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Driver of emergency patrol vehicle sues over rear-end collision
The driver of an emergency patrol vehicle is suing two drivers for allegedly causing a multi-vehicle collision on I-55. -
Fifth District upholds conviction of former East St. Louis man in Easter 2016 shootings
MT VERNON — The Fifth District Appellate court affirmed the conviction of a former East St. Louis man, who was charged in the Easter Sunday 2016 shootings near Belleville. -
Mother alleges unauthorized person picked children up from school
A woman is suing Unity Lutheran Christian Elementary School after its employees allegedly allowed an unauthorized person to pick her children up from school. -
Fifth District affirms ruling that former corrections officer not entitled to additional work comp
MT VERNON — The Fifth District Appellate Court agreed that a St. Clair County corrections officer, injured on the job almost seven years ago, is not entitled to additional workers compensation because he worked a part-time job outside the county sheriff's department. -
St. Clair County real estate Dec. 30-Jan. 3
A Belleville apartment building sold for $15,270,000 as part of the St. Clair County real estate transactions Dec. 30-Jan. 3. -
St. Clair County foreclosures Jan. 15-21
There were five foreclosures in St. Clair County Jan. 15-21. -
St. Clair County tax buyer seeks to dismiss defamation suit
A St. Clair County tax buyer accused of defamation argues that any alleged defamatory statements made in regards to the 2007 and 2008 tax sales are protected under the absolute litigation privilege. -
St. Clair County jurors return defense verdict in wrongful death suit
A St. Clair County jury reached a defense verdict in favor of a physician in a wrongful death lawsuit alleging a woman died after her pneumonia went undiagnosed. -
Railroad employee sues employer over injury claims on the job
BELLEVILLE – A railway worker has accused his employer, Alton and Southern Railroad, of negligence following an accident at a rail yard. -
State appellate court upholds man's 55-year sentence in killing of ex-girlfriend, her two friends
MT VERNON— An East St. Louis man serving more than 50 years after pleading guilty in the 2009 shooting death of his ex-girlfriend and two of her friends recently failed to convince a state appeals court panel of the existence of a bona fide doubt of his fitness when he pled guilty but mentally ill to first degree murder, a court order said. -
Protestant Memorial Medical Center patient claims injuries after arm injection
BELLEVILLE – A Protestant Memorial Medical Center patient claims he suffered an abscess in his left arm that required surgery after seeking treatment for a skin injury. -
St. Clair County foreclosures Jan. 10-14
There were ten foreclosures in St. Clair County Jan. 10-14. -
St. Clair County real estate Dec. 23-27
A Lebanon land parcel sold for $1,000,000 as part of the St. Clair County real estate transactions Dec. 23-27. -
Appeals panel upholds order of protection in domestic abuse case
MOUNT VERNON — A state appeals panel has upheld a lower court’s order of protection granted to a woman who said she was in an abusive relationship. -
Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center accused of negligence following patient's death
BELLEVILLE – The son and daughter of a woman treated at the Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center are claiming that staff failed to diagnose a condition that led to her death. -
Showjumper injured at boarding farm by 'aggressive' horse, lawsuit claims
BELLEVILLE – The owner of a $100,000 showjumping horse that boarded at a Belleville farm is accusing the operators of negligence following an injury to the animal. -
Fatal fire prompts wrongful death suit over alleged non-functioning smoke alarm
BELLEVILLE – A fatal trailer fire that killed two men has led to a lawsuit accusing the owners of the property of causing wrongful death. -
High-speed police pursuit crash caused severe injuries, lawsuit claims
BELLEVILLE – A police officer engaged in a high speed pursuit for five miles during lunch hour along highways and residential streets before the vehicle he was pursuing crashed into another vehicle in the center of East St. Louis, a lawsuit claims. -
St. Clair County jurors award motorist $3,000; Plaintiff asked for $6 million
A St. Clair County jury awarded a motorist $3,000 after the plaintiff had requested $6 million in a trial involving a Fairview Heights collision. -
St. Clair County jury reaches defense verdict in trip, fall suit
A St. Clair County jury returned a defense verdict in a woman’s lawsuit alleging she fell in a parking lot.