The Madison County Record News
Alton attorney Patrick King appointed to fill Stobbs' vacancy
SPRINGFIELD - Patrick King of the Miller King firm in Alton will fill the vacancy Circuit Judge Stephen Stobbs created by retiring.
Illinois Supreme Court Appoints Patrick King as Resident Judge in Third Judicial Circuit
Justice David K. Overstreet and the Illinois Supreme Court have announced the appointment of Patrick G. King as a Resident Circuit Judge in Madison County in the Third Judicial Circuit, Subcircuit Two.
LIVE WEB - Planning Strategies & Opportunities Before the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Sunsets in 2025 on February 11
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act is set to expire at the end of 2025 …. will your clients be ready?
Asbestos bankruptcy judge denies move by claimants to exclude alleged fraudulent cases from trial
CHARLOTTE - Bankruptcy Judge Laura Beyer ruled against asbestos lawyers who asked her to exclude 221 case files that Georgia Pacific entity Bestwall offered as evidence of fraud.
'This ends today:' DOJ asks court to block IL, Chicago from using 'Sanctuary' laws to hinder deportation of criminals
Federal lawsuit from the Trump administration asserts the state of Illinois, city of Chicago and Cook County are unconstitutionally using state laws and local ordinances to shield illegal immigrants - and particularly, illegal immigrants who have been convicted of other, violent crimes - from being removed from the U.S.
Cahokia Heights doesn't want intervention of 'Concerned Citizens' in sewer litigation
EAST ST. LOUIS - Cahokia Heights opposes the intervention of Centreville Citizens for Change in adoption of a consent decree for sewer improvements.
LIVE - 31st Annual Agricultural Law Seminar on February 7, 2025
Don’t miss ISBA’s 31st Annual Agricultural Law Seminar for all the updates you need on a variety of hot topic issues, including agricultural real estate issues to be aware of and helping your clients plan for the Illinois estate tax.
Attorney General Raoul Obtains 15-year Prison Sentence for Mcdonough County Man Who Possessed Child Sexual Abuse Material
Attorney General Kwame Raoul announced a Macomb, Illinois man prosecuted by his office was sentenced to 15 years in prison for possessing child sexual abuse material.
Administrative Director Declares Illinois Associate Judge Appointed in the Nineteenth Judicial Circuit
Marcia M. Meis, Director of the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts, announced today that the Nineteenth Judicial Circuit judges voted to select Deborah J. Menas as associate judge of the Nineteenth Judicial Circuit.
LIVE WEB - What to Know When Starting a Food or Agricultural Tech Business on February 6, 2025
Starting and running a food or ag-tech company comes with a myriad of issues that your client must know about and consider – from what information is required on product labeling and which type of insurance offers the best protection for their investment, to the BIPA warnings they need be aware of and the preferred entity types to consider.
Attorney General Raoul Charges Former Community-based Home Caregiver With Abuse, Neglect of Elderly Patient
Attorney General Kwame Raoul announced charges against a suburban DuPage County caregiver over an incident at a community-based home that resulted in an older resident sustaining second-degree burns to a majority of her lower body.
Strokes misdiagnosed as schizophrenia, mother claims in new lawsuit
EAST ST. LOUIS - Mental health professionals at Choate Center in Anna diagnosed Leslie Potter’s strokes as schizophrenia and damaged him with treatments, according to his mother Michelle Potter of Texas and grandmother Elaine Dohman of Illinois.
Administrative Director Declares Illinois Associate Judge Appointed in the Twelfth Judicial Circuit
Marcia M. Meis, Director of the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts, announced today that the Twelfth Judicial Circuit judges voted to select Antoinette L. Granholm as an associate judge of the Twelfth Judicial Circuit.
Transgender discrimination suit against pig weaning farm stalls in light of Trump's EO
BENTON - President Trump’s gender order has frozen a discrimination suit of the U.S. equal opportunity commission against Sis-Bro pig weaning company of New Athens.
Not 'free and equal:' IL GOP asks court to toss out gerrymandered state House map
Republicans have asked the Illinois Supreme Court to uphold the legislative district mapmaking principles spelled out in its own prior rulings and knock out a map so gerrymandered that Republicans say Democrats can win a supermajority even if they lose the statewide popular vote, trampling voting rights
University of Delaware seeks to quash subpoena in Paraquat litigation
EAST ST. LOUIS - The University of Delaware seeks relief from a subpoena that Chad Finley of Tor Hoerman’s firm in Edwardsville served for Paraquat plaintiff David Heistand of Maryland.
Judge declines to advance Florida case for trial in Paraquat MDL; Defense says plaintiff 'fought tooth and nail' to keep it in state court
EAST ST. LOUIS - As Chief U.S. District Judge Nancy Rosenstengel announced six possible plaintiffs for two trials to shed light on 6,000 claims that weed killer paraquat caused Parkinson’s disease, she denied a motion to advance a plaintiff from the mass to the front of the line.
Administrative Director Declares Illinois Associate Judge Appointed in the Thirteenth Judicial Circuit
Marcia M. Meis, Director of the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts, announced today that the Thirteenth Judicial Circuit judges voted to select Gary A. Dobbs as an associate judge of the Thirteenth Judicial Circuit.
Attorney General Kwame Raoul Statement on Federal Court Temporarily Blocking “blatantly Unconstitutional” Order on Birthright Citizenship
Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following statement after a federal judge granted his motion for a nationwide temporary restraining order in a lawsuit he, with three state attorneys general, filed challenging President Donald Trump’s executive order ending birthright citizenship.
First Paraquat trial set before Rosenstengel in October
EAST ST. LOUIS - Chief U.S. District Judge Nancy Rosenstengel, presiding over almost 6,000 suits from many states blaming weed killer Paraquat for Parkinson’s disease, set the first trial to start on Oct. 14.