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Value City sued by customer who tripped
St. Clair County resident Cheryl Neville is suing Value City Department Store in Swansea for injuries sustained after tripping in the store.
Driver claims Cavalier's braking, steering defective
Hebert L. Cline is suing General Motors Corp. and Steve Schmitt Motor Co. of Greenville claiming the steering and/or braking systems of Chevrolet Cavaliers are defectively designed.
Massac County accident suit filed in St. Clair County
A fatal highway accident that happened last year in Massac County is the subject of a St. Clair County lawsuit.
Pedestrian sues Mack truck driver for injuries
A pedestrian who was struck by a Mack truck is suing the vehicle's driver and his employer for severe and permanent injuries.
Fifth Appellate court race totals
Saline County Circuit Judge Bruce Stewart defeated Fifth Appellate Court Judge Steve McGlynn by approximately 20,000 votes.
Local judicial race totals
A run-down of final election results for local judicial races are as follows:
Madison County judges easily win retention
Madison County Circuit Judges have handily won retention.
Evans-Cueto race is tight
With 82 of 193 precincts reporting in St. Clair County, the race for St. Clair County Circuit Judge is close.
Hylla and Crowder poised for victory
Madison County Circuit Judge Don Weber and Associate Judge James Hackett, Republicans, appear to be on the brink of losing their judicial races.
Politicos anxiously await vote returns
Polls have closed. Returns are not in yet. But Madison and St. Clair County Republican leaders paused to reflect on turnout and the night ahead.
Surviving spouse sues K&G and others for roof collapse
Debra Moore filed a wrongful death lawsuit on behalf of her late husband Delancey Moore who died April 2 when the roof at K&G Men's store in Fairview Heights collapsed on him during a ferocious storm.
Man sues attacker after class reunion beating
Donald Nicholson claims he was viciously attacked while attending a class reunion at Blackmon's Plaza in East St. Louis, according to a lawsuit filed Oct. 27 in St. Clair County Circuit Court.
East St. Louis election observers out in full force
An armada of election observers has descended upon the city of East St. Louis in the first general election since several city Democratic leaders were convicted of vote fraud.
Negligent spreading of salt alleged in suit
Rosemary Cook is suing Munie Lawn Specialties of Caseyville and Challenge Unlimited of Alton for negligent snow and ice removal and negligent spreading of salt on a parking lot.
Voter integrity testing gets dicey in St. Clair County
Voting irregularities are popping up in a couple of St. Clair County precincts, according to several election day observers.
Freeburg teacher sued for breaking student's finger
The mother of an 8-year-old Freeburg student claims a 50-year-old teacher broke her son's finger after hurling a baseball at close range during a PE class last May.
County Board member criticized for being at-home mom
Madison County Board Member Jean Myers, a Troy Republican running for re-election to the county's 11th District, is the subject of an unseemly last minute campaign attack.
Former scout leader named in sexual abuse complaint
A 20-year-old man is suing his former Boy Scout leader on allegations of sexual assault that occurred over a six-year period.
Hollywood Showclub patron claims guards beat him
Cottage Hills resident Jesse Sneed is suing the owner of Hollywood Showclub in Washington Park for being beaten, kicked and punched while guards escorted him from the strip club on Nov. 6, 2004.
Gordon Maag's appeal turned down by Fifth
On a day when negative attacks erupted between candidates in a closely watched appellate court race, justices in the same battleground condemned "hysterical hyperbole" but did not squelch criticism of persons running for public office.