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Monday, December 23, 2024

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Fertility clinic, genetic lab settle lawsuit over child born with physical abnormalities

By Steve Korris |
EAST ST. LOUIS - Lindsey Cordes and John Cortes of St. Louis settled a claim that Vios fertility clinic and Advagenix genetic laboratory caused Lindsey to give birth to a daughter with physical anomalies.

Attorney General Raoul Charges Man for Allegedly Stealing More Than $500,000 From Illinois Unclaimed Property Program

By The Madison County Record |
Attorney General Kwame Raoul charged a Chicago man for allegedly stealing over half a million dollars in unclaimed property from Illinois’ Unclaimed Property Program by filing fraudulent claims with Illinois State Treasure Michael Frerichs’ Unclaimed Property Division on behalf of two companies.

Regulators sue East St. Louis over failure to improve sewer system

By Steve Korris |
EAST ST. LOUIS - National and state environmental agencies sued East St. Louis at U. S. district court on Dec. 11, claiming the city didn’t keep commitments it made last year to improve the sewer system.

Lawyer for Cahokia Heights' residents slams sewage settlement: 'They deserve much more'

By Steve Korris |
EAST ST. LOUIS - Water regulators propose a tiny $30,000 penalty for years of sewage violations in Cahokia Heights out of sympathy for the city’s poverty in a consent decree that depends on the city to pay for improvements.

Justice David K. Overstreet Announces Vacancy in Second Subcircuit of Madison County

By The Madison County Record |
Justice David K. Overstreet of the Supreme Court of Illinois has begun an application process for a resident circuit judge vacancy in Madison County in the Third Judicial Circuit, Subcircuit Two.

McGlynn dismisses middle car driver from crash suit

By Steve Korris |
EAST ST. LOUIS - U.S. District Judge Stephen McGlynn dismissed a claim that Zachary Langley of Caseyville contributed to a highway crash without moving.

Justice Mary K. O’brien Announces Circuit Judge Vacancy in the Twelfth Judicial Circuit

By The Madison County Record |
Justice Mary K. O’Brien of the Supreme Court of Illinois has begun an application process for a Resident Circuit Judge vacancy in Will County – in the Twelfth Judicial Circuit – Third Subcircuit.

Defense moves to dismiss another batch of Paraquat suits citing failure to explain exposure

By Steve Korris |
EAST ST. LOUIS - Syngenta and Chevron moved on Dec. 6 to dismiss 47 plaintiffs who alleged that weed killer Paraquat caused Parkinson’s disease, claiming they violated an order to search for proof of exposure.

Illinois Supreme Court Appoints Christina Kye As Circuit Judge in Eighteenth Circuit

By The Madison County Record |
Justice Mary K. O’Brien and the Illinois Supreme Court have announced that Christina Soohee Kye has been appointed as a Circuit Judge in the Eighteenth Judicial Circuit, Fourth Subcircuit.

The Night Before Trump

By John J. Hopkins |
And all through D.C....The people were wondering, Just what was to be.

St. Clair County officials seek to dismiss defamation, termination suit

By Steve Korris |
EAST ST. LOUIS - St. Clair County board chairman Mark Kern and emergency management director Herb Simmons moved on Dec. 5 to dismiss a defamation and wrongful termination suit of former human resources director Frank Bergman.

Attorney General Raoul Charges Effingham County Man With Possession and Dissemination of Child Sexual Abuse Material

By The Madison County Record |
Attorney General Kwame Raoul charged an Effingham, Illinois man with possessing and disseminating child sexual abuse material.

Doctor charged with distributing illegal drugs seeks stay on civil case

By Steve Korris |
EAST ST. LOUIS - Missouri physician Craig Spiegel moved on Dec. 3 to stay a civil suit about the overdose of his patient Nicole Laux pending resolution of criminal charges.

Attorney General Raoul Issues Statement on Appellate Court Opinion to Stay Injunction on Protect Illinois Communities Act While Appeal is Pending

By The Madison County Record |
Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following statement after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit stayed an injunction a district court entered regarding the Protect Illinois Communities Act.

Man sues Casey's over slip-and-fall injury

By Madison County Record |
A man has filed a lawsuit against Casey's Retail Company in Madison County Circuit Court, alleging he sustained severe injuries after slipping and falling on ice at Casey's Wood River store.

Ex-SIU staffer hits school with discrimination suit for denying her work-from-home for anxiety, depression

By Madison County Record |
A former employee of SIU has filed a lawsuit against the university's Board of Trustees, alleging discrimination under the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Female flight nurse says Carle Foundation wrongly fired her after she became pregnant

By Madison County Record |
Shelby Scholes, a former flight nurse, has filed a discrimination lawsuit against Carle Foundation Hospital, alleging wrongful termination due to her pregnancy.

Woman convicted of murder gets new chance to argue drug addicted judge slept at hearing

By Steve Korris |
MOUNT VERNON - Latosha Cunningham, who faces 49 years in prison, won a second chance to plead that her lawyers ignored her when she said former St. Clair County judge Michael Cook didn’t pay attention and slept in a hearing.

Supreme Court Justice David K. Overstreet Announces Two Resident Circuit Judge Vacancies in Second Circuit

By The Madison County Record |
Justice David K. Overstreet of the Supreme Court of Illinois has begun an application process for two resident circuit judge vacancies in the 2nd Judicial Circuit in Wayne and Edwards counties.

Belleville Boot Co. hit with transgender discrimination suit

By Madison County Record |
A transgender employee has filed a lawsuit against Belleville Boot Company alleging discrimination and harassment based on gender identity.