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Foster denies MESD’s motion to dismiss former employee’s suit alleging politically-motivated termination

By Heather Isringhausen Gvillo | Thursday, Apr 21, 2022 @ 9:00am

Madison County Associate Judge Ronald Foster has denied the Metro East Sanitary District’s motion to dismiss a former employee’s amended complaint alleging he was terminated without cause by a “newly Democratic-controlled MESD board” based on previous political support.
Appeals panel: State Farm has no obligation to cover restaurant's losses from Pritzker's COVID closure orders

By Scott Holland | Tuesday, Mar 22, 2022 @ 10:37am

While the restaurant only closed because the governor ordered them to do so, it was the COVID-19 virus that actually caused the losses, so the steep losses the businesses suffered aren't physical losses covered by insurance policies, state appeals judges ruled
Former MESD employee files amended complaint alleging termination due 'widespread practice of political patronage'

By Heather Isringhausen Gvillo | Wednesday, Apr 28, 2021 @ 12:59pm

A former Metro East Sanitary District employee claims he was wrongfully terminated by a “newly Democratic-controlled MESD board” with a history of rewarding political supporters.