Monster News Opens: Journalism From the Public Record

Monster News is the public-interest newsroom of APIG — the Accountability Project Investigative Group. We report from the public record: budgets, board minutes, FOIA productions, campaign disclosures, and courthouse files.

Our beat is local government. Our method is simple: read the record, follow the money, and show the receipts. No hot takes — documents, dates, and names on the record.

What we cover

• Truth Matters — accountability reporting from the public record
• Public Records — FOIA tracking, productions, and what agencies stall
• Following the Leads — active threads and the cork board
• Election News — filings, finance, and the people on the ballot
• Hot Off The Press — the latest from the newsroom

Season One

We are building in the open, starting in Southern Illinois and growing outward. If your county board approved something that never quite added up — send it to us. Documents welcome.

Find the record. Follow the thread.