Educational freedom. That’s what the Iowa legislature is set to give families in the Hawkeye State later this year with the passage of the Students First Act signed into law by Gov. Kim Reynolds in January.
Officials at the General Assembly Retirement System suspended Michael McClain’s legislative pension after he was convicted on nine counts of bribery in the ‘ComEd Four’ trial. Precedent suggests it may not be permanent.
BENTON – Before U.S. District Judge Phil Gilbert declared a mistrial in an excessive force lawsuit, jurors compared a dash cam video of Brian Schell’s arrest by deputies Eric Schellhardt and Marc Asbury to the complaint they filed charging that he resisted.
BELLEVILLE – St. Clair County Circuit Judge Kevin Hoerner denied a motion by American Broadcasting Company (ABC) for access to records he sealed in a suit over exposure to weed killer paraquat.
The following cases categorized as "civil" were on the docket in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois on April 26. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
SPRINGFIELD - Suits connecting Zantac indigestion medicine to cancer failed in nationwide litigation at federal court in Florida, so 583 refugee plaintiffs started over by filing suits in three Illinois counties.
The following cases categorized as "civil" were on the docket in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois on April 19. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
Former Madison County Board member Gussie Glasper pleaded guilty on Monday to a criminal misdemeanor charge for disregarding the election code during the June 22, 2022, Primary Election.
EDWARDSVILLE – A shopper is suing Walmart after she allegedly slipped and fell on a wet, slippery substance that had been spilled by another unknown customer at the Godfrey store.
On the long list of things wrong with Illinois’ pension system, there’s one problem that can’t be ignored: Tier 2 pension benefits are increasingly likely to fall short of minimums under federal rules. If that happens, the sponsoring unit of government would face huge, new liabilities. Those facts have long been widely agreed.
EDWARDSVILLE – Homeowners whose home was damaged by a tornado in December 2021 are suing their insurer for allegedly denying their claim and refusing to provide a detailed explanation.
Attorney General Kwame Raoul, as part of a coalition of 22 states, urged the Biden administration to scrap dangerous federal rules that allow employers to interfere in the reproductive health decisions of their employees.