entity RESPONSIBLE for your physical ailment can know how it occurred. But if a doctor can't say DEFINITIVELY how that ailment occurred (in other words, unless he was pretty much RIGHT THERE when it happened)...it's really, really hard to prevail in court.

WHITE CO. - White man jailed after threatening to kill his sister: We have some brutal allegations coming out of White County this month. Like this guy.

HAMILTON CO. - Broughton 15-year-old charged with DUI: When I started working on this article, the first thing Ang did when she saw it on my screen was say "Is that an Earp or Trout?" I had to say, no, it's not...but I have to add, not that I'm aware of, anyway. It appears to be just another strain of miscreant running Appel Street in Broughton, which is vying with Claremont for most crims per capita.

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Allen Bray

CRAWFORD CO. - Hatchet attack leads to murder charge: Dude is charged with Attempted First Degree Murder, and he seems happy about it. Here's hoping that Matt Hartrich is up to the challenge.

FEATURE

Riding out the rising waters in Clark County: A story of how harrowing the flood of New Year's 2016 was for one family in West Union.

EGYPT

SALINE CO. - Mother of sex abuse victims charged with telling girls to lie to protect husband: The ongoing sickness that is the situation with Jacob Foster (alleged, of course) has been underscored by this new charge...against his wife.

HARDIN CO. - Hardin prosecutor well on her way to screwing up major drug case: You know, it's just not enough that Tara Wallace lost a pot case against a defendant who was pro se; not enough that she left a guy sitting in jail for way, way longer than the Constitution allows; not enough that most prosecutors in the area scratch their heads when they hear her name. No...now, she's charging a portion of a drug in a drug case. You read that right: A PORTION. See what this is about by clicking the link.

SALINE CO. - Man who reports gunfire ends up bloody and locked up in the county jail: When you want some really messed-up stories, turn to Saline. They rarely fail to provide.

SALINE CO. - Drug suspect wants released from jail so she can be with her children; drug stash hidden near boobies: I don't have em, and I don't do drugs (both of which might explain why I find this whole thing so bizarre), but...the number of people stashing dope in bra-tas is just really, really exploding, you know?

GALLATIN CO. - Violent Equality man now facing weapons charge: Right on the eve of the statute expiring, Saline County files against Miles Maloney, who should have been put away a long time ago.

SALINE CO. - Busted for boosting booze at Harrisburg Speakeasy: Gotta hand it to Speakeasy - they know how to handle it when someone walks out with something of theirs.

SALINE CO. - Fight breaks out inside Saline County Jail: Remember the letter we got from an inmate, supposedly at the Saline County Detention Center, about all the supposed crap going on there...? Well, this, apparently, is some of the crap.

SALINE CO. - Two area men charged with escape: Another crim roundup story.

SALINE CO. - Man who accused wife of affair has guns removed: Not because he accused her. Because that wouldn't do it...no, it was something a lil different.

SALINE CO. - Suspected meth cooks caught leaving cemetery: You know me. I advocate for the prospect that NO meth cooks EVER leave a cemetery.

SALINE CO. - 'rado man goes to jail after punching officer in the face: Who DOES this?? Seriously..."I think I'll just punch this cop in the face. That shouldn't bother anybody." >.<

SALINE CO. - Dog was the only one in violence case who was not a convicted drug felon: I've already had it out with one person involved in this and one person peripheral to it. All I've got to say is...Why have you not sent the dog over to my house to chew on my ass, too?

SALINE CO. - Eldorado couple accused of attacking another couple at their Massey Road home: Another one of those odd little stories that make you say "Oh. That must've happened in Eldorado."

SALINE CO. - Theft reports include woman who took her pills shoplifting: Which is different; usually they take their kids. LOL I kill me LOL

SALINE CO. - Suspected DUI driver caught after leaving Taco Don Luna's: Taco Don's food is so good, it makes people unable to wait to get home to eat it if you order it through the drive-thru. Unfortunately, one guy is alleged to have not been able to wait til he got home to do something else, however.

HEARTLAND

CLARK CO. - Unlawful "confidentiality agreement" settles Clark County Park District civil FOIA suit - district cannot enforce agreement under the Constitution: What makes these public bodies continue to think they can subvert not only the Constitution but very clear state law (5 ILCS 140) is absolutely beyond us. And yet...they keep on doing it.

EDGAR CO. - Edgar County Board sued over insurance issues; contracts, money: The Edgar County board was warned. Repeatedly. If they had been reading the past three or so issues, they'd have been able to keep up with what was happening with themselves. But like so many people preferring to stay in the dark, they did not. And now...they're sued.

CLARK CO. - Former deputy clerk enters plea, gets light sentence in wake of theft: As chronicled here, Summer Shaw has opted to dispose of her case and become a convicted felon. Now, if only her mom would do the same, we'd be shut of them.

CRAWFORD CO. - Are college kids leading the way in providing fines and fees for Crawford?: The misdemeanor report, with what appears to be a whole bunch of college students from Lincoln Trail doing what college students do best: Propping up the local economy, which, in Crawford, consist more of government employment than anything else.

JASPER CO. - Drugs, theft and violence featured in Jasper crim report: The Jasper County felony report. No 6-person busts this month. Dangit.

Nina Baker, alleged hooker

Justin Smith, alleged john

CLARK CO. - Day's Inn Motel at Casey setting for prostitution arrests: The only thing keeping us from being confused about who's the alleged prostitute and who's the alleged john are the descriptions in the text. You really can't tell by the mugshots.

CENTRAL

RICHLAND CO. - Accused sex predator subject of OPs: The return of the repulsive Zac Leaf. Whose name keeps showing up in OP files across a couple of counties. One would think somebody would catch on by now...

One of many LARGE Walmart storage ottomans. You figure it out. We can't.

RICHLAND CO. - Weed, Domestic Battery and theft of a bulky item from Olney Walmart comprise misdemeanor report: How, exactly, does one STEAL an ottoman??

CLAY CO. - Former water clerk, now convicted felon, sued over credit line debt: If anyone wonders what ol Nicci Worthey is up to these days...the answer is: Not much. If you don't count being in civil court over a complaint that she's not paying her bills.

CLAY CO. - Trio found trading meth for pills busted: Elizabeth Shelton keeps looking more and more...methy....with each subsequent mugshot.

WHITE CO. - Olney fugitive meth cook busted in Carmi Christmas Day with Angel: The crossovers between Richland County and White County and back again are mind-numbing.

HAMILTON CO. - His and hers arsons charged against McLeansboro couple: Read this article, and then post what you believe would be the best title for a country music song based on it.

RICHLAND CO. - Man was stoned when car was wrecked, another hijacked, authorities say: The follow up to the moron that is Daniel D. Schick, and what he's alleged to have done to Erin Hagen back in December.

CLAY CO. - Weird names, weird crimes and weird filings in Clay Co.: Best line in this article about Tharin/Tharen L. Harris: "Whether the kid doesn't know how to spell his name, is playing the name game...or his parents simply couldn't make up their minds on how to spell such a name (which sounds like it came from a bad 80s SciFi movie)..." Priceless.

LAWRENCE CO. - Babied druggie serving sentence when busted for methamphetamine: If you want to be coddled after your meth conviction, by all means...please commit your meth crime in Lawrence. You can get away with all KINDS of things there.

HAMILTON CO. - San Diego artist files counterclaim against McLeansboro residents in Small Claims: When all the hoopla died down over the debacle that was the McKamey Manor issue in McLeansboro, the REAL crap hit the fan in October. Here's a follow up to it...adn the feces are really flying.

WHITE CO. - Multiple misdemeanors that just missed being felonies in White: We've never seen the like of the crims that get by with a misdemeanor instead of a felony, by the skin of their teeth, like they do in White County.

LAWRENCE CO. - Lawrence inmate attacks guards with shank: Having a prison in podunk USA will get ya this.

HAMILTON CO. - Thug nicknamed after feces ignores state trooper: We don't know who it was who nicknamed this turd. We really don't.

LAWRENCE CO. - Toting pot smoking devices; retail thievery of sleeping bags, undies, highlight misdemeanors in Lawrence: Bit of a tip for those in Lawrence who keep getting busted with pipes: Leave. Your pot. At home.

WABASH CO. - Child battery, theft of mislaid property and more (including Ryan Eckiss) in Wabash County misdemeanor report: I know, I know...I thought we were rid of Ryan Eckiss, too. And then there's Sarah Kocher, who had one arresting charge magically disappear.

WABASH CO. - Meth-heads make up lion's share of drug arrests: Oh, who are we kidding. Meth-heads make of the lion's share of drug arrests EVERYWHERE, not just WabCo.

OP-ED

COLUMNS
SURLY & UNCOOPERATIVE (Jack): Creative ways to deal with those who threaten: Yes, I'm talking about THAT kind of threatening. But if you're stupid enough to take it as a direct threat, well...you're not as smart as you want people to think you are.
ICY (Ang): 'Bye, 2015: The river rises, we rise above... 2015 was a really bad year for us, and Ang has had it up to here with the haters who are trying to get in between us (this one we've added a nice vid to at the end)
GRAYGOOSE (Becky): Crowdfunding/GoFunMe, now for EVERYONE!: Even people who already have enough money at their disposal to live well...
MINKUS INK (Bubba): Starting the New Year off right with family ties: Bubba knows SOMEONE is going to be highly incensed over this column.

VOICE OF THE PEOPLE: Albert Smith, urging Bentonites to speak up!

BACK OVER YOUR TALES: From the pages of the January/February 2011 edition of Disclosure: Edwards County Senior Center; Jackie Buckner charged; Jesse Carpenter's mess in Richland; Raymond and Tina Martin divorce; Rick Rucker arrested; more.

SALINE CO., Ill. - Sometimes, our jaws drop in astonishment that people will send us letters (or other communication, such as emails, Google voice calls, Fecesbook messages, etc.) about subjects that, if they know we exist as a media outlet, you'd think they'd know what we've been covering lately.

I mean, I know you can Google "Disclosure News" and, thanks to our Alexa ratings, we're pretty much right up there at the top.

We should be. We've been an online presence since 2009, and we've had the print product since March 2003 (we are getting ready to start our 14th year in publication. This fact makes all the GateHouse Media papers shudder. That might explain the breeze coming out of the paper offices in Olney, Carmi, Harrisburg, Flora...they're all owned by a corporate outfit that doesn't care what's going on locally. We've told you about this for years.)

We sell thousands of papers each issue (most of the time, twice a month, although back in August we did three, just to see if we could) at all our vendors; have an equal number of e-Edition subscribers (because, face it...when we're not getting hit by an international hack, it's a lot easier to just read the paper right here). We had one of the biggest Fecesbook pages of all local print media until we opted to shut it down the other day due to our objection to the arbitrary way Mark Fuckerberg (oops; typo, heh) is running things there and handing over material and information to the various governments (something we learned during our most recent hacks...which were perpetrated by a government entity).

And yet, people will take time to send us some snide missive, and in so doing, expose their own ignorance as to what we're doing here. It's mind-boggling, I tell ya.

I reference the below letter.

This idiot...I swear. We "haven't been investigating it"....? What do you think has been selling out nearly every issue since the October paper? Here, Marcher, here's a hint for you: Hit this link, this link, and this link. It was right there on the front page...you know, the words "gentlemen's club"...? right there. On the front. Page.

As you can see, I get so frustrated with these dimwits that I tore up the envelope and threw the pieces down on the letter. But, I snapped a pic of my frustration-artwork so you can see...don't be a Marcher. Pick up EVERY issue so you don't miss a thing of what's going on around you. That way, your intellect (what there is of it, at least in the case of THIS Marcher) won't be questioned in a post. And...you'll be informed. Because more is coming on this "gentlemen's club"....LOTS more...and why should you miss out? DON'T. Click this link to either subscribe to the print version, or get an online membership today.

Here's something you won't be able to see on our Facebook page.

This is racist, violent, and offensive. It's also a terroristic threat. So you won't be able to share this on Facebook, or you'll get reported, and your account will get shut down. Welcome to the new reality, where social networking is running your life. If you don't stay connected to your social networking (in specific, Fecesbook), you'll feel like you aren't going to know what's happening in your world. However, if you don't get off social networking, it's BECOMING your world and you WON'T know what's happening in your world because they forbid it. And you are being told what you can and cannot post...what you can and cannot "say"...what you can and cannot THINK. You are being told what you should and should not LIKE. You are being MANIPULATED...because you're being lead by people with an agenda and you MUST NOT think for yourself.

We've told you repeatedly over the years about this, here, here and here. It's a lot to consider. We're going to be giving you more over the next couple of days. Be watching.

Has it gotten this bad...? Yes. Yes it has.

Here's something you won't be able to see on our Facebook page.

This is racist, offensive and insensitive to an entire crowd of people. Also, it could be considered inciting people to take violent action if they're offended by the nationalistic spin of it. So you won't be able to share this on Facebook, or you'll get reported, and your account will get shut down. Welcome to the new reality, where social networking is running your life. If you don't stay connected to your social networking (in specific, Fecesbook), you'll feel like you aren't going to know what's happening in your world. However, if you don't get off social networking, it's BECOMING your world and you WON'T know what's happening in your world because they forbid it. And you are being told what you can and cannot post...what you can and cannot "say"...what you can and cannot THINK. You are being told what you should and should not LIKE. You are being MANIPULATED...because you're being lead by people with an agenda and you MUST NOT think for yourself.

We've told you repeatedly over the years about this, here, here and here. It's a lot to consider. We're going to be giving you more over the next couple of days. Be watching.

Here's something you won't be able to see on our Facebook page.

This is insensitive, harasses an entire class of people, and is just bad form. So you won't be able to share this on Facebook, or you'll get reported, and your account will get shut down. Welcome to the new reality, where social networking is running your life. If you don't stay connected to your social networking (in specific, Fecesbook), you'll feel like you aren't going to know what's happening in your world. However, if you don't get off social networking, it's BECOMING your world and you WON'T know what's happening in your world because they forbid it. And you are being told what you can and cannot post...what you can and cannot "say"...what you can and cannot THINK. You are being told what you should and should not LIKE. You are being MANIPULATED...because you're being lead by people with an agenda and you MUST NOT think for yourself.

We've told you repeatedly over the years about this, here, here and here. It's a lot to consider. We're going to be giving you more over the next couple of days. Be watching.

Here's something you won't be able to see on our Facebook page.

This is insensitive, harasses an entire class of people, and is just bad form. I mean, there might actually be some little girls out there who are...well, not attractive. Ugly. Like dogs. Maybe with hair on their face, and pointy teeth. So you can't offend them, you know, because they're sensitive about their looks. So you won't be able to share this on Facebook, or you'll get reported, and your account will get shut down. Welcome to the new reality, where social networking is running your life. If you don't stay connected to your social networking (in specific, Fecesbook), you'll feel like you aren't going to know what's happening in your world. However, if you don't get off social networking, it's BECOMING your world and you WON'T know what's happening in your world because they forbid it. And you are being told what you can and cannot post...what you can and cannot "say"...what you can and cannot THINK. You are being told what you should and should not LIKE. You are being MANIPULATED...because you're being lead by people with an agenda and you MUST NOT think for yourself.

We've told you repeatedly over the years about this, here, here and here. It's a lot to consider. We're going to be giving you more over the next couple of days. Be watching.

Here's something you won't be able to see on our Facebook page.

This is too political; too right-wing; it smacks of sanity and sense, and we can't have that. Rand Paul stands for our Constitution, and what our country was founded upon...and that offends the people who run Fecesbook. So you won't be able to share this on Facebook, or you'll get reported, and your account will get shut down. Welcome to the new reality, where social networking is running your life. If you don't stay connected to your social networking (in specific, Fecesbook), you'll feel like you aren't going to know what's happening in your world. However, if you don't get off social networking, it's BECOMING your world and you WON'T know what's happening in your world because they forbid it. And you are being told what you can and cannot post...what you can and cannot "say"...what you can and cannot THINK. You are being told what you should and should not LIKE. You are being MANIPULATED...because you're being lead by people with an agenda and you MUST NOT think for yourself.

We've told you repeatedly over the years about this, here, here and here. It's a lot to consider. We're going to be giving you more over the next couple of days. Be watching.

Here's something you won't be able to see on our Facebook page.

This is critical of television, and programming, and that's anathema. You HAVE to have TV...what's wrong with you?? WE don't have TV, and we haven't had TV since 2009, so there must be something wrong with us, and therefore, we can't post something like this on our page... So you won't be able to share this on Facebook, or you'll get reported, and your account will get shut down. Welcome to the new reality, where social networking is running your life. If you don't stay connected to your social networking (in specific, Fecesbook), you'll feel like you aren't going to know what's happening in your world. However, if you don't get off social networking, it's BECOMING your world and you WON'T know what's happening in your world because they forbid it. And you are being told what you can and cannot post...what you can and cannot "say"...what you can and cannot THINK. You are being told what you should and should not LIKE. You are being MANIPULATED...because you're being lead by people with an agenda and you MUST NOT think for yourself.

We've told you repeatedly over the years about this, here, here and here. It's a lot to consider. We're going to be giving you more over the next couple of days. Be watching.

Here's something you won't be able to see on our Facebook page.

This is critical of police. While you can be critical of police on Fecesbook, you cannot disparage the people who are critical of big government. Because to Fecesbook and Herr Zuckerberg, big government is GOOOOOOD. You can't criticize it. So you won't be able to share this on Facebook, or you'll get reported, and your account will get shut down. Welcome to the new reality, where social networking is running your life. If you don't stay connected to your social networking (in specific, Fecesbook), you'll feel like you aren't going to know what's happening in your world. However, if you don't get off social networking, it's BECOMING your world and you WON'T know what's happening in your world because they forbid it. And you are being told what you can and cannot post...what you can and cannot "say"...what you can and cannot THINK. You are being told what you should and should not LIKE. You are being MANIPULATED...because you're being lead by people with an agenda and you MUST NOT think for yourself.

We've told you repeatedly over the years about this, here, here and here. It's a lot to consider. We're going to be giving you more over the next couple of days. Be watching.

Here's something you won't be able to see on our Facebook page.

This might make someone feel bad; therefore it's insensitive. It points out grammar errors that are common on Fecesbook pages, and you know, you can't make anyone feel inferior there. So you won't be able to share this on Facebook, or you'll get reported, and your account will get shut down. Welcome to the new reality, where social networking is running your life. If you don't stay connected to your social networking (in specific, Fecesbook), you'll feel like you aren't going to know what's happening in your world. However, if you don't get off social networking, it's BECOMING your world and you WON'T know what's happening in your world because they forbid it. And you are being told what you can and cannot post...what you can and cannot "say"...what you can and cannot THINK. You are being told what you should and should not LIKE. You are being MANIPULATED...because you're being lead by people with an agenda and you MUST NOT think for yourself.

We've told you repeatedly over the years about this, here, here and here. It's a lot to consider. We're going to be giving you more over the next couple of days. Be watching.

Here's something you won't be able to see on our Facebook page.

This criticizes the fed. You can't criticize the fed; it might not be a part of the government, but people don't KNOW that, so you can't TELL them, ffs. So you won't be able to share this on Facebook, or you'll get reported, and your account will get shut down. Welcome to the new reality, where social networking is running your life. If you don't stay connected to your social networking (in specific, Fecesbook), you'll feel like you aren't going to know what's happening in your world. However, if you don't get off social networking, it's BECOMING your world and you WON'T know what's happening in your world because they forbid it. And you are being told what you can and cannot post...what you can and cannot "say"...what you can and cannot THINK. You are being told what you should and should not LIKE. You are being MANIPULATED...because you're being lead by people with an agenda and you MUST NOT think for yourself.

We've told you repeatedly over the years about this, here, here and here. It's a lot to consider. We're going to be giving you more over the next couple of days. Be watching.