Illinois State Executive - Secretary of State
Recent News About Illinois State Executive - Secretary of State
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May 5: U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois docket for "440 civil rights: other" cases
The following cases categorized as "440 civil rights: other" were on the docket in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois on May 5. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact: -
Syngenta denies conspiracy against FBN; Counters that network stole seed secrets
EAST ST. LOUIS – Syngenta denies that it boycotted Farmer’s Business Network as part of a conspiracy, stating it doesn’t deal with the network because the network stole the secrets of its seeds. -
Truck driving school claims landlord attempted to force it out of lease
BELLEVILLE — A commercial truck driving school claims its landlord attempted to illegally force it out of the lease agreement after receiving a lucrative offer from a third party to purchase the leased property. -
Case activity for Thomas J. Kuna - Jacob vs State of Illinois on May 5
The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois reported the following activities in the suit brought by Thomas J. Kuna - Jacob against Secretary of State and State of Illinois on May 5. -
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois: Actions Taken on April 2
The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois reported the following activity on April 2 in the suits below: -
Case activity for Kog Properties LLC vs Nationwide Insurance Company on April 2
The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois reported the following activities in the suit brought by Kog Properties LLC against Amco Insurance Company and Nationwide Insurance Company on April 2. -
REPRESENTATIVE RODNEY L. DAVIS (IL-13): Davis Statement on H.R. 1: The Largest Expansion of the Federal Government's Role in Our Elections
Committee on House Administration Ranking Member Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) delivered this opening statement at hearing on elections. -
Woman alleges she tripped on exposed rebar in East Alton parking lot
EDWARDSVILLE — A woman claims she tripped on a piece of rebar from a concrete parking bumper at the Secretary of State's Office in East Alton and suffered injuries. -
Farmers’ anti-trust suits against Big Ag seek $1 billion, injunction so FBN can sell online
EAST ST. LOUIS – Two antitrust suits at U.S. district court would void contracts throughout North America so Farmers Business Network (FBN) of San Carlos, Calif. can sell seeds and chemicals online. -
Election fraud? Here’s what Republican poll challengers say happened in Detroit
DETROIT – Republican poll challengers swear that Democrats at TCF Center ignored, insulted, intimidated, threatened, ejected, and excluded them. -
Illinois spent $4.18 million nudging voters who did not request mail-in ballots
When Illinois state lawmakers wrote the mail-in voting law, they decided voters who did not seek a mail-in ballot should receive a letter from the state, and then another. -
County clerk clarifies Secretary of State letter instructing some voters to bring mail-in-ballots to vote in person
After many Madison County voters received a letter from Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White requiring them to bring their mail-in ballot with them in order to vote by person, County Clerk Debra Ming-Mendoza reassures voters that the letter does not apply to them if they did not request a mail-in ballot. -
Schnucks slip and fall plaintiff seeks remand to Madison County 18 months after removal
EAST ST. LOUIS – Eighteen months after Schnucks removed a slip and fall suit from Madison County to U.S. district court, plaintiff Elizabeth Jackson seeks to return to Madison County. -
Former Secretary of State employee’s wrongful termination suit filed by Wigginton dismissed for ‘lack of detail’
EAST ST. LOUIS – U.S. Magistrate Judge Mark Beatty has dismissed a wrongful termination complaint filed by former U.S. attorney Stephen Wigginton without prejudice, finding it devoid of details. -
Vote 'NO' on progressive tax - 'Fair Tax'
To the Editor:Most Illinois residents received a pamphlet from the Illinois Secretary of State in the mail outlining the proposed amendment to the Illinois constitution on income taxation. -
Here’s the central, misleading claim constantly made about the ‘Fair Tax’ proposal
Illinois is now being inundated with ads, social media and op-eds urging a "yes" vote for the Fair Tax by making the following claim over and over again: -
Trump delegate McRae reflects on last week's Republican National Convention
Local President Trump delegate and Madison County Board member Tom McRae called last week’s Republican National Convention an “overwhelming success.” -
Auto repair company says competitor's 'frivolous' suit is retaliation for sanctions
A company providing paintless dent removal argues that a competitor’s “frivolous” RICO suit was filed in retaliation to a non-compete lawsuit in which the competitor was sanctioned twice. -
County clerk to federal judge: Pritzker stay home orders should be presumed unconstitutional, unenforceable
Macon County Clerk Josh Tanner, defending against a lawsuit over ballot access, said Pritzker exceeded his power in extending stay at home orders, so the orders should be considered illegal and void. -
Trump commutes Blagojevich's sentence; Former governor was charged with attempting to sell Obama's 'golden' Senate seat
President Donald Trump has commuted the federal prison sentence of former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, the president told reporters Tuesday.